Jon Gruden: No Problem with 'Frustrated' Marshawn Lynch's Angry Reaction

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden empathized with running back Marshawn Lynch after the Raiders threw the ball from the 1-yard line in Sunday's 26-10 defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Trailing 20-3 with one minute, 13 seconds left in the third quarter, Gruden didn't give the ball to Lynch. Instead, Derek Carr dropped back and threw an interception to Chargers defensive end Melvin Ingram.

"Lynch is frustrated," Gruden said Monday, per ESPN.com's Paul Gutierrez. "I think I threw my visor and my headset so I think he and I have a lot in common."

The Seattle Seahawks famously threw the ball from the goal line with 26 seconds remaining in Super Bowl XLIX rather than handing off to Lynch. Russell Wilson threw an interception, thus denying Seattle a second consecutive title.

"I done seen it happen to me on the game's biggest stage," Lynch said Sunday's game, per Gutierrez. "Now it's happened in a regular season game. It's alright, though."

Gutierrez noted bypassing Lynch on the goal line hasn't worked out well in recent years:

To some extent, it makes sense to pass close to the end zone to try to catch a defense off guard. Going to the air can work if the opponent is expecting a running play to the inside.

Having said that, coaches can often overthink things, and Pete Carroll's decision to take the ball out of Lynch's hands in the Super Bowl is a perfect example.

Even now, Lynch is averaging 4.3 yards per carry, and the Raiders offensive line is sixth in stuffed rate, per Football Outsiders. Only 17 percent of the team's running plays have failed to advance past the line of scrimmage.

Carr's interception wasn't the deciding factor in Sunday's outcome, and it could actually prove helpful in the long run if Gruden learns from his mistake and uses his five-time Pro Bowl running back in short-yardage situations in the future.