The job he'd long aspired to with the Minnesota Vikings, the one for which he'd been passed over a year ago, was finally his. And shortly after Kevin Stefanski filled out his first staff as the team's permanent offensive coordinator, one of his first moves was to give away a piece of his newly-acquired influence.
The Vikings had added Gary Kubiak as an assistant head coach at Stefanski's behest, bringing the former Super Bowl-winning head coach onto their offensive staff. They also hired Kubiak's son, Klint, and two of his longtime assistants in a series of moves that quickly signaled how significantly Kubiak would shape the team's latest offensive overhaul.