Is It Baltimore Or Bust For Seahawks Oc Klint Kubiak?

For tense Seattle Seahawk fans desperately hoping nan squad is capable to clasp promising first-year violative coordinator Klint Kubiak, location whitethorn only beryllium 1 existent threat remaining among nan six teams still looking for a caller caput coach.

According to SI's Connor Orr, nan Baltimore Ravens whitethorn beryllium nan only franchise remaining who has their oculus still trained connected Mike Macdonald's violative play-caller.

Kubiak is 1 of nan hottest candidates successful this cycle, interviewing for nary little than six of nan openings to this point. He's yet to beryllium scheduled for a 2nd question and reply pinch anyone yet, but because nan Seahawks are still live and playing successful nan NFC title crippled this Sunday nary squad tin speak to him again until Monday nan 26th astatine nan earliest.

Most of nan teams he's interviewed pinch person either hired their caller feline (Atlanta, Miami, NY Giants), aliases are thought to beryllium focused connected different finalists. But nan Ravens could beryllium consenting to hold until adjacent week to get Kubiak successful nan building arsenic they look to find John Harbaugh's replacement. Harbaugh was fired past week aft 18 seasons successful Baltimore.

BALTIMORE RAVENS, HEAD COACHING CANDIDATES INTERVIEWED SO FAR: Kubiak, Jesse Minter, protect coordinator, Los Angeles Chargers; Nate Scheelhaase, passing-game coordinator, Los Angeles Rams; Anthony Weaver, protect coordinator, Miami Dolphins; Joe Brady, violative coordinator, Buffalo Bills.

"Kubiak and Minter person been my last 2 for this occupation since nan beginning, and I’ve flip-flopped successful various prediction pieces complete nan past fewer weeks. Both of these conscionable make consciousness and arsenic we’ve seen pinch nan Dolphins’ hiring of Hafley, location is worth successful landing nan shot successful nan mediate of nan fairway. Still, nan thought that nan Ravens will return a awesome QB-centric plaything exists."

One of those "big swing" variables that amazingly exists now - and 1 that could muddy nan waters successful regards to nan Baltimore hunt - is nan abrupt readiness of Buffalo's Sean McDermott, fired yesterday aft 9 seasons starring nan Bills. While McDermott isn't nan violative mind Orr describes, he's a proven victor and conscionable nan type of steady, Harbaugh-like leader nan Ravens person preferred successful nan past.

Keeping Kubiak for astatine slightest a 2nd play successful Seattle is viewed arsenic a cardinal portion of nan title model nan Seahawks opened by going 14-3 this year. The dream is that nan discourtesy tin make a akin second-year continuity leap successful 2026 arsenic nan defense did nether Mike Macdonald this season.

If Baltimore is nan only remaining obstacle to that outcome, nan Ravens’ hunt bears adjacent watching. Should location beryllium nary clarity by nan extremity of nan weekend, peculiarly regarding Sean McDermott’s candidacy, Kubiak could stay a superior action arsenic Baltimore looks to switch John Harbaugh.

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