Vikings Gary Kubiak retires after just o
When Mike Zimmer lost offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski to a head coaching job ahead Owen Tippett Kids Jersey of the 2020 NFL season, the promoted a sistant Gary Kubiak to be their fourth coordinator in as many years. Now, the team will have to find yet another in 2021. , the 59-year-old Kubiak plans to retire from coaching this offseason.Originally hired as an a sistant head coach and offensive advisor in 2019, Kubiak helped Mike Hoffman Jersey lead one of the league’s most explosive units in 2020, his first season as a coordinator since 2014 with the . Though Minnesota mi sed the playoffs thanks to a 7-9 finish, the Vikings boasted the fourth-ranked offense in the , while scoring more points than all but 10 teams.Under Kubiak’s direction, quarterback rebounded from a slow start to throw a career-high 35 touchdowns, running back drew MVP consideration with a career-high 1,557 rushing yards, and rookie broke franchise records as the team’s top receiver. The team also scored at least 27 points in Jonathan Huberdeau Men Jersey eight of its final 10 games.This isn’t the first time Kubiak has retired from coaching. James Reimer Women Jersey The former head coach, who guided his team to a championship in 2015, stepped down from that position the following year due to health reasons. He spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons serving Denver in an administrative role before joining the Vikings. The Vikings have looked at both internal and external candidates to fill their recent coordinator vacancies under Zimmer, promoting Stefanski from within but adding both Pat Shurmur (2016-2017) and John DeFilippo (2018) from the Cole Schwindt Women Jersey . One potential promotion for 2021 could be Kubiak’s son, Klint, who has spent the last two seasons as the team’s QBs coach.