The Seahawks had a vacancy to fill after quarterbacks coach Dave Canales was hired by the Buccaneers as their new offensive coordinator. They have reportedly found his replacement. 
Seattle is hiring Rams offensive assistant Greg Olson as QBs coach, according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones (Twitter link). The move represents a homecoming for the Richland, Washington native, along with his latest opportunity on an NFL sideline. Olson is one year removed from his most recent coordinator gig.
That came with the Raiders, and lasted four years. The 59-year-old also has experience at the coordinator level with the Lions, Rams, Buccaneers and Jaguars. Most recently, he returned to the Rams to reunite with head coach Sean McVay. Olson spent the 2017 season there as the team’s quarterbacks coach (working alongside current Seattle staffers Shane Waldron and Andy Dickerson), and his success in that capacity led to his latest OC opportunity.
Canales was a key member of the Seahawks’ staff this past season in particular, given the role he played in helping Geno Smith become one of league’s most surprising stories. The veteran went from a quarterback competition in the summer to a Pro Bowler during the 2022 campaign, leading the team to a postseason berth. That will raise expectations for Canales in his new role with the Buccaneers and their yet-to-be determined starter under center, but also leave Olson (who interviewed with the Chargers for their OC position this offseason) with the task of repeating that success in 2023.
That fact that Seattle went outside the organization for Canales’ replacement could lead to further changes on their staff taking place. Greg Auman of Fox Sports tweets that assistant QBs coach Kerry Joseph could follow Canales to Tampa Bay, given their shared time together in Seattle and the former’s previous coaching experience with the Buccaneers. In any event, Olson will look to help his own coaching stock while inheriting an interesting quarterback situation.
I low-key feel bad for Dave and whatever staffers leave with him .. That Tampa Bay gig is a lame duck job .. if they follow the plan (which makes a ton sense) reset the cap (by swallowing all the dead cap space , cut or trade all the overpriced) take all the lumps, start the ’24-’25 season with solid cap space and a some high draft picks And in all likelihood a new coaching staff
Damn, I thought we wouldn’t have to listen to Greg Olsen any more. Turns out there is another Greg Olson in football. Hope Olson easier to listen to in team meetings and more coherent than Olsen on the television.
If this guy coached with McVey shouldn’t he be a hot commodity for head coach? I guess that all fizzled out like the tiki torch that fell in the pool.
I’ve long held the view that coaching staffs are bloated beyond any practical value. What exactly can you teach a veteran who has been in the league for nine seasons? Of course every hire provides the HC with another potential “fall guy” to blame if the season goes badly so they never object.