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  • January 18, 2017 at 4:23 pm #63844
    Agamemnon
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    Report: Greg Olson to Rams as quarterbacks coach

    Report: Greg Olson to Rams as quarterbacks coach

    Posted by Josh Alper on January 18, 2017, 3:45 PM EST

    Greg Olson has been linked to the Bills offensive coordinator job recently and was slated for a Thursday interview with the team, but it seems he may not need to stock up on parkas and earmuffs.

    Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Olson will pass on the chance to be considered for a job in Buffalo in favor of joining Rams coach Sean McVay’s staff. The Rams have not hired an offensive coordinator, but, per Schefter, Olson will be the team’s quarterbacks coach.

    It’s a role that Olson has filled for several teams during his NFL career, most recently with the Jaguars in 2012. The job figures to be a significant one with the Rams as they try to develop 2016 first overall pick Jared Goff into the franchise quarterback that they hoped to acquire in last year’s trade with the Titans for the top pick.

    Olson returned Jacksonville as the offensive coordinator last year and was fired during the 2016 season. He had a stint as the coordinator for the Rams as well, although it came in 2006-07 when the team still called St. Louis home.

    I think it was 2007. Olson was the OC for the Rams and Linehan. He was calling the plays and doing pretty good. Linehan took the play calling back and that was the end of that.

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    http://aforathlete.wikia.com/wiki/Scott_Linehan

    The Rams were 8-8 in 2006, Linehan’s first season. The team rallied to win four of its last six games after Linehan turned over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Greg Olson.

    Numerous offensive line injuries, beginning with seven-time Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Pace’s season-ending shoulder injury in the opener, paved the way for last year’s poor season. Linehan reclaimed play-calling duties that year after three games.

    Linehan, 45, again relinquished the play-calling this season after replacing Olson with Al Saunders, among several moves in a staff overhaul.

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    January 18, 2017 at 4:29 pm #63845
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    January 18, 2017 at 5:04 pm #63849
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    January 18, 2017 at 8:06 pm #63855
    zn
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    Full list of under-25 QBs Greg Olson has coached:
    Grossman, Harrington, J.Freeman, Gabbert, T. Pryor, McGloyn, Carr, Bortles.

    Forget “under 25.”

    Olson was also a coach (coordinator or otherwise) with these NFL qbs:

    2001: Garcia
    2003: Kordell Stewart, Chris Chandler
    2004: Garcia again
    2006-7: Bulger
    2008: Garcia again

    Not making a comment, just offering a fuller picture

    January 19, 2017 at 2:26 am #63880
    zn
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    QB Derek Carr reveals why Greg Olson was right hire for Jaguars

    From Feb 2015

    http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400642/hays-carlyon/2015-01-28/oakland-qb-derek-carr-reveals-why-greg-olson-was-right

    The Greg Olson hire wasn’t about yards or points for Jaguars coach Gus Bradley.

    It was about protecting quarterback Blake Bortles. That was evident from my conversation with Oakland quarterback Derek Carr on Wednesday afternoon. Carr spent his rookie season working under Olson, the Oakland offensive coordinator last season.

    When Bradley hired Olson last week, the first stat that stood out was that the Raiders were last in total offense.

    Carr says there’s another stat to focus in on. One that makes more sense for the Jaguars considering the team surrendered a franchise-worst 71 sacks last season.

    Despite facing nearly the heaviest amount of blitzes in the league last season, Carr was only sacked 24 times.

    “Coach Olson taught me so much about protections,” Carr said. “We were one of the top two or three most-pressured teams in the NFL while still being one or two in least amount of sacks. His big deal is eliminating hits on the quarterback. That’s something that Gus probably liked when interviewing him. I’m sure he wanted to eliminate hits on their franchise guy.”

    Bortles was sacked 55 times last season. Carr already has an idea of how their first few days of working together will go.

    “Day One, as soon as Blake gets with coach Olson, all they’re going to talk about is protection,” Carr said. “All they’ll talk is blitzes.”

    Carr threw for 3,207 yards with 21 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season in 16 starts, after being selected in the second round (36th overall). He believes working with Olson will be beneficial as he tries to build on his first season.

    “Being under coach Olson and learning from him, I’ll have a protection plan for the rest of my life,” Carr said. “Just spending that one year with him. There won’t be a look or a pressure that I’ll see where I have no clue what to do. I’ll know exactly how I want to pick it up and exactly how to pick it up, because of how he taught me and what he taught me.”

    Bortles reached out to Carr to get a sense of Olson. Bortles threw for 2,908 yards with 11 touchdowns and 17 picks last season.

    “Blake’s going to love him,” Carr said. “I talked to Blake about him and told him ‘Dude, you got a good one,’ because I love coach Olson. He’s a friend I’ll have for the rest of my life. I think Blake will really enjoy learning from him.”

    January 19, 2017 at 2:31 am #63881
    zn
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    zn wrote:

    Feb 2015

    “Coach Olson taught me so much about protections,” Carr said. “We were one of the top two or three most-pressured teams in the NFL while still being one or two in least amount of sacks. His big deal is eliminating hits on the quarterback.

    K that was was from 2015 when Olson went to the Jagz

    Here’s the rankings on the Jagz sack percentage from 2014-16

    2014 before Olson: 32nd (11.3%, which is just freaking awful)
    2015: 10th
    2016: 11th

    January 19, 2017 at 4:35 pm #63903
    Herzog
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    Sounds like a slam dunk to me.

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