Black Monday 12/29: Jay Gruden Presser

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First year as Head Coach:

Gruden on his 1st season as a head coach in the NFL: "It's a humbling experience ... You learn a lot about yourself, a lot about the team."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 29, 2014

Gruden: "It's a humbling experience, man, being a head coach in the NFL and going 4-12."

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) December 29, 2014

Postseason evaluation:

Gruden will meet with Allen tomorrow and Allen and Snyder on Sunday to begin the evaluation process.

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) December 29, 2014

Coaching changes:

Gruden said "I'm not anticipating anything right now" when asked about coaching staff changes.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 29, 2014

Gruden said he'll meet with owner Dan Snyder and President/GM Bruce Allen by Sunday, and then meet with coaching staff for evaluations.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 29, 2014

Gruden said he's going to "take a deep breath" but won't make any staff changes until he meets with Prez Bruce Allen and owner Dan Snyder.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 29, 2014

Gruden said he will meet w Allen tomorrow and then soon after Allen and Snyder. He'll give coaches few days off then back to work Monday.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 29, 2014

Gruden clarified: This doesn't mean there WON'T be coaching changes. Just that those evaluation discussions haven't taken place yet

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) December 29, 2014

Gruden: Every decision we make, it's not going to Dan's, it's not going to be Bruce's, it's not going to be mine -- it's going to be ours.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 29, 2014

Gruden: "I promise you there will be some changes." Some additions, some subtractions.

— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) December 29, 2014

Jay Gruden "not gonna stand up here and say everything is gonna be the same" in 2015. Says that could still include adding a QB coach

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) December 29, 2014

Gruden: "Sometimes the best addition to your football team is subtraction."

— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) December 29, 2014

Gruden: "I promise you this will not be the same football team, same staff next year."

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 29, 2014

Improvements for next year:

Team must grow. A million things swirling in his brain

— Jason Reid (@JReidPost) December 29, 2014

Gruden said there are "a million things" swirling in his head right now regarding changes he'd make before next season.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 29, 2014

Defensive Coordinator Jim Haslett:

Gruden: "Coach Haslett had his hands a little tied this year," citing the number of players on defense who were injured.

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) December 29, 2014

Gruden said he has a lot of respect for Jim Haslett and will recommend keeping him on staff.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 29, 2014

Robert Griffin III:

Gruden says he and griffin both have a long way to go on learning each other's strengths and weaknesses.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 29, 2014

Gruden said RG3 has the "arm talent" to be a good NFL quarterback. Has work to do in the pocket.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 29, 2014

QB situation next year:

Gruden on the QB situation going into 2015: "It's all a part of the evaluation process. We're going to take this thing very slow."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 29, 2014

Gruden not saying if griffin will be the guy next year or if he'll have competition next year.

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 29, 2014

Gruden will evaluate all three QBs before deciding how to move forward.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 29, 2014

Gruden, on a QB competition: "It's very difficult to have three with the reps that you get. You'd like to narrow it down to two."

— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) December 29, 2014

Message to player's today:

Gruden on message to team this morning: "I told them I appreciated their hard work. We're all disappointed with a 4-12 record, obviously."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 29, 2014

Gruden said team meeting this morning was brief. Shared dates of early OTAs, thanked them for their hard work this season.

— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) December 29, 2014

Gruden said he challenged his players in a team meeting this am. Everyone needs to work harder, come back in best shape of their career.

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 29, 2014

Competition for roster spots:

Gruden: "Until that position is earned, you have to have a competition. And I have anticipate us having a competition at a lot of spots."

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 29, 2014

Improvement from last year:

Gruden was asked in what ways, if any, this team got better this year. "It didn't get much better, to be honest."

— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) December 29, 2014

Redskins drama:

Gruden admits again he didn't expect all the #Redskins drama to get "so crazy".. #RedskinsTalk

— Rob Carlin (@RobCarlinCSN) December 29, 2014

Gruden said he gets "disappointed" w/ some of negative coverage in DC. "But overall, it's kind of been what I expected from a 4-12 season."

— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) December 29, 2014

Turning the team around:

Gruden: "I know there's enough people in this building to get this thing turned around swiftly, if we do I the right way."

— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) December 29, 2014

Gruden: We can turn it around by bringing in guys that love the game. #Redskins @sportsjourney

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) December 29, 2014

Injury updates:

Gruden on injuries from yesterday: C. Chester has sprained toe; T. Williams has high ankle sprain (will get MRI); T. Compton: MCL sprain.

— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) December 29, 2014

Trent Williams will have an MRI on his high ankle sprain. #Redskins hoping to avoid surgery for him.

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) December 29, 2014