The Super Bowl OC We Lost Is ALREADY Putting Massive Pressure On One Player
Alright, 12s, gather 'round! You know we're always bleeding green and blue here in the Emerald City, and sometimes that means looking at what's happening outside T-Mobile Park or Lumen Field. Remember Klint Kubiak? Yeah, that Klint Kubiak, the guy who coordinated our Super Bowl-winning attack last season? Well, he's barely settled in Las Vegas as their new offensive coordinator, and he's already making HUGE waves. The dude is known for building his system around star players, and get this: he's putting "a lot of pressure" on Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty!
Our Super Bowl Maestro's Winning Formula
It's still early in the regular season, but Kubiak's move to Vegas was one of the biggest splashes in the offseason, and we know why, right? He just led our offense to a Super Bowl, bringing that proven West Coast system that just flat out works. This guy leans on star players and a physical running game, and frankly, we saw it firsthand. He previously called plays for New Orleans in 2024 and Minnesota in 2021, and he even spent 2023 with the 49ers as their passing game coordinator on their NFC title campaign. The West Coast offense is in his blood, inherited from his dad, former head coach Gary Kubiak.
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What does that mean for us? It means we saw how he could elevate talent. Remember Jaxon Smith-Njigba's numbers under him? He put up 21.2 PPR points per game! Justin Jefferson had 19.4 and Adam Thielen hit 15.4 in their Kubiak-led offenses. Smith-Njigba and Jefferson each got at least 9.5 targets, proving this guy isn't afraid to feed his playmakers. It's a bittersweet pill to swallow, seeing what he's doing elsewhere, because we know just how good he is.
What Vegas Is Getting (And What Jeanty Is In For)
So, what's he doing over in Vegas? He's immediately reshaping their entire offensive identity. The expectation is he'll tailor the offense to his players' strengths, and he's not shy about leaning into a run-heavy approach. They're building their offense around Ashton Jeanty and All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers, and Kubiak's willingness to feature his best playmakers could make both of them massive winners. He's got a rookie quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, waiting in the wings too, which probably means Jeanty is gonna see a ton of checkdown targets, piling up those fantasy points. He has the potential to be a true star, not just because of his ground game workload, but his receiving ability too.
Kubiak even said he wants to "put a lot of pressure" on Jeanty, looking to maximize his contributions. That's serious! He's got a track record of workhorse running backs, too, like Dalvin Cook getting 15.9 per game in 2021 and Alvin Kamara with 19 PPR per game in 2024. In Seattle last year, we had two very good running backs, and neither could really amass huge fantasy numbers. We even saw what happened once one of them went down with an injury, suddenly there was a lot more opportunity. Jeanty won't have that timeshare problem this season, and that's a huge factor for his potential.
It's wild to think our Super Bowl-winning OC is already ranked No. 3 among all new play-callers by Dave Richard. We'll be watching how that Vegas offense takes shape, and while we're hyped for what Mike Macdonald and Brian Fleury are cooking up here in Seattle, it's hard not to feel a pang watching our former guy make a statement this early. What kind of season are Jeanty and Bowers going to have under him? We'll be tuning in next time they play to see for ourselves!
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