It never gets old watching Kupp on the field

Finally, I had a reason to tune into Monday Night Football and it was nothing more complex than the opportunity to watch Cooper Kupp on one side and John Gruden on the other.

Kupp’s Rams prevailed over Gruden’s Raiders 33-13 in the much-ballyhooed return of “Chucky” to Oakland as head coach. Gruden was on the sidelines of the team for the first time since his departure to Tampa Bay in 2002.

Somehow a 10-year, $100-million salary was sufficient to lure the 55-year-old stoic Gruden out of the broadcast booth in which he has spent the better part of the past decade. And it will allow him sufficie...