“I"ve got one of the best, if not the best, quarterback coach in the National Football League.”

“When you're talking about Greg, you're talking about a highly intelligent, smart human being who's been coaching quarterbacks for a long time," coach Raheem Morris said. "He's called plays in this league for a while. He's been back and forth through the grind. He's been through everything you need to get done. Greg knows where we want to go. He is a very detailed coach...a very precise coach."”

“Coach Olson is awesome. He is one of my mentors and has been obviously ever since my freshman year at college. I learned so much from him just in regards to the fundamentals of the game and how to play the quarterback position. Not only that, he kind of helped me grow up and mature. You take a high school kid the first year in college who is 18 years old and by the time they leave; you are able to have quite an impact on him. I really owe him a lot. He is a dear friend and obviously a person I have a lot of respect for. He definitely has helped me in this position that I am in today as a football player as well just because of all of our time together in college.”

“"First, it's been good play-calling," Freeman said. "When you call a shot play, it's very seldom you get the shot by chance. Each play is designed to beat a certain coverage, and that's how you get a guy running one-on-one or running free down the field. Coach Olson does a great job throughout the week and when we get to Sundays of determining what coverage they're going to be in to a certain set, to a certain formation and dialing up the right shot play...Then after that, it's just throw and catch.”

“Bucs offensive coordinator Greg Olson has worked directly under Gruden and Mariucci and studied Martz the way Patton once studied Napoleon. As a result, Olson lists all three as major influences on the offensive scheme he's planned for the Bucs this season.”

“Greg's not just my coach, he's my friend. He's a guy I feel I can talk to about anything at any time.”

“Gruden praised Olson as a "total pro" and said the entire coaching staff collaborated before an 0-1 club made the switch from Garcia to Griese.”

“Greg's insight has really helped me during this period," Gruden said. "One of the reasons why Brian Griese has come in here and done well is because of Greg Olson. ... I'll be the first person to say that. And one of the reasons Jeff (Garcia) will come back is because of Greg Olson.”

“Olson remained on the field long after Thursday afternoon's practice, running routes for Garcia and rookie quarterback Josh Johnson while tossing back pointers and footballs to his pupils.”

“"Ollie" (Buccaneers offensive coordinator Greg Olson) has done a great job with Josh Freeman. Look at the quarterbacks he has coached — Jon Kitna at Central Washington. Drew Brees at Purdue. He went to San Francisco with Mooch (Steve Mariucci) and Jeff Garcia. They all swear by him.”

“I love working with Greg and he'll do anything to make you a better quarterback," McCown said. "He's been very professional throughout this situation and even though he has a history with Jeff, he shows no favoritism at all."”

“Yeah, (the front office) wanted me to play Joey Harrington, Mariucci said. We tried to get Jon Kitna there earlier, because (former offensive coordinator) Greg Olson had coached him in college. We also tried to get Drew Brees, because Greg Olson coached him as well at Purdue. But that wasn't going to happen because we were busy trying to make it work with Joey.”

“Tampa Bay's new quarterback's coach had just finished serving in the same capacity for the 49ers, helping a Pro Bowl quarterback named Jeff Garcia throw for 3,538 yards and 32 touchdowns as San Franciso finished 12-4. I was a young coach with a great quarterback to work with and a very good team, Olson said.”

“Greg Olson is a heck of a coach. I'm really impressed with the way he's learned our offense. He's a detail guy, a great communicator and understands the principles of the passing game. He knows the way in which we want to play.”

“I love his system, Kitna said. I think the world of Mike Martz. It's the best relationship I've had with a coach since my first three years in college with Greg Olson (currently the offensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams)”

“The Rams went 4 - 2 with Linehan head coaching and Olson offensive play calling. (An increase of 7.3 points per game) ”

“Olson called plays the last five games at Detroit last year after being elevated to offensive coordinator when Steve Mariucci was fired. He also called plays the last three games in 2004 in Detroit after Mariucci shook things up.”

“Oly's a good person. What he tells you is what he sticks to. He looks you in the eye when he talks to you. He has all the traits that I was taught and have experienced that are tell-tale signs of good people. Greg Olson is a great person and I trust him.”

“That arrangement will remain in place next season, and why not? The rams (8-8) won four of their last six with Olson calling the plays, and were playoff long shots entering the final weekend. An impressive 41-21 victory at Minnesota in the finale was the high point of the season for Linehan.”

“Before initially joining the Purdue staff, Olson coached the quarterbacks at Idaho from 1994-1996. He also had extensive play calling responsibilities. He tutored Ryan Fien, the country's second-ranked signal caller in 1996, while the Vandals ranked fourth in the nation in passing, fifth in total offense and 15th in scoring. In 1994, Idaho was second nationally in total offense and scoring and seventh in passing offense.”