We can add two more names to the New Orleans Saints’ search for their next offensive coordinator: NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill first reported that the Saints interviewed San Francisco 49ers assistant coaches Klint Kubiak and Brian Griese for the vacant position. Both coaches have drawn attention from other teams in this hiring cycle.
Kubiak, 36, came up through the ranks on the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings before being named Minnesota’s offensive coordinator in 2021. He returned to Denver as their passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2022, and joined the 49ers in 2023 to work as their passing game coordinator under Kyle Shanahan. He’s the son of former Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak.
Griese, 48, spent a decade working in broadcasting for ESPN before joining the 49ers as their quarterbacks coach in 2022. He’s played a key role in developing Brock Purdy for the starting job as a former seventh-round draft pick. Before all that, Griese enjoyed a successful career as a Pro Bowl quarterback himself in the NFL and as a national champion at Michigan.
So Kubiak is younger and has called plays before in the NFL, while Griese’s coaching career is just beginning to take off after he found success both as a player and in the media. Shanahan’s system has been successfully installed in other teams around the league (like the Miami Dolphins) so it makes sense for the Saints to consider it as an option.
