Quote:Bulger and Freeman both had career years under Olson. 

And Carr had arguably the best rookie season among QBs in 2014. 

 

Olson is a good coach when he has the talent to work with.  Carr didn't light it up with YPA, but that's really irrelevant.  That has more to do with the talent around him, which was horrible.  Olson crafted an offense that got the most out of Carr under those circumstances.  He's got a more talented QB in Bortles, better  young receivers, and a solid but still developing young line to work with.  Hopefully the running game will benefit from having Marrone there to deal with the line issues, and we'll see a more potent offense overall as a result. 

 

I think folks need to at least give Olson a chance to show what he can do with the personnel he's inheriting here before we decide it's a lousy hire, but that's just me.  I'm one of those folks who judges based on results in the current situation, and not what someone did elsewhere.  Again, every situation is different. 

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