The Facts:
The Raiders on Friday hired Greg Olson to be their offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the situation confirmed Friday night.
Reported by the Oakland Tribune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As Tribune staffer Steve Corkran notes, Olson spent last season as the assistant head coach/quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He replaces Greg Knapp in Oakland. Olson has six years’ experience as an offensive coordinator in the NFL, including three with the Buccaneers, from 2009-11. During that time, Olson was credited with the rapid development of Josh Freeman into one of the league’s more promising players. It’s also worth noting that Olson favors a power-blocking scheme, which means the zone-blocking scheme favored by Knapp and fired offensive line coach Frank Pollack are gone after one season. That should help jump-start running back Darren McFadden, who averaged only 3.3 yards per carry in 2012 and never looked comfortable in the scheme.
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