What I said about him before his job interview, I called him candidate "but".
It would be hilarious if all the hype was just propaganda to try to get us to hire dead weight from their staff. The vikings v hawks cold war has been going on since Hutch-gate. Udi could be the ultimate poison pill, lol. That is the risk with hiring an unknown, but I will take it, and make...
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We are likely to hire candidate "but", and I am ok with it, just keep reminding myself to control my expectations. A short story of candidate "but".
Kubiak, aka candidate "but", may be a safe pick as he checked all the boxes; however, one can put a "BUT" next to all the boxes.
Minnesota Vikings
In 2013, Kubiak was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as an offensive quality control and assistant wide receivers coach under offensive coordinators Bill Musgrave (2013) and Norv Turner (2014).
BUT, no NFL team offered jobs to him post-Vikings, so he downgraded to:
Kansas
In 2015, Kubiak accepted a position at the University of Kansas to coach the wide receivers
BUT, Daddy dear came to rescue:
Denver Broncos
On February 22, 2016, Kubiak was hired by the Denver Broncos as an offensive assistant while his father, Gary Kubiak, was the head coach of the team. During the 2017 season, Kubiak assumed responsibilities as the primary quarterbacks coach for the final six weeks of the regular season after Bill Musgrave was promoted to offensive coordinator.
BUT, after 3 years as QB coach, no OC offers, so
Minnesota Vikings (second stint)
On January 14, 2019, Kubiak was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as their quarterbacks coach under offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski and head coach Mike Zimmer.[8]
BUT, Daddy helped again:
On February 8, 2021, Kubiak was promoted to offensive coordinator, replacing his father, Gary Kubiak, following his retirement
BUT, after OC for Vikings, he wasn't kept by Viking, so he was downgraded to:
On February 2, 2022, Kubiak was re-hired by the Denver Broncos as their passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach under offensive coordinator Justin Outten and head coach Nathaniel Hackett.[10] Following offensive struggles to start the 2022 season, Hackett relinquished play calling duties to Kubiak on November 20
BUT, he didn't save Russell Wilson as Broncos moved on to Payton and he downgraded again:
San Francisco 49ers
On March 23, 2023, Kubiak was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their passing game coordinator.
Finally, OC offer from:
New Orleans Saints
On February 14, 2024, the New Orleans Saints hired Kubiak to be their new offensive coordinator for the 2024 season, replacing the Saints' longtime offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr.
Now, he is looking again!
Klint ain't considered by team executives as a boy wonder like McVay or Mike Shanahan. He floated around in the league for a long time and with plenty of help from family connections, he finally made it to OC. A long and winding road.
