Last year, Klint Kubiak was one of the most decorated assistant coaches in the NFL as the offensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks.
Kubiak’s offensive playcalling was a major factor why the Seahawks ended up winning the Super Bowl and why the Las Vegas Raiders coveted and hired him as their head coach.
Sunday, in Week 10, Kubiak will have a reunion with Mike Macdonald’s team as the Raiders hosts the Seahawks at Allegiant Stadium.
The Seahawks replaced Kubiak with Brian Fleury. He was previous the
San Francisco 49ers’ run game coordinator and worked there with Kubiak. The Seahawks, who are 5-4 after going 14-3 in the regular season last year, aren’t as dominant on offense this season.
They are averaging 22.4 points per game. Last season, Seattle averaged 28.4 points a game, which was the third most in the NFL.
However, quarterback Sam Darnold has dealt with injuries and the Seattle lost Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker in free agency and their running backs room has been dealing with injuries.
The constant from last season’s Seattle offense has been wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He has 71 catches for 1,036 yards and nine touchdowns. He won the NFL Offensive Player of the year award last season as he had 119 catches, 1,793 yards and 10 scores.
Kubiak helped Smith-Njigba achieve that success last season. Sunday, he must help trying to stop the star receiver.
