Gary Kubiak joined the Minnesota Vikings in 2019 with a partner-like relationship with now-Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. The two men governed the Vikings offense together although Stefanski formally held the offensive coordinator job title. The OC-by-committee relationship worked – the Vikings notched the fifth-highest scoring season in franchise history. 407 points on offense later – Stefanski was purloined by the Browns for a head-coaching role. Mike Zimmer turned to Kubiak to marshal the 2020 offense in lieu of Stefanki’s promotion.
Kubiak’s offense was better than Stefanski’s.
The Vikings scored 430 points in 2020 while the team’s defense urinated on the enterprise.