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Kevin Stefanski was hired as the Browns new head coach, and I wish him all the success in the world (except when he plays the Vikings)! For the sake of continuity and considering the fact that Coach Zimmer made the comment that adding Gary Kubiak to his staff is the best thing that's happened in his coaching career, it seems like a very natural fit for Gary to take over as the OC. In fact, when he was hired for his current position, I hoped he would take Kevin's place when Kevin was inevitably hired as a head coach. Will the Vikings go through a formal hiring process with multiple interviewees or will Kubiak slide into the OC position right away to allow our team to start preparing for the offseason immediately?
— Brian Smit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
There is certainly a chance that Gary Kubiak is the Vikings next OC. In his season-ending press conference last Monday, Zimmer said he and Kubiak "talked about [replacing Stefanski] a little bit." Zimmer opted to keep the conversation private.
Perhaps the conversation included determining whether Kubiak would want the tasks that come with the offensive coordinator gig. Kubiak mentioned more than once in his first season in Minnesota that he enjoyed his job as the team's Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Advisor and operating away from the spotlight. Kubiak didn't have to meet with the media a ton, and deflected credit to Stefanski and the players.
Zimmer did mention wanting to have continuity on offense, so perhaps an internal candidate gets the OC job. If that's the case, and Gary Kubiak isn't the guy, perhaps the role goes to either Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator Rick Dennison or quarterbacks coach Klint Kubiak.
Klint Kubiak knows the system well, and also knows Kirk Cousins. Dennison is also well-versed in the scheme, as he and Gary Kubiak have now worked together for a total of 16 seasons.
Zimmer gave his coaches last week off, so everyone is back in the building this week. Perhaps now the wheels get rolling. But whether or not the Vikings next OC is in the building already or not, you can bet that Zimmer will do his due diligence and look at all of his options for that role.