The Las Vegas Raiders have been in search for a new head coach for multiple weeks now and their list of candidates is vast.
However, NFL insider Jordan Schultz shares a new rumor about Las Vegas' search that might have pinpointed two possible favorites for the job.
Schultz reports that the Raiders are focusing on an offensive-minded coach to, and Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Denver Broncos passing-game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Davis Webb are the names he's hearing most. The Raiders have interviewed both of them.
Schultz adds Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter as another name he's hearing often, but the belief remains that the Raiders will hire an offensive-minded coach, which, if true, would cancel Minter out.
“The Raiders are believed to be focusing on an offensive-minded to pair with the likely no. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza alongside weapons like Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty,” Schultz said on Wednesday.
“I’ve heard a lot of Klint Kubiak and Davis Webb mentioned here. Jesse Minter, a defensive-minded coach, has come up as well. But within league circles, the belief is that this will ultimately be an offensive hire," Schultz added. "The question is simply who that will be."
Schultz seems to favor Kubiak over Webb in his report, but that's because minority owner Tom Brady has "been calling a number of Seahawks games of late" and his first-hand look at Seattle's offense might sway him.
Whether it's Kubiak or Webb, hiring an offensive-minded coach definitely makes sense.
Not only did the Raiders have one of the worst offenses in the NFL last season, they might also land Indiana superstar Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick and would be pairing him with last year's No. 6 overall pick, Ashton Jeanty.
The problem with Webb and Kubiak is that they are still in the postseason, which means Las Vegas cannot bring them in for second in-person interviews until they are eliminated.
If we had to guess between Webb and Kubiak, we'd say the latter will get the job, simply because of Webb's lack of experience.
Webb is considered a rising star, but he has never even been an offensive coordinator in the NFL and that makes him a big roll of the dice.
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