Jay Gruden has had the label of "ex-Redskins head coach" for a little more than a week now. Turns out, being out of the sport is already wearing on him a little bit.

"Pretty quiet really," he said Tuesday on the Dan Le Batard show when asked what life's been like since being fired on Oct. 7. "Bored out of my mind."

During his tenure with the Burgundy and Gold, of course, things were the opposite of quiet. Gruden dealt with a stressful combination of losing, injuries, quarterback drama, off-field distractions and front office issues for five-and-a-half seasons with the team.

But still, though he's no longer associated with the franchise, he chose not to take any shots at it, even when pushed to comment about its much-maligned culture.

"I can't say anything negative about the culture," Gruden explained. "When you're a coach and you want to put a team together, you have a vision of what that should look like and sometimes it doesn't match other people's vision and that's where problems occur. But, on the flip side of that, when you are a coach, you don't have GM responsibilities or you don't have total say, then you have to do the best you can with what you're given."

He also had a chance to talk about Dwayne Haskins, the Redskins' first-round QB. Reports have trickled out ever since Haskins was drafted stating that he wasn't Gruden's preferred choice, because Gruden needed to win in the short term and Haskins was a long term option.

Gruden told the show why he didn't insert Haskins into the lineup when he was in charge yet also expressed hope for the passer's future.

"People are excited when you take a guy at 15, you want to see him play right away. But it was our professional opinion that he wasn't quite ready to step in and play in the first five games of the season," he said. "He's very raw, but he's very talented. It will take some time with him. He just wasn't ready when I was there. Maybe he'll get ready in the next coming weeks."

As for what's next, Gruden has an idea. He wouldn't mind the opportunity to "dabble" in TV or radio, but ultimately, he hopes to return to the sidelines.

"I feel like coaching is what I want to do," he said. "It's what I was born to do. I love the game, I love being part of it. I love leading people, young groups of men and trying to get them better and maximize their potential. Unfortunately, I did a poor job of that at Washington, but hopefully I'll get another crack at it."

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