Oregon Ducks

Jon Gruden: Marcus Mariota stereotypes 'ridiculous'

Published Apr. 22, 2015 1:36 p.m. ET

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Super Bowl winning head coach Jon Gruden is not one to keep his opinions to himself. He had this to say about the spread offense stereotypes that have been following Oregon's Heisman winning quarterback around:

"This stereotype as Marcus Mariota as a spread quarterback that just runs read options all the time, that's ridiculous," Gruden said on a conference call with reporters, according to Andrew Greif of The Oregonian. "I could be his agent. I think he's very poised."

Gruden hosted Mariota earlier this year as a guest on his Gruden QB Camp show on ESPN. It seems that Mariota not only left an impression on Gruden, but also Gruden believes Mariota will succeed at the next level.

(h/t The Oregonian)