The Baltimore Ravens are officially in the market for their next head coach after firing John Harbaugh following the 2025 campaign.
After 18 years with one coach and a lack of playoff success in recent years, the Ravens needed a fresh start, so the decision was certainly understandable.
Now, it remains to be seen if the Ravens will opt for an established head coach, or if they'll opt for an ascending coordinator who would be a rookie head coach.
If you ask AllSportsPeople' Vinnie Iyer, he predicts the Ravens will hire Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
"Gary Kubiak, his father, spent one season as Baltimore's offensive coordinator under Harbaugh," he said. "Kubiak is the right offensive mind to bring in for Lamar Jackson with his ability to call run-heavy, balanced and explosive game plans. Kubiak is the smoothest way for the Ravens to go right back to winning ways."
As Iyer points out, Kubiak has a connection to the Ravens through his father, Gary Kubiak, who spent one season as Baltimore's offensive coordinator back in 2014.
The Ravens have completed an interview with Kubiak already, so there is a real chance Iyer's prediction becomes reality.
Kubiak has been an offensive coordinator three times during his coaching career, spending one year apiece with the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and Seahawks.
But there's no doubt Kubiak did his best job in 2025, when the Seahawks sported an elite offense that ranked eight in total yards per game, third in points, 10th in rushing yards and eighth in passing yards.
Making that showing even more impressive is the fact that Kubiak was in his first year on the job and the Seahawks had significant turnover on offense. Despite that, Kubiak made it work, and did so at a high level.
While Kubiak being a one-and-done offensive coordinator twice before is a concern on the surface, the reason behind that is really about timing.
In both Minnesota and New Orleans, Kubiak was hired the season before each team fired its head coach. Kubiak worked under Dennis Allen in 2024 before Allen was fired in 2025, and before that he coached under Mike Zimmer in 2021 before Zimmer was fired in 2022.
With Lamar Jackson and a roster capable of competing for a playoff spot in 2026, Baltimore should be a very attractive landing spot for head-coach candidates.
With the Ravens needing a fresh start and a fresh take on offense, Kubiak landing in Baltimore makes all the sense in the world.
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