Quote:I think Hackett is the heir as well.  With that said Oly doesn't seem like a HC to me, I'd be more worried about losing Marrone or Wash.

 

Why are you worried about losing Wash? He has never been more than a position coach in the NFL until a few months ago.

 

Quote:Like some mentioned in this thread,  I'm confident that Dave Caldwell and Gus Bradley hope to have this "problem"  in January or February.  

 

In any event,  much more often than not,  a HC Candidate fails to land an NFL HC job the first year he interviews for the position.  Even if the Jaguars make the playoffs this season, there's a good chance that Greg Olson will be back with the team at least another season.  

 

Another strong possibility is Greg Olson makes a lateral move after another team hires someone else to be its new HC. So we can lose Greg Olson to another team . . . but he would still be an assistant coach.

 

I am not worried about this scenario playing out either. You are right about coaches not getting hired after their first year of interviews.

 

Quote:Remember when everyone was upset with the Olson hire?


Now we're worried about losing him. He's done a great job.


Yet no one has mentioned "good hire" for Gus. I have my concerns about Bradley as a HC the same as most of us, but I'll give credit where it's due.

 

No I don't remember that. I was never upset with the hire.

 

Nobody is worried about losing him after this season. Fans are just aware of the possibility right now.

 

This is exactly what frustrates me about Gus Bradley haters: They don't give him credit for things he has done right. Hiring Greg Olson obviously was one of them.

 

Quote:Why not keep Oly as HC if Gus is canned so our Offensive staff stays and possibly D too. I don't see Wash has a HC yet.

 

1. We are talking about "what if Jacksonville makes the playoffs" - a scenario that would guarantee Gus Bradley does not get fired.

2. Greg Olson is not the assistant head coach in Jacksonville or a former head coach. Traditionally AHCs succeed fired coaches.

 

Quote:Olson has been a career OC. I don't think he's really even been thought about as a HC candidate, and I don't think that will change now even if this offense blows up.

 

Nobody thought about Bruce Arians being a head coach someday for most of his career. He was an assistant for over 35 years before finally getting the top job.

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