The Baltimore Ravens are casting a wide net as they try to hire just the third head coach in franchise history — what they eventually catch is still anyone’s guess but if they’re making a move toward offense, they could do a lot worse than who they just brought in.
On Friday, January 9, the Ravens announced on their official social media accounts they completed an interview with Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
The Seahawks are the No. 1 seed in the NFC Playoffs and have an opening round bye. Kubiak is the son of former NFL quarterback and longtime NFL head coach Gary Kubiak, who won a Super Bowl as head coach of the Denver Broncos following the 2015 season.
Klint Kubiak has been a popular target among a flurry of NFL head coach openings — 8 in total — with 5 of those teams requesting interviews.
The Seahawks finished the 2025 regular season eighth in the NFL in team offense, averaging 28.4 points and 351.4 yards per game.
The Ravens finished 8-9 in 2025 and missed the playoffs with a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the regular season finale. Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh was fired several days later after 18 seasons with the Ravens.
Former OCs Leading Turnarounds in NFL
One look around the NFL shows success for formerly terrible teams who brought in offensive coordinators to fix things as their head coaches; Ben Johnson with the Chicago Bears, Liam Coen with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dave Canales with the Carolina Panthers and Shane Steichen with the Indianapolis Colts.
Kubiak, 38 years old, has put his name in the conversation for head coach openings this season. It’s Kubiak’s third stint as an offensive coordinator following one season with the Minnesota Vikings in 2021 and one season with the New Orleans Saints in 2024.
Before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they were bringing back Todd Bowles for a fifth season, Kubiak was a popular name to take over one of the NFL’s most underachieving offenses.
The Buccaneers went 8-9 overall and missed the NFC Playoffs for the first time since 2019.
“(Bowles) might still win the division title for the fourth year in a row this weekend,” Gagnon wrote on January 2. “However, this will also mark the third consecutive year in which his defense would rank below the league median. If he does fall short of the playoffs and the Bucs end the season with eight losses in a nine-game span, it might be time for a change. I’d love to see what a fresh, rising name such as Klint Kubiak could do with that Tampa offense.”
Offense Represents Big Divide for Ravens
The biggest issue for the Ravens seems to be on offense, where the growing chasm between Harbaugh and 2-time NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson seemed to be the driving factor behind the decision to part ways with the Super Bowl-winning head coach.
That all came to a head following the loss to the Steelers, after which Jackson refused to say he still wanted to keep playing for Harbaugh .
“You asking me about next year, Jamison, and I’m still caught up in what just happened tonight,” Jackson said in a video posted to ESPN reporter Jamison Hensley’s X account. “I can’t answer that right now. I’m still stunned. I’m still trying to process what just happened.”
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