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Mar 12, 2021
The Denver Broncos hold the No. 9 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Given the rumors coming out of Dove Valley currently, if the Broncos can find a suitable trade partner to move down from pick 9 overall, the team is going to jump at the opportunity.
Further influenced by the quarterback market in the 2021 draft (Todd McShay just recently had four signal-callers coming off the board in the first four picks), if the Broncos want to find a trade partner willing to surrender an impressive haul of draft picks, the team had better hope a QB of value is on the table when its on the clock.
Evaluating Gary Kubiak
Continuing on from my evaluations of Rick Speilman and Mike Zimmer, let’s focus now on Vikings’ offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak.
When Kevin Stefanski left to take the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching job early this past off-season, the obvious choice to replace him as offensive coordinator for the Vikings was Gary Kubiak. After all, when Kubiak became available just a couple days after the Vikings named Stefanski as offensive coordinator two years ago, the Vikings immediately hired Kubiak and his long-time staff- Rick Dennison, Klint Kubiak, and Brian Pariani, to help Stefanski implement Kubiak’s scheme.
And so it was no surprise that Zimmer asked Kubiak to take over as offensive coordinator this season, which he did, in a pretty seamless transition. Same scheme, same position coaches, and a long-time offensive coordinator and 4-time Super Bowl champion coach running the show. Mike Zimmer said hiring Gary Kubiak was the best thing he’s done