With Kevin Stefanski heading to Cleveland to be the next head coach of the Browns, the Vikings are yet again searching for an offensive coordinator.
On Monday, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer told reporters that he wants to stick with the same type of system (zone-based) in 2020.
While it’s always fun and exciting to get a new person in the doors, it feels like this hire is going to be internal. The obvious choices right now appear to be Gary Kubiak, Klint Kubiak or Rick Dennison.
The elder Kubiak served as the team’s offensive advisor last season and is the brains behind most of the team’s offensive identity. The younger Kubiak was the team’s quarterbacks coach last season, while Dennison was the team’s offensive line coach.
The Vikings offense had its problems in 2019, but that seemed more because of lack of talent on the offensive line and depth at wide receiver rather than the overall scheme and philosophy.
While hiring externally might be a sexy move, remember the last time Minnesota did that it hired John DeFilippo. That experiment lasted just 13 games.
