Quote:Marrone being the contingency head coach would ensure continuity for Bortles, that's what I'm getting at. Say Bradley were fired after this year, if they bring in an outside guy, that guy would probably want to make his own changes to the offensive staff. Remember, Marrone was hired before the offensive coordinator/assistants, and seeing as he's essentially the "head coach" of the offense (asst head coach label), it seems safe to assume that he was on board with the Olson hire, and certainly the Hackett hire.

 

How often would an O-line coach be hired before the offensive coordinator? Doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

An assistant head coach title is usually nothing more than a title.  Calling him the "head coach of the offense" is major stretch of reality. `They are running Olson's offense with input from Marrone on blocking schemes. 

 

The order in which they are hired is often due to the order in which they schedule interviews/ have availability and weigh offers from other teams. 

The Jags also may have simply wanted to consider other candidates at OC than they did when hiring Marrone as a line coach. The Marrone hire was a "no brainer" once he was open to being a line coach.  The OC job required/deserved more consternation.

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