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Brock Osweiler sort of takes the blame for his awful season
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There's a reason we can rattle of the names of extremely successful rookie quarterbacks off the top of our heads: most rookie quarterbacks are pretty bad. That's true of players that continue to be bad (like, say, Tim Couch) and it's true of players that go on to be very good (like Peyton Manning). Transitioning from college to the NFL is hard stuff, even for the most prepared players.
For this reason, NFL teams often simplify their offense for a rookie QB, putting as little on his plate as necessary to put him in the best possible position to succeed.