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Stefanski worked with former Texans and Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak, who is the assistant head coach in Minnesota, to create a Kubiakian-style scheme that marries the running game and the passing game. Kubiak has influenced offensive play-callers like Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay who seek to make the run and pass looks appear exactly the same, and Stefanski emphasized elements like play-action passing and rollouts that are essential elements in a Kubiak offense.

Stefanski sums up this philosophy best: In October, Stefanski told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero his plays need to “look like, taste like, and smell like the run.”

Setting Saturday’s underwhelming divisional-round result aside, Stefanski’s offense mostly worked. Quarterback Kirk Cousins used play-action on 31.4 percent of his dropbacks, the fifth-highest mark in the NFL. The four quarterbacks above him (Lamar Jackson, Jared Goff, Patrick Mahomes, and Jimmy Garoppolo) all have heralded play-callers calling the shots. Play-action just works—it’s the most efficient play in the league and it should probably be used more.

Baker Mayfield's grade of 92.5 was highest in the NFL on boots.

The Vikings ran it the 3rd most in the NFL with Kirk Cousins sporting a 90.1 grade (3rd) and 5th most efficient.

Great stuff cfrs!

Stefanski remembers a moment following the 2009 season, when some of the Vikings staffers were studying cut-ups of the Texans’ roll outs and QB keepers designed by Kubiak. “I was just so impressed at how often the quarterback got the edge and the defense just sold out for the run,” Stefanski says. “I can remember watching those and wondering, ‘What is the secret to this thing?’” Watching Kubiak’s scheme bewilder defenders, a light went on in Stefanski’s mind: This is it. “As a young coach, I looked at that offense and thought, ‘That’s what I want it to be whenever I get my chance.’”
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Plenty of decision-makers around the NFL seem to agree. Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan are both—directly or indirectly—members of the Kubiak coaching tree. And as teams seek to replicate the successes they’ve had with the Rams and 49ers, respectively, Kubiak’s basic offensive system has spread. Different personnel and packaging preferences cause each iteration to look unique on the surface, but the bones of the scheme are the same: marrying the run and pass together seamlessly to the point that the initial movements of any play—whether it’s a hand-off or play-action fake—look identical. “Think about what it looks like as a defender,” Stefanski says. “When you’re staring at that offense, and you’re watching the play unfold, you’re not quite sure what’s about to happen. That’s ultimately what we’re charged to do.” All that confusion often leads to massive passing windows and chunk gains, but Spielman says the benefits go beyond the on-field results.

The 2020 offensive scheme will be very similar to year's past,
run,pass,pass,punt.

Thanks,don't watch the Vikes that much.
But they did play one hell of a game against the Saints.

I guarantee two weeks into training camp we will get reports of players not respecting the coach. And hating the offense..

But he will wear a headset on game days so Depo can tell him what to do on every down and distance. So we've got that.

Kitchens being a moron shouldn't drive the process.

Hire good people.

Yep - and just say no to drugs, and girls should simple keep their legs crossed.

Kitchens being a moron shouldn't drive the process.

Hire good people.

Daniel Stern, the team’s football analyst, sits beside Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman during games to help decide when to go for it on specific down and distance plays.

The role that was previously held by Running Backs Coach Matt Weiss now belongs to Stern, a behavioral economics major now in his fourth year with the team.

“During the week, Stern, Harbaugh and other members of the Ravens coaching staff come up with a plan for how they want to approach each game from a strategic perspective,” Kapadia wrote. “They decide on a set of rules that will give them the best chance to win, and Stern reminds Harbaugh of those rules on the headset during the game.”

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2020/1/12/21062601/cleveland-browns-kevin-stefanski-head-coach

I embrace the idea of using a Kubiak/Shanahan type offense. Especially, with our personnel.

Agree. The OL certainly needs to be upgraded. I expect that to be a focus this offseason.

Bitonio and Tretter.... no. Both should excel in that world.

I'm not even sure who our RG is any longer.... so, yes.
Both Tackles... yes.

Hubbard/whoever we are swapping in and out with at the position - is borderline backup imo.

[quote=willitevachange Hubbard/whoever we are swapping in and out with at the position - is borderline backup imo.