Mike Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks have their next offensive coordinator.
The Seahawks struck a deal on Sunday afternoon to bring in Klint Kubiak to fill the position, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Kubiak spent last season in that role with the New Orleans Saints.
Macdonald fired offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb after just a single season earlier this month. Grubb was hired after leading Washington to the national championship game while in the same position, but the Seahawks largely struggled under his watch. They went 10-7 this past season — which is their best record since the 2020 campaign — but they missed the playoffs for a second straight season. They ranked 21st in offensive scoring with 20 points per contest, and 28th in rushing with just 95.7 yards per game.
Kubiak will now step in to his third offensive coordinator job in the league. He held that position briefly with the Minnesota Vikings in 2021, but he lost that job too when head coach Mike Zimmer was fired. He worked as an assistant coach with the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints before landing in New Orleans. The Saints then fired head coach Dennis Allen during the season, and the organization is still looking for a replacement. That put Kubiak’s job in jeopardy, and he’s been interviewing across the league ever since.
While the Saints are coming off an awful campaign, it’s hard to put much of that blame on Kubiak’s shoulders. The team went just 5-12, and went on a brutal seven-game losing streak during the year, but they dealt with several significant injuries — including to quarterback Derek Carr.
Though he has limited experience in the role and neither of his first two stints went well, Macdonald clearly feels that Kubiak can jump in and help guide quarterback Geno Smith and their offense back to the playoffs.
