Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury has reportedly made the choice to return to the franchise in the identical position subsequent season, regardless of getting critical head-coaching curiosity from the New Orleans Saints and different groups.
Assuming Kingsbury does, in actual fact, 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 position in serving to the event of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, taking the Commanders offense and turning it into among the finest items in the whole NFL. It fully modified the franchise and turned it into a direct Tremendous Bowl contender in all of their first years with the group.
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 nearly as good as Daniels is, asking him to study a wholly 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 alter until 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 possibility to work with one of many recreation’s greatest younger quarterbacks and construct up his resume for an additional 12 months, whereas additionally maybe ready for a greater alternative to current itself.
Why would he need to go away a state of affairs the place he can work with a rising star on a Tremendous Bowl contender to take over a group with no quarterback possibility and restricted short- and long-term prospects?
There’s additionally the truth that Kingsbury simply is perhaps higher off in a coordinator position. His first two experiences as a head coach (each at Texas Tech and with the Cardinals) produced constant shedding information. Some persons are higher off operating a sure aspect of the group versus the entire operation. Kingsbury is perhaps certainly one of them. There’s additionally nothing fallacious with that.
