The Seattle Seahawks have had a very successful season in terms of offensive production. Is the team still second in the NFC West while bothered by those ever-pesky Los Angeles Rams? Yes, but there is still a chance that changes will occur before the end of the 2025 season.
A big reason for the offense's success this year was that the team hired Klint Kubiak to be the offensive coordinator this past offseason. After years of pass-heavy Shane Waldron and Ryan Grubb, Kubiak promised balance, and he has delivered on that.
Seattle hasn't always stuck with the run, even though an offensive coordinator said they might. Grubb and Waldron did that, but instead Waldron became a pawn for Russell Wilson, and Grubb never lost sight that the NFL is different from college. He is better as a college coach, and bless him for it.
Seahawks' Klint Kubiak drawing a lot of buzz to replace Pete Carroll with the Raiders
But Kubiak hasn't just kept running the ball fairly frequently because he made a promise, but because his offensive system works better when there is a threat of handing the ball to Kenneth Walker or Zach Charbonnet. If Seattle just goes pass-heavy with quarterback Sam Darnold, things fall apart.
But Seattle isn't the first stop that Kubiak has had success, or at least the implication of that. In 2024, his New Orleans Saints offense scored at least 40 points in the first two games. That was until the Saints suffered crippling injuries. The problem wasn't suddenly the scheme, but talent. Kubiak knew what he was doing.
Through Week 12, Seattle has averaged 29.5 points per game, third-most in the NFL. Last season with Ryan Grubb, the Seahawks scored only 22.1 points per game, 18th in the league.
And Klint Kubiak knew as much, based on his own personal experience and the vast experience of his family (his father, Gary, for instance, was a long-time NFL head coach, and his brother, Klay, is the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers), as new Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson ever did.
This is why Kubiak has been getting a bunch of buzz for being a potential head coaching hire next offseason. One of those spots could be the Las Vegas Raiders, and he would, ironically, replace former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. Carroll is still employed, but it is anyone's guess how long.
His team is an extremely disappointing 2-9. Carroll probably has no chance to fix things in Vegas, either.
If Las Vegas wants to go with a younger head coaching hire and find an offensive-minded coach, Kubiak would be a brilliant move. He deserves the chance. The problem for the Seahawks would be replacing him. That certainly would not be easy.