In an offseason where teams, the Green Bay Packers included, sought out the next Sean McVay, the Minnesota Vikings hired 58-year-old Gary Kubiak as an offensive consultant. It’s not just the age that makes Kubiak an anachronism by modern NFL standards. He’s the coach who gave Matt LaFleur his start in the NFL and whose offense shares the same roots as Mike Shanahan’s — and as such, helps form the basis for Sean McVay’s explosive offense.
Rather than hire the young gun offensive mind, Mike Zimmer hired his philosophical great uncle.