The Vikings are playing better offensively now than they were two years ago when the Giants swooped in and ran off with Pat Shurmur the morning after the magic and miracles ended one step shy of Super Bowl LIII.
So might we expect another downtrodden franchise to pounce upon another Vikings offensive coordinator — Kevin Stefanski — as early as January or, who knows, the first Monday in February?
"I don't know," said Gary Kubiak, Stefanski's unofficial mentor and official Vikings assistant head coach/offensive adviser. "They don't want to lose him around here, but Kevin's got a bright future.