Quote:I don't think there would have been many complaints had he been hired as QB coach. Heck, I was genuinely excited when that was the rumor. Most could look past his Blaine Gabbert job and see the track record of success he's had previously.


Unfortunatley, he was hired to be a coordinator and there's lots more that goes into it than just improved qb play. All of those improved quarterbacks he had were still part of bad offenses.


It's realistic to expect only marginal gains on offense, even with improvement from Bortles. Most defend Olson by saying he's never had talent, but this offense isn't exactly brimming with talent either.

 

Bulger wasn't part of a bad offense.  He had a career year with Olson as his OC.  That shows me that given the opportunity to work with quality talent, Olson can be an effective OC.  The offense he'll inherit here in Jacksonville is arguably more talented, albeit much younger than any unit Olson has had to work with in recent years.  It can't be denied that he's been able to develop young QBs and get the most out of them.  He's at the behest of the GM when it comes to the talent he's handed.  He didn't have a whole lot to work with in Oakland. 

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