Olson Signs Extension

November 25, 2009 at 10:01am by Scott   •  3 Comments »

Pewter Report is reporting (in what appears to be an exclusive) that Greg Olson has signed a one-year extension with the Buccaneers since his contract was due to expire at the end of this season.

Retaining Olson allows the Bucs to have system and coaching continuity for quarterback Josh Freeman, which was a big factor in the Tampa Bay’s decision to retain Olson.

And that’s really what it’s all about right now. Everything is being lined up so Freeman has every opportunity to succeed. The one-year term is the right way to go now, because although continuity for the new quarterback is great, the offense also has to produce points. Olson has been at a disadvantage because he hasn’t had a reliable quarterback to run his offense, but let’s say Freeman starts looking like the real deal some time next season. If the offense still isn’t producing, Mark Dominik is going to have to evaluate whether Olson is still the right guy for the job or not. But one step at a time.

This is also probably a good sign for Raheem Morris and his continued employment with the team. It seems unlikely that the Bucs would choose to extend Morris’s preferred offensive coordinator if he wasn’t going to be the head coach himself. There’s a limit to the number of terminated employees the Glazers want to keep paying.