Greg Olson (Not the TE) hired as QB Coach

[Maelstrom787]

 

[Seahawker]

Interesting, Greg Olson starred at Richland high school, then at Central and later coached Jon Kitna at Central.

 

[Seattle Person]

I am speculating but Greg Olson has worked with a lot of young QBs in his career. This goes way back to even the beginning of his career with Kitna.

• 01: Helped Jeff Garcia have a career year. 32-12 TD:INT season.
• 04: Helped Joey Harrington improve to a 19-12 TD:INT ratio.
• 06: Helped Marc Bulger have a career year.
• 10: Helped turn around Josh Freeman after a horrible rookie season. 2nd season saw a huge jump to a 25-6 TD:INT ratio.
• 14: Helped a rookie Derek Carr play pretty well.
• 15: Helped turn around Blake Bortles in his 2nd season on way to a 35-18 TD:INT season.
• 17: Helped turn around Jared Goff in his 2nd season on way to a 28-7 TD:INT ratio.

I do wonder if the team is planning for a young QB in some capacity. Not saying an early round QB but this hire is interesting. Olson knows the McVay/Waldron system. He also has a good history with young QBs.

 

[toffee]

I am speculating but Greg Olson has worked with a lot of young QBs in his career. This goes way back to even the beginning of his career with Kitna.

• 01: Helped Jeff Garcia have a career year. 32-12 TD:INT season.
• 04: Helped Joey Harrington improve to a 19-12 TD:INT ratio.
• 06: Helped Marc Bulger have a career year.
• 10: Helped turn around Josh Freeman after a horrible rookie season. 2nd season saw a huge jump to a 25-6 TD:INT ratio.
• 14: Helped a rookie Derek Carr play pretty well.
• 15: Helped turn around Blake Bortles in his 2nd season on way to a 35-18 TD:INT season.
• 17: Helped turn around Jared Goff in his 2nd season on way to a 28-7 TD:INT ratio.

I do wonder if the team is planning for a young QB in some capacity. Not saying an early round QB but this hire is interesting. Olson knows the McVay/Waldron system. He also has a good history with young QBs.

Lock?

 

[FrodosFinger]

Really good hire he’s been around a lot of top quarterbacks

 

[JPatera76]

I am speculating but Greg Olson has worked with a lot of young QBs in his career. This goes way back to even the beginning of his career with Kitna.

• 01: Helped Jeff Garcia have a career year. 32-12 TD:INT season.
• 04: Helped Joey Harrington improve to a 19-12 TD:INT ratio.
• 06: Helped Marc Bulger have a career year.
• 10: Helped turn around Josh Freeman after a horrible rookie season. 2nd season saw a huge jump to a 25-6 TD:INT ratio.
• 14: Helped a rookie Derek Carr play pretty well.
• 15: Helped turn around Blake Bortles in his 2nd season on way to a 35-18 TD:INT season.
• 17: Helped turn around Jared Goff in his 2nd season on way to a 28-7 TD:INT ratio.

I do wonder if the team is planning for a young QB in some capacity. Not saying an early round QB but this hire is interesting. Olson knows the McVay/Waldron system. He also has a good history with young QBs.

And was with Drew Brees at Perdue

 

[toffee]

And was with Drew Brees at Perdue

His resume is stronger than the one that left.

 

[Seattle Person]

His resume is stronger than the one that left.

As an O.C -- his offenses do tend to stall after a few seasons. He's not an innovator. As a QB coach, I think he's actually really good. He has helped turn around a lot of young QBs. Especially ones that were viewed as raw or developmental. I think this is a good hire by the Seahawks.

 

[Double Tribble]

He's the perfect guy to bring someone like Anthony Richardson along. Awesome hire!

 

[Ozzy]

From my High School. Super good dude for sure.

 

[Crizilla]

I like it

 

[toffee]

This man enjoys moving, a lot of one year and done.

Coaching history

Washington State (1987–1989) Graduate assistant Central Washington (1990–1993) Offensive coordinator Idaho (1994–1996) Quarterbacks coach Purdue (1997–2000) Quarterbacks coach San Francisco 49ers (2001) Quarterbacks coach Purdue (2002) Tight ends coach & recruiting coordinator Chicago Bears (2003) Quarterbacks coach Detroit Lions (2004–2005) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach St. Louis Rams (2006–2007) Offensive coordinator Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008–2009) Quarterbacks coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009–2011) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach Jacksonville Jaguars (2012) Assistant head coach & quarterbacks coach Oakland Raiders (2013–2014) Offensive coordinator Jacksonville Jaguars (2015–2016) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (2017) Quarterbacks coach Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (2018–2021) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (2022) Senior offensive assistant Seattle Seahawks (2023–present) Quarterbacks coach

 

[Maelstrom787]

This man enjoys moving, a lot of one year and done.

Coaching history

Washington State (1987–1989) Graduate assistant Central Washington (1990–1993) Offensive coordinator Idaho (1994–1996) Quarterbacks coach Purdue (1997–2000) Quarterbacks coach San Francisco 49ers (2001) Quarterbacks coach Purdue (2002) Tight ends coach & recruiting coordinator Chicago Bears (2003) Quarterbacks coach Detroit Lions (2004–2005) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach St. Louis Rams (2006–2007) Offensive coordinator Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008–2009) Quarterbacks coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009–2011) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach Jacksonville Jaguars (2012) Assistant head coach & quarterbacks coach Oakland Raiders (2013–2014) Offensive coordinator Jacksonville Jaguars (2015–2016) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (2017) Quarterbacks coach Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (2018–2021) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (2022) Senior offensive assistant Seattle Seahawks (2023–present) Quarterbacks coach

The Peter Principle has played out time and time again with him.

Quarterback coach is where he's effective, and long-term OC is where he falls apart.

 

[FrodosFinger]

This man enjoys moving, a lot of one year and done.

Coaching history

Washington State (1987–1989) Graduate assistant Central Washington (1990–1993) Offensive coordinator Idaho (1994–1996) Quarterbacks coach Purdue (1997–2000) Quarterbacks coach San Francisco 49ers (2001) Quarterbacks coach Purdue (2002) Tight ends coach & recruiting coordinator Chicago Bears (2003) Quarterbacks coach Detroit Lions (2004–2005) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach St. Louis Rams (2006–2007) Offensive coordinator Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008–2009) Quarterbacks coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009–2011) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach Jacksonville Jaguars (2012) Assistant head coach & quarterbacks coach Oakland Raiders (2013–2014) Offensive coordinator Jacksonville Jaguars (2015–2016) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (2017) Quarterbacks coach Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (2018–2021) Offensive coordinator Los Angeles Rams (2022) Senior offensive assistant Seattle Seahawks (2023–present) Quarterbacks coach

That’s due to promotion mainly

 

[Ozzy]

That’s due to promotion mainly

I know a little about him as we are from the same area and have a similar circle but yeah a lot of its promotion and these coaches have so many connections that they tend to follow their friends or people they've coached with so they're comfortable bringing him in. He is a super sharp guy though, I can vouch for that. If we go rookie QB or even if we have Geno I think he is definitely good with quarterbacks.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Sounds like an excellent hire.