Brett Rypien noticed a change in his position coach almost immediately.
When the Broncos quarterbacks showed up for work Week 11, coming off a dispiriting post-bye week loss to Tennessee, Klint Kubiak’s demeanor on the practice field felt different.
“No doubt. He was super, super animated,” Rypien said then.
That’s because head coach Nathaniel Hackett had turned play-calling duties over to Kubiak, the first-year Denver assistant, after 10 weeks of lackluster performances, the last a 17-10 loss in Nashville.
In the five games since, progress has been slow, but Kubiak said that he’s settling into the new role.