Bombers add Jarious Jackson, promote Hogan to OC

[gordo]

Really like bringing Jarious Jackson onto the coaching staff as QB coach. Good experience as an OC with the Elks for 3 seasons and even a brief stint as interim coach.  And I always liked him as a QB in his playing days.

Hogan being an internal hire as the new OC has only 3 seasons as our running backs coach so Jackson will probably be leaned on to help him out. Sounds like a good arrangement.

Promoting a relatively inexperienced guy like Hogan can be looked at as taking the easy path instead of interviewing and bringing in a more experienced coach who has an OC track record (like Jackson).  But I trust O'Shea and he obviously knows Hogan well who has spent his 3 years working with Buck so this likely will not be a huge shift in philosophy at the OC spot.  It's typical O'Shea, being loyal to his guys.  But I think these are good hires.

[dd]

Weird, not sure why they wouldn't have just given JJ the OC and have Hogan assist. Hogan have very limited experience at the pro level, and Jackson's record as an OC speaks for itself.

Good on Jackson for accepting a junior position when he's fully qualified to be the OC and arguably the next HC on our coaching staff.

[The Zipp]

i would have thought maybe hire JJ as Qb coach and OC and promote Hogan to RB and Offensive assistant. 

seems like an odd arrangement but maybe JJ didn't want the OC function.

[dd]

Wow the former RB coach jumps to OC ahead of Jackson, that's a strange arrangement.

Strange indeed.

I just don't get why we didn't give the OC to Jackson as he's clearly the better qualified coach. I don't buy for 1 minute that a RB coach with 3 years experience and no pro experience knows beans about present day defenses. Good on Jackson for accepting the Junior position, he was the HC and OC and now a Qb coach, well, ok, we're fortunate to have him on staff as I have zero confidence in Hogan, and its got to be strange and weird experience for Jackson to be answering to someone so much younger and inexperienced compared to him.

[TBURGESS]

Like the Jackson signing. Hate the Hogan signing.

[GOLDMEMBER]

I reserve judgement for the results on the field.

[Blueforlife]

trust the organization on this one, I think it works out just fine with some growing pains along the way

biggest thing is securing a good OL at this point!

Note to new OC- please do bombs and runs.  Worked in the past LOL.- a steady diet of stretch em and pound em - LETS GO BOMBERS

[BombZ]

Jason Hogan , Seriously??? Do we not to win any games???  Does anyone realize we are HOSTING the grey cup?  Is there a joke i am missing ? Kyle Walters said in an interview "that can see spending to the salary cap"  Only to watch some key players leaving? Now an unproven OC when others more qualified and better pedigree are available there has to be a "just Kidding" coming soon??? Please.  What is happening here???

[blue_or_die]

Yeah, colour me underwhelmed.

I guess part of it is none of us really know this guy despite being part of our coaching staff, and having the experience to step in an call our entire offense seems like giving your 16 year old the keys to your Ferrari.

Obviously we will wait and see and maybe it'll be fine but maybe not. I'm surprised we're rolling the dice in the year we're hosting the Grey Cup. Keep in mind that because of that, growing pains are simply not acceptable. It cannot be our gameplan to start like we did last year and hope it comes together and we grab first place and a bye. Hope is not a strategy.

The JJ signing is great though and best believe all that experience is going to have him breathing down Hogan's neck.

I feel like all of this would be avoided if we just switched their roles. MOS loyalty...

[ModAdmin]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers name Jason Hogan Offensive Coordinator, Jarious Jackson Quarterbacks Coach

WINNIPEG, MB – February 4, 2025 –  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce Jason Hogan has been named offensive coordinator with Jarious Jackson added to the staff as the Quarterbacks Coach.

 JASON HOGAN
The 2025 Canadian Football League season will be Hogan's fourth with the club following his previous three years as the team's running backs coach.
Over the past three seasons, Hogan has played an important role in Brady Oliveira's rise to stardom as the Winnipeg product has eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark three times, captured consecutive rushing titles in 2023-24, was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian in 2023 and 2024 and the league's Most Outstanding Player in 2024.

A product of Rosemere, Quebec, Hogan came to the Blue Bombers in 2022 after serving as the offensive coordinator, running backs, wide receiver and quarterbacks coach with the Université de Montréal Carabins.

Hogan spent two years with the Montreal Alouettes prior to his days with the Carabins, beginning as an offensive quality control coach and then serving as a defensive assistant and receivers coach. He also worked for the Alouettes as a youth football program coordinator and served as the offensive coordinator at École secondaire Curé-Antoine-Labelle Loups and at College André-Grasset. Hogan was also a member of the Université de Laval Rouge et Or's Vanier Cup championship team in 2006.

JARIOUS JACKSON
Jackson joins the Blue Bombers after spending the last three seasons with the Edmonton Elks as offensive coordinator and as interim coach after being promoted to the position last July following a management change.

The Elks were 7-6 with Jackson as head coach after beginning the season 0-5 before the change, and Edmonton finished first in points scored (27.6), first in rushing yards per game (131.4) and second in net offence per game (390.3).

Jackson began coaching in the CFL in 2013 with the B.C. Lions and has since worked with Edmonton (2014-15), Saskatchewan (2016-17), B.C. (2018-19), Toronto (2020-21) and then again with the Elks since 2022.

A two-year starting quarterback at the University of Notre Dame, Jackson set single season school records for yards passing, completions and attempts in 1999, his senior season, and was a seventh-round pick of the Denver Broncos in the 2000 NFL Draft.

He spent 13 years as pro with the Broncos (2000), Barcelona Dragons (2001), Broncos (2001-03), B.C. (2004-11) and Toronto (2012) and is a four-time Grey Cup champion - 2006, 2011 and 2012 as a player and 2015 as an assistant coach.

[theaardvark]

MOS got the promotion to HC after 4 years as STC.

Buck 5 years as RB/QB coach before becoming OC.

Walters - 3 years as STC then got the nod to GM.

Younger got the DC spot with only 5 years as our DB coach.

They DID interview lots of candidates, and decided on Hogan as the best fit for the team going forward. 

Have to wonder about the Jackson hire, though.  Is it a "just in case" hire, or truly a filling of that position.  Did Jackson ask for that spot, knowing that he had missed the OC spot, just to be involved in this team?  Not hating it, just that we have some very veteran coaches in supporting roles. 

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Yeah, colour me underwhelmed.

I guess part of it is none of us really know this guy despite being part of our coaching staff, and having the experience to step in an call our entire offense seems like giving your 16 year old the keys to your Ferrari.

Obviously we will wait and see and maybe it'll be fine but maybe not. I'm surprised we're rolling the dice in the year we're hosting the Grey Cup. Keep in mind that because of that, growing pains are simply not acceptable. It cannot be our gameplan to start like we did last year and hope it comes together and we grab first place and a bye. Hope is not a strategy.

The JJ signing is great though and best believe all that experience is going to have him breathing down Hogan's neck.

I feel like all of this would be avoided if we just switched their roles. MOS loyalty...

It sure feels like the Bombers are loping along at the back of the field, surprise, surprise when unwanted scraps are left by the time they make important coaching decisions. They lost Buck months ago and decided to go on holiday and let the task of replacing him slide.  Maybe complacency and over-confidence has set in, where's the competitive fire?

[blue_gold_84]

Jason Hogan , Seriously??? Do we not to win any games???  Does anyone realize we are HOSTING the grey cup?  Is there a joke i am missing ? Kyle Walters said in an interview "that can see spending to the salary cap"  Only to watch some key players leaving? Now an unproven OC when others more qualified and better pedigree are available there has to be a "just Kidding" coming soon??? Please.  What is happening here???

Maybe log off and go take your meds.

[theaardvark]

It sure feels like the Bombers are loping along at the back of the field, surprise, surprise when unwanted scraps are left by the time they make important coaching decisions. They lost Buck months ago and decided to go on holiday and let the task of replacing him slide.  Maybe complacency and over-confidence has set in, where's the competitive fire?

I really think you are off base here.  Buck was promoted from within with little experience, and 3 seasons later, you're lamenting his loss?

The team interviewed many prospects and no doubt discussed many more.  No doubt that there are more qualified or more proven candidates, but do they fit with MOS, our team structure or $SMS? 

If he fails, have at it, rake the management team over the coals.  Until then, lets give the guy that helped BO20 be the dominant player he is a chance to prove himself.

[blue_gold_84]

As long as they rely on the similar and often successful balanced attack we've seen the last several seasons, there shouldn't be much cause for concern here. Hogan's a rookie but he's learned from some pretty talented coaches thus far.

Jackson's addition to the offense should help, too.