Ian Rapoport tweeted Monday, “Along with his interview today with the Browns for their OC job, Saints OC Klint Kubiak will interview with the Seahawks for their vacant OC tomorrow, source said. A coveted candidate.”
If hired by the Browns or Seahawks (or anyone), it will make it five jobs in the last five seasons for Kubiak, the son of Super Bowl-winning head coach Gary Kubiak. The father Kubiak was also attached to the Vikings’ coaching staff from 2019 to 2020.
Before landing the gig in New Orleans, Kubiak chatted with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers about OC gigs during the 2024 coaching carousel. He served as the San Francisco 49ers’ passing game coordinator in 2023 before joining the Saints last offseason. Kubiak offensively coordinated the Vikings for one season in 2021, which was Mike Zimmer’s final in Minnesota.
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<p>Here’s his NFL resume to date:</p>
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<p>— <strong>Minnesota Vikings</strong> (2013–2014)<br /><strong>Offensive quality control coach</strong></p>
<p>— <strong>Denver Broncos</strong> (2016–2018)<br /><strong>Offensive assistant</strong></p>
<p>— <strong>Minnesota Vikings</strong> (2019–2020)<br /><strong>Quarterbacks coach</strong></p>
<p>— <strong>Minnesota Vikings </strong>(2021)<br /><strong>Offensive coordinator</strong></p>
<p>— <strong>Denver Broncos</strong> (2022)<br /><strong>Passing game coordinator & QB coach</strong></p>
<p>— <strong>San Francisco 49ers</strong> (2023)<br /><strong>Passing game coordinator</strong></p>
<p>— <strong>New Orleans Saints</strong> (2024)<br /><strong>Offensive coordinator</strong></p>
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Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer. Coaching staffs are rarely retained when a new coach takes over, and with Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings two years ago, Kubiak was no different. Vikings fans aimed ire at Kubiak in 2021 for lackluster offensive performance and were subsequently not sad to see him leave two years ago.
As the Vikings’ offensive bossman in 2021, Kubiak’s offense ranked 17th leaguewide per offensive EPA/Play. Then, in Denver, the Broncos offense, plus Russell Wilson, sunk to 27th in the NFL in the same metric. Kubiak’s offense with the Saints ranked 25th in EPA/Play, though the season went belly up after Derek Carr got hurt.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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