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Those who know best discuss intensity of McVay and Gruden

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay and Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden share professional lineage, insane work ethic and near identical facial expressions.

They both apparently also can resemble "Chucky," the temperamental character in the 1988 slasher movie, "Child's Play," that produced one of Gruden's most memorable nicknames.

Kevin Demoff, the Rams' chief operating officer and executive vice-president of football operations, worked in Tampa Bay with Gruden. He also hired McVay.

"I would say Jon's 'Chucky' comes out a little bit more than Sean's," Demoff says. "But

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