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Much of the success of the rookie quarterbacks in the NFL this season can be attributed to offensive coordinators taking a piece of their college playbooks to use in league. That gives the young quarterbacks a sense of familiarity and allows them to play a little more comfortable, which ultimately leads to wins, especially in crunch time.

Pete Prisco sat down on Pro Football 360 of CBSSports.com and broke down a play from both Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck during pivotal moments of games and why these plays have been so successful.

As coaches, we're always looking for ways to put our guys in a position to be successful and there may be a scheme or philosophy in here for offensive guys to pick up on and implement, or tweak, to use with their young quarterbacks.

We saw a report earlier today from NFL writer Gregg Rosenthal that ESPN's Jon Gruden wants to get back into coaching.

In itself, that should not come as a major surprise to anyone. Gruden is only 49 and his name always seems to come up with numerous high profile jobs each off season. This season will be no different.

Rosenthal goes on to explain that he has heard from his source (Charlie Campbell of WalterFootball.com) that Gruden has already reached out to a few assistants, including former Eagles defensive coordinator and offensive line coach Juan Castillo and Chargers specials teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, about their potential availability after the season wraps up.

Take it for what it's worth, but Rosenthal says Campbell has been pretty accurate when it comes to NFL movement, and notes that Gruden is waiting for the perfect opportunity in a large media market, otherwise he's more than happy at ESPN and as president of the FFCA (Fired Football Coaches Association).

Read Rosenthal's full take on the Gruden situation here.

Yesterday was full of big games, and big surprises. Today, the NFL picks up where they left off.

Eastern time listed.

NFL:

Tennessee at Buffalo - 1 - CBS

Washington at NY Giants - 1 - FOX

New Orleans at Tampa Bay - 1 - FOX

Dallas at Carolina - 1 - FOX

Baltimore at Houston - 1 - CBS

Cleveland at Indianapolis - 1 - CBS

Green Bay at St. Louis - 1 - FOX

Arizona at Minnesota - 1 - FOX

NY Jets at New England - 4:25 - CBS

Jacksonville at Oakland - 4:25 - CBS

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - 8:20 - NBC

College:

No games

High School:

No games