Breaking: KK to OC
Vikings will promote Klint Kubiak to offensive coordinator, sources sayThe former quarterbacks coach replaces his father and will be the team's sixth play-caller in seven seasons.Though the Vikings will have a different offensive coordinator for the sixth time in seven years, their new play-caller will have the same last name as their old one.
According to league sources, the team is promoting quarterbacks coach Klint Kubiak to offensive coordinator to succeed his father, Gary, who announced his retirement on Jan. 21. The elder Kubiak first hinted at retirement toward the end of the season, and sources had said for weeks the Vikings were leaning toward promoting Klint Kubiak to succeed his father, with wide receivers coach Andrew Janocko becoming the QB coach and former Jaguars receivers coach Keenan McCardell joining the staff in Minnesota.
The moves should give the Vikings the offensive continuity they've prized since bringing the Kubiaks, offensive line coach Rick Dennison and tight ends coach Brian Pariani to work with Kevin Stefanski before the 2019 season. That year, coach Mike Zimmer called Gary Kubiak "the best thing that's ever happened to me" in Minnesota, and quickly offered him a move from assistant head coach to offensive coordinator before the 2020 season once Stefanski became the Browns' head coach.
Klint Kubiak has never called plays in the NFL, but his relationship with Stefanski — which began when he was a lower-level offensive assistant in Leslie Frazier's final season — paved the way for Gary Kubiak to come to Minnesota. Stefanski, the son of a NBA executive, and Klint Kubiak bonded over a shared upbringing, as the children of prominent pro sports figures who grew up in Jesuit schools and played defensive back before shifting to offensive coaching. Those who believe the younger Kubiak will succeed in the NFL have cited personality traits — a lack of ego and a willingness to incorporate others' ideas — similar to the ones that made Stefanski successful.
The Vikings reportedly interviewed former Giants wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert for the offensive coordinator job last month, and sources have said they've explored the possibility of adding a senior offensive assistant to the staff to play a similar role for Klint Kubiak that Gary Kubiak played for Stefanski in his first year as a play caller.
They are expected to make former Alabama defensive backs coach Karl Scott their new DB coach to replace Daronte Jones (who became the defensive coordinator at LSU), and could look for an assistant linebackers coach after Nick Rallis left to join the Eagles' staff.
https://www.startribune.com/vikings-klint-kubiak-offensive-coordinator/600020484/
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
NFL have cited personality traits — a lack of ego and a willingness to incorporate others' ideas
This is prerequisite #1 for Zim.
Nepotism in the NFL -- I hate it. I hope Klint is up to the task and will prove me wrong, but this looks like another hire/promotion in the worst version of the NFL's good old boys network. Looks to me like this was all pre-arranged with Gary agreeing to come on board only if he could bring his son and with promises of future considerations.
@"Purpleblooded" said: Nepotism in the NFL -- I hate it. I hope Klint is up to the task and will prove me wrong, but this looks like another hire/promotion in the worst version of the NFL's good old boys network. Looks to me like this was all pre-arranged with Gary agreeing to come on board only if he could bring his son and with promises of future considerations.Of course it was...
I dont know how much time is left on Zimmer contract either?
That said, the kid must have made a positive impression on coaches and key players. Or he wouldn't have gotten the promote. I still think they bring in a pass coordinator too.
@"Purpleblooded" said: Nepotism in the NFL -- I hate it. I hope Klint is up to the task and will prove me wrong, but this looks like another hire/promotion in the worst version of the NFL's good old boys network. Looks to me like this was all pre-arranged with Gary agreeing to come on board only if he could bring his son and with promises of future considerations.Yeah...but what's wrong with that? I think that's exactly what many of us were hoping for when we brought on Gary. The key is continuity. And that's what you get with Klint.
Now...does he have a feel for calling plays? That remains to be seen. If he does, he's going to be one of the hotter HC candidates next year. Because I don't care who the OC is, he's a product of the players he has, and Klint will have Dalvin and JJ and Thielen. So another year, and potentially another OC.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"Purpleblooded" said: Nepotism in the NFL -- I hate it. I hope Klint is up to the task and will prove me wrong, but this looks like another hire/promotion in the worst version of the NFL's good old boys network. Looks to me like this was all pre-arranged with Gary agreeing to come on board only if he could bring his son and with promises of future considerations. Yeah...but what's wrong with that? I think that's exactly what many of us were hoping for when we brought on Gary. The key is continuity. And that's what you get with Klint.Now...does he have a feel for calling plays? That remains to be seen. If he does, he's going to be one of the hotter HC candidates next year. Because I don't care who the OC is, he's a product of the players he has, and Klint will have Dalvin and JJ and Thielen. So another year, and potentially another OC.
the irony of that would be the "Zimmer" coaching tree would be all offensive coaches coming from a defensive guru, but who has struggled himself as a HC.
I just expect that there are better candidates out there than the likes of Klint Kubiak, Adam Zimmer, Britt Reid...
@"Purpleblooded" said: I just expect that there are better candidates out there than the likes of Klint Kubiak, Adam Zimmer, Britt Reid...Of course there are but the question is who wants to work with Zimmer if he is set in his ways with how the offense runs.
@"Purpleblooded" said: I just expect that there are better candidates out there than the likes of Klint Kubiak, Adam Zimmer, Britt Reid...Not one that offers continuity. Vikings need to fix the defense. Not a lot to do to the offense other than find a guard. And the last thing we'd want to do is force all of them to learn a new offense.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"Purpleblooded" said: Nepotism in the NFL -- I hate it. I hope Klint is up to the task and will prove me wrong, but this looks like another hire/promotion in the worst version of the NFL's good old boys network. Looks to me like this was all pre-arranged with Gary agreeing to come on board only if he could bring his son and with promises of future considerations. Yeah...but what's wrong with that? I think that's exactly what many of us were hoping for when we brought on Gary. The key is continuity. And that's what you get with Klint.Now...does he have a feel for calling plays? That remains to be seen. If he does, he's going to be one of the hotter HC candidates next year. Because I don't care who the OC is, he's a product of the players he has, and Klint will have Dalvin and JJ and Thielen. So another year, and potentially another OC.
This. I don't get the whole nepotism issue. Yeah, he's Gary's kid, but guess what...who better to keep the continuity for this offense? Jr. has been Cousins' QB coach for his two best years ever, he's had the luxury of learning from his dad who is right up there with Shanahan when it comes to this style of offense, and he's been here before as a WR coach while working with Stefanski.I get the trepidation about him having never called plays before, but you gotta start somewhere.
I guess some people just don’t like Pubes, IDK... ;) B)
@"PurpleCrush" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"Purpleblooded" said: Nepotism in the NFL -- I hate it. I hope Klint is up to the task and will prove me wrong, but this looks like another hire/promotion in the worst version of the NFL's good old boys network. Looks to me like this was all pre-arranged with Gary agreeing to come on board only if he could bring his son and with promises of future considerations. Yeah...but what's wrong with that? I think that's exactly what many of us were hoping for when we brought on Gary. The key is continuity. And that's what you get with Klint.Now...does he have a feel for calling plays? That remains to be seen. If he does, he's going to be one of the hotter HC candidates next year. Because I don't care who the OC is, he's a product of the players he has, and Klint will have Dalvin and JJ and Thielen. So another year, and potentially another OC.
This. I don't get the whole nepotism issue. Yeah, he's Gary's kid, but guess what...who better to keep the continuity for this offense? Jr. has been Cousins' QB coach for his two best years ever, he's had the luxury of learning from his dad who is right up there with Shanahan when it comes to this style of offense, and he's been here before as a WR coach while working with Stefanski.I get the trepidation about him having never called plays before, but you gotta start somewhere.
Exactly. I am seeing some of the same concerns being voiced about Klint as we saw recently with Stefanski... young guy, no prior OC experience, never called plays, internal candidate, etc.Well, Stefanski turned out excellent as an OC and he now flipped that into being a successful year 1 HC for a franchise that has SUCKED.
Maybe we should all quit pretending like Zimmer is some dinosaur and needs a yes man as an OC. He's actually had some good ones, his problem is they usually do so well they leave for HC jobs (Shurmur and Stefanski) or in Gary's case... retire again. The only two that didn't work out were DeFlop and Norv. I think the issues with Norv were his system was too rigid and let's face it, we weren't scoring enough. I think that led to him leaving.
Then you have DeFlop who wanted to throw all the time out of the gun with one of the best PA passers in the NFL... if you read Zimmer's recent comments... he actually praised the offense this year because he thought it was a perfect fit for what his QB does best... maybe Zimmer does know something about good offense. The OCs that ran the offense the way he felt was best for our personnel resulted in some of our best offensive seasons in recent memory.
Just sayin'...
Look across the league, there is more nepotism in football than you think. I get the stability angle. It seemed like once Klint came over that he was being groomed to step into the job. Maybe he gets more freedom because he is younger and has the seal of approval. He is already in the system. Who knows? We'll see what happens.
@"Wetlander" said:@"PurpleCrush" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"Purpleblooded" said: Nepotism in the NFL -- I hate it. I hope Klint is up to the task and will prove me wrong, but this looks like another hire/promotion in the worst version of the NFL's good old boys network. Looks to me like this was all pre-arranged with Gary agreeing to come on board only if he could bring his son and with promises of future considerations. Yeah...but what's wrong with that? I think that's exactly what many of us were hoping for when we brought on Gary. The key is continuity. And that's what you get with Klint.Now...does he have a feel for calling plays? That remains to be seen. If he does, he's going to be one of the hotter HC candidates next year. Because I don't care who the OC is, he's a product of the players he has, and Klint will have Dalvin and JJ and Thielen. So another year, and potentially another OC.
This. I don't get the whole nepotism issue. Yeah, he's Gary's kid, but guess what...who better to keep the continuity for this offense? Jr. has been Cousins' QB coach for his two best years ever, he's had the luxury of learning from his dad who is right up there with Shanahan when it comes to this style of offense, and he's been here before as a WR coach while working with Stefanski.I get the trepidation about him having never called plays before, but you gotta start somewhere.
Exactly. I am seeing some of the same concerns being voiced about Klint as we saw recently with Stefanski... young guy, no prior OC experience, never called plays, internal candidate, etc.Well, Stefanski turned out excellent as an OC and he now flipped that into being a successful year 1 HC for a franchise that has SUCKED.
Maybe we should all quit pretending like Zimmer is some dinosaur and needs a yes man as an OC. He's actually had some good ones, his problem is they usually do so well they leave for HC jobs (Shurmur and Stefanski) or in Gary's case... retire again. The only two that didn't work out were DeFlop and Norv. I think the issues with Norv were his system was too rigid and let's face it, we weren't scoring enough. I think that led to him leaving.
Then you have DeFlop who wanted to throw all the time out of the gun with one of the best PA passers in the NFL... if you read Zimmer's recent comments... he actually praised the offense this year because he thought it was a perfect fit for what his QB does best... maybe Zimmer does know something about good offense. The OCs that ran the offense the way he felt was best for our personnel resulted in some of our best offensive seasons in recent memory.
Just sayin'...
Get that reason based garbage outta here.Norv seemed to like the deep drops with a bad line and a young QB. Norv was hired because Zimmer wanted an experienced OC as he was a rookie HC. Probably was the same reason he got canned, he was experienced and didn't think Zimmer knew anything about offense, so he wouldn't change.
Kinda wish we could bring Shurmur back. He ran a great offense with less than great weapons.
No coach in recent memory was better set up to succeed than Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland. The team is talented. Again, the players end up making successful coordinators and head coaches.
You guys suck. (kicks dirt with his foot, puts t-shirt screen printing machine for sale on Ebay).
@"Kentis" said: I guess some people just don’t like Pubes, IDK... ;) B)I can just see it now, I'll be with family watching an intense 4th and 1 moment and I'll say it out loud "Come on Pubes, come up with a big one now!" I don't want to do that... honestly, I don't. ;)
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