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Hackett, the son of Bill Walsh disciple Paul Hackett, was a quality control coach for the <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/teams/tampabaybuccaneers/profile?team=TB'>Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> and the <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalobills/profile?team=BUF'>Bills</a> from 2006 to 2009. Nathaniel Hackett oversaw a <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000123515/article/what-will-doug-marrones-buffalo-bills-look-like'>massive overhaul</a> of the Syracuse offense this season, focusing on a stripped-down, no-huddle approach.


NFL.com's Ian Rapoport passed along word that Hackett leaned heavily on the <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalobills/profile?team=BUF'>Bills</a>' playbook from the 1990s with the famed K-Gun offense. That's largely what Hackett ran at Syracuse in 2011, and the <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalobills/profile?team=BUF'>Bills</a> are expected to take the same approach, with <a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/teams/neworleanssaints/profile?team=NO'>New Orleans Saints</a> principles mixed in.


<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2013/1/19/3893372/what-to-expect-from-greg-olson-oakland-raiders-offense'>http://www.silverandblackpride.com/2013/1/19/3893372/what-to-expect-from-greg-olson-oakland-raiders-offense</a>


article kinda highlighting Olsen.


Hackett believes in run heavy.

Olsen, not so much.


Hackett likes the K-Gun, which is up tempo no huddle.



I don't think it's gonna look the same.


But whiners gonna whine.

I don't love the idea of keeping so many of the same ol dudes around. But under the guidance of TC... and the idea that its Maronne's team now with Hack as OC instead of some interim guys using old coaches books makes it palatable

From his work at Syracuse and buffalo, Hackett seems like he runs a system that could really work here.


He seems like a bright young mind at the OC position .


There is a bad taste left in Jacksonville from him serving under Olson with extremely underwhelming results, so the jury is definitely out.


But just as a whole picture, Hackett makes a lot of sense, and I think he has what it takes to elevate our offense. Let's just hope it pans out.

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