Gruden was an escape goat. Period. Sacrificial lamb that allows the NFL to say "hey, look! We are trying to improve by shitcanning one person!" Meanwhile they ignore the fact they have a ton more old white dudes running things that are just as comfortable saying everything Gruden did and worse.
100% agree they only care to protect the owners. Its all about the money and Snyder=profits. Somehow with as disastrous as the WTFs have been for decades Snyder makes money for the NFL with deals and marketing. Therefore he is sacred. And I'm sure a lot of other owners were fine with the stuff he did with the sexism and creepy cheerleader stuff.