People can rant about "cancel culture" in regards to Jon Gruden all they want - it's isn't. But there's something else that factors in here.
The more of a distraction you are, the more you have to produce in order for it to be worth it.
His record with the Raiders was 22-31.
The more of a distraction you are, the more you have to produce in order for it to be worth it.
His record with the Raiders was 22-31.
In contrast, people can tweet #FireTuckerCarlson all they want to. But he wins his time slot. And so his employer has a higher level of tolerance for the distractions he causes.
But if you're a distraction, expensive AND producing mediocre results, you're more expendable.
But if you're a distraction, expensive AND producing mediocre results, you're more expendable.
Gruden was on his fourth season with the Raiders and his team hadn't had a playoff appearance. A lot of coaches end up on the hot seat by that point even when they aren't part of any big controversies.
But when you add to the mediocre record a set of revelations that alienate part of the fan base and part of the team, coupled with the fact that whoever was leaking the emails probably wasn't going to stop doing it until he was gone, the team made a business decision.
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