A Trip To, Through, and Back From Hell, a Look Back at Barret Robbins

Take a trip back. The week before Super Bowl XXXVII. The Raiders high-powered offense with NFL MVP Rich Gannon, Future Hall of Famers Tim Brown and Jerry Rice, along with the best offensive line in the league. The Raiders were facing the high-powered defense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Future Hall of Famers Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber, and John Lynch.

The pre-game talk centered around the coaches of the Raiders and Bucs. That offseason before, Jon Gruden was "traded" from the Raiders to the Buccaneers. Al Davis has long been known to have the lowest coaching salaries around the league, and Gruden was no exception. Gruden was unhappy with his contract, so Davis traded Gruden's rights to the Bucs who always had a great defense, but their offense was never anythin...

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