Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury has reportedly made the choice to return to the franchise in the identical function subsequent season, regardless of getting severe head-coaching curiosity from the New Orleans Saints and different groups.
Assuming Kingsbury does, actually, return to the Commanders, it’s the absolute best transfer for all events concerned.
Let’s begin with the Commanders’ aspect of this.
Kingsbury performed a vital function in serving to the event of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, taking the Commanders offense and turning it into among the finest items in all the NFL. It fully modified the franchise and turned it into an instantaneous Tremendous Bowl contender in all of their first years with the staff.
Now they get to run that again once more, whereas additionally giving Daniels the identical system and training employees for 12 months two of his profession. For pretty much as good as Daniels is, asking him to study a completely new offense for the second 12 months in a row would have been a giant impediment.
As for Kingsbury, he’s in an excellent state of affairs the place there shouldn’t be a lot incentive to vary except the proper state of affairs presents itself.
The Saints, or many of the different head-coaching jobs that have been accessible this offseason, didn’t actually current that.
He’s being paid like a head coach as a result of the Cardinals are nonetheless paying him his wage. He additionally will get a chance to work with one of many recreation’s finest younger quarterbacks and construct up his resume for one more 12 months, whereas additionally maybe ready for a greater alternative to current itself.
Why would he wish to depart a state of affairs the place he can work with a rising star on a Tremendous Bowl contender to take over a staff with no quarterback choice and restricted short- and long-term prospects?
There may be additionally the fact that Kingsbury simply is likely to be higher off in a coordinator function. His first two experiences as a head coach (each at Texas Tech and with the Cardinals) produced constant dropping information. Some individuals are higher off working a sure ingredient of the staff versus the entire operation. Kingsbury is likely to be one in every of them. There may be additionally nothing mistaken with that.