Our Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in 2025 feels like yesterday, but guess what? The NFL offseason has already dealt us a curveball: Klint Kubiak, the offensive coordinator who guided our Seahawks to that championship, has packed his bags and taken the head coaching job with the Las Vegas Raiders. Yeah, you read that right. The architect of our Super Bowl-winning offense is now calling the shots for a division rival.
The Coaching Carousel Just Spun Hard
Kubiak’s departure is a massive shake-up, not just for the Emerald City, but across the league. He’s heading to Vegas where he’ll be working with future franchise QB Fernando Mendoza, along with RB Ashton Jeanty and TE Brock Bowers. Talk about going from one talented roster to another, right? This isn’t just some minor move, this is a Super Bowl-winning OC making a big leap, and it absolutely makes you wonder about the dynamic in the NFC West now.
And he’s not the only big name on the move. John Harbaugh left his long-time post with the Ravens to take over the Giants, bringing in Matt Nagy as his new OC who’s got an RPO-style, West Coast offense for QB Jaxson Dart to learn. Then you’ve got Robert Saleh, a defensive guru, leaving the Niners for Tennessee. He’s bringing in former Giants HC Brian Daboll, who apparently worked wonders with Dart in New York. Daboll’s also familiar with new Titans WR Wan’Dale Robinson.
Over in Cleveland, Todd Monken, who was the OC for Baltimore under Harbaugh, is now their head coach. He’s bringing in an offense that could boost the rushing game for whoever wins their QB battle, hopefully Shedeur Sanders. They even snagged a couple of rookie WRs, Denzel Boston and KC Concepcion, and Monken loves those heavy-TE looks, which is good news for RB Quinshon Judkins. Baltimore, in turn, grabbed Jesse Minter from the Chargers and brought in Declan Doyle, a Ben Johnson coaching tree guy, as OC. Joe Brady got promoted from OC to head coach in Buffalo after Sean McDermott got the boot. And Mike LaFleur, from the Sean McVay tree, is now leading the Cardinals, signaling a pass-heavy attack, though RB Jeremiyah Love should still get plenty of touches. Even Mike McDaniel is making moves, taking his innovative offense from Miami to be the Chargers’ new OC. That could be huge for RB Omarion Hampton.
Free Agency’s Early Splash
Beyond the coaching changes, a few player moves are shaking things up for the upcoming season too. The most notable one? Malik Willis, the QB, is heading to the Dolphins. He’s coming off a successful run backing up Jordan Love in Green Bay and is now set to take over as Miami’s starter. It’s early days, but seeing familiar faces in new jerseys is always a wild ride, isn’t it?
So, what’s it mean for us here in the Emerald City? Our Super Bowl-winning OC is now on the other side of the field in a division game. We’ve got our own new season to look forward to, with Mike Macdonald at the helm. It’s going to be interesting to see how the team adapts without Kubiak, but one thing’s for sure: every game against the Raiders just got a whole lot spicier. Get ready, 12s, because this season is going to be wild.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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