The Facts: According to an NFL source, Greg Olson, the OC for the Buccaneers the last three seasons, will interview for the passing game/quarterbacks coach vacancy this week. Olson was the Bears' quarterbacks coach for Dick Jauron in 2003.
Diehards Line:It's not known where Olson stacks up among a list of potential candidates that includes former Jaguars OC Dirk Koetter, former Seahawks OC Jeremy Bates and University of Miami OC Jedd Fisch. Koetter could be at the top of the list because he worked with newly promoted OC Mike Tice with the Jaguars and the two remain close. As Tribune staffer Brad Biggs notes, the other two candidates have ties to Jay Cutler. Fisch was the WRs coach for the Broncos in 2008 when Cutler threw for a career-high 4,526 yards. The Bears interviewed Fisch to be quarterbacks coach in 2007 but hired Pep Hamilton. Bates was Cutler's quarterbacks coach in Denver and he was out of coaching this season. Olson, meanwhile, has the most experience at the NFL level.