We just got word of one offensive coordinator vacancy as the Dolphins fired Chan Gailey, and now it looks like we’ve got another. Vikings offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak plans to retire, a source told Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com.
Kubiak joined Minnesota in an advisory role in 2019, then took over as offensive coordinator this season after Kevin Stefanski left to take the Browns’ head coaching job. Kubiak is an incredibly accomplished coach, winning three Super Bowls as an assistant with the Broncos and 49ers before winning another won as head coach of Denver in Super Bowl 50. He also was the Texans’ head coach from 2006-13, and the Ravens’ offensive coordinator in 2014 before getting hired by the Broncos.
The Vikings were a disappointment this season, but that was mostly because of their defense, so it’s unlikely that he’s being squeezed out and this is probably entirely his call.There were a lot of positives to take away from this Minnesota offense, like Dalvin Cook rushing for 1,557 yards and 16 touchdowns in 14 games or rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson emerging to look like a star in the making.
Now at the age of 59, Kubiak has dealt with a couple of health scares in recent years, which was what caused him to step down as coach of the Broncos after a 9-7 2016 season. That initial retirement lasted only a couple of seasons though, so it’s entirely possible we haven’t seen the last of him on an NFL sideline even with this second retirement.
It’s unclear what the Vikings will do to replace him, but if they choose to promote from within like Mike Zimmer often likes to do, one logical candidate is Kubiak’s own son Klint Kubiak, who was the quarterbacks coach this past season.
O-Line was still bad this year. But with Cook/Jefferson/ Theilan and Cousins it still wasn’t the offense that held back the Vikings….Injuries killed the defensive side and the special teams were possibly the worst I’ve seen my 45 years of watching Vikings football. And I don’t just mean Dan Bailey either. Almost every aspect was Baaaad this year. IN the past few years they have pissed away draft capital on kickers and long snappers only to cut them. Punt returns were a VICTORY if the just caught the ball.
They’ve drafted 13 7th round picks in the past 3 years. Your coach would need a magic wand to build a winner with that strategy.
Four years, not three.
Chan rumor was false
I was wondering why nothing was coming up when you hit the Chan link
Please no internal OC. take Chiefs or Buffaloes. QB coach