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Quarterbacks Derek Carr and Blake Bortles became friends during the 2014 draft process, and when the Jaguars hired a new offensive coordinator before last season, Carr texted his Jacksonville counterpart with an informal scouting report, “just trying to help him out.”
Bortles’ new coordinator, Greg Olson, had been Carr’s first in the NFL during his rookie season in Oakland. While the Raiders’ game at Jacksonville on Sunday is rife with connections on both sidelines, including Jack Del Rio returning to the site of his first head-coaching job, it is Olson whose influence will extend into both offensive huddles.