Ex-Super Bowl Champ Thinks Chicago Bears OC Target...

Ex-Super Bowl Champ Thinks Chicago Bears OC Target Is A Major Sleeper

Nobody knows what the Chicago Bears plan to do at offensive coordinator. They’ve interviewed nine candidates to this point. Everybody seems to

have a favorite, but there are no indications the Bears themselves do. Maybe it’s Shane Waldron or Klint Kubiak, the two most accomplished

runners of that Shanahan/McVay wide-zone scheme. Or perhaps they go with Kliff Kingsbury, the Air Raid wizard who helped mold Patrick

Mahomes and Kyler Murray into eventual Pro Bowlers. However, former NFL tight end Clay Harbor thinks one of the names on the list isn’t

getting enough attention.

He believes one name worth watching is Greg Olson. No, it’s not the former tight end. This 60-year-old is a longtime assistant with 14 years of

coordinating experience. Harbor played in his system for a season in 2015, leaving a lasting impression.

One consistent theme of Olson’s NFL tenure is a tendency to pull impressive seasons from mediocre quarterbacks. He got 25 touchdowns and six

INTs from Josh Freeman in 2010. In 2015, Blake Bortles cracked 4,000 yards with 35 touchdowns. Derek Carr had his two best passing seasons in

2019 and 2020 with Olson as offensive coordinator in Las Vegas. If he could do that with those guys, it’s hard not to wonder what he could

accomplish with Caleb Williams or Drake Maye.

One consistent theme of Olson’s NFL tenure is a tendency to pull impressive seasons from mediocre quarterbacks. He got 25 touchdowns and six

INTs from Josh Freeman in 2010. In 2015, Blake Bortles cracked 4,000 yards with 35 touchdowns. Derek Carr had his two best passing seasons in

2019 and 2020 with Olson as offensive coordinator in Las Vegas. If he could do that with those guys, it’s hard not to wonder what he could

accomplish with Caleb Williams or Drake Maye.