The Seattle Seahawks could be narrowing in on their next offensive coordinator. It was reported on Thursday morning the Seahawks will host current New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak for a second in-person interview on Friday. Seattle already interviewed Kubiak earlier this week on Tuesday. The fact they are set to meet with him again only a few days later suggests things are getting serious between the two sides.
The #Seahawks are doing a second, in-person interview with #Saints OC Klint Kubiak on Friday, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo.
Kubiak, who also interviewed for the #Browns job, is one of the top OC candidates available. pic.twitter.com/GmuoecG2st
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 16, 2025
Kubiak was the offensive coordinator and play caller for the Saints last year, his only season in the Big Easy. With the team firing head coach Dennis Allen in November 2024, it makes sense why the Saints would be willing to let some of their in-house coaches seek employment elsewhere, as their next head coach will presumably want to bring in his own staff.
New Orleans was the second time Kubiak has held the position of offensive coordinator and play caller, as he was responsible for both during his one season (2021) with the Minnesota Vikings. While head coach Mike Macdonald has mentioned play calling experience was not a prerequisite for the position, it should be noted out of the four candidates the Seahawks have interviewed (Thomas Brown, Hank Fraley, and Grant Udinski being the other three), Kubiak is the only one who has been both a play caller and hired to begin a season as an offensive coordinator. Neither Fraley or Udinski have held either responsibility, and Brown only took over play calling duties once the Chicago Bears fired Shane Waldron.
It’s clear Kubiak brings experience to the position the other three do not possess as of right now. However, Kubiak does come with some concern. His Saints offense started the season nuclear-hot with their 2-0 start, but cratered and ended up as the 21st overall unit in the league. That being said, he was dealing with the dysfunction of the franchise and a quarterback situation clearly subpar to Seattle’s. Perhaps a change of scenery, personnel and stability will help Kubiak’s system flourish.
Oh, one final point: Kubiak was the passing game coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers in 2023. Although it was only one year, he does have familiarity with the NFC West and how to best attack its defenses. That certainly is not nothing.
