Greg Olson Fired by Jaguars: Latest Details, Comments, and Reaction

October 29, 2016   ·   Alec Nathan   ·   Jump to comments

The Jacksonville Jaguars fired offensive coordinator Greg Olson on Saturday after the AFC South cellar-dwellers were downed 36-22 by the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN.com's Dan Graziano. 
The Jaguars confirmed the news on Twitter: 
After the news broke, Rapoport provided insight regarding why Jacksonville felt compelled to make a move, as well as Olson's reaction:
Not only do the Jaguars rank 24th in scoring average at 19.9 points per game, but they've also had no offensive consistency. 
To that point, Jacksonville has scored five first-half touchdowns compared to 10 second-half touchdowns—several of which have come in garbage time—so far this season. 
That trend has been reflected in the production of quarterback Blake Bortles. 
A year after he tossed a league-high 18 interceptions and piled up loads of empty stats in garbage time, Bortles has f...

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