Less than 24 hours after Gary Kubiak announced he would return to the Ravens for the 2015 season, questions are again being asked about his future in Baltimore.
As soon as the Denver Broncos revealed they were parting ways with head coach John Fox on Monday, the Baltimore offensive coordinator’s name was being mentioned as an intriguing candidate along with former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, who still resides in Denver. Of course, Kubiak has deep ties to the organization after spending nine years as the backup quarterback to John Elway and 11 years as an assistant coach under Shanahan.
With Elway now the general manager of the Broncos and making the surprising change at head coach, one wonders if he’d be interested in having his close friend take over in Denver. Kubiak reiterated his fondness for Baltimore in taking his name out of the running for other head coaching gigs Sunday night, but no one could really blame the 53-year-old for viewing the Broncos as a dream job for which he’d at least consider changing his mind.
Even one of Kubiak’s current players, wide receiver Torrey Smith, offered a cryptic response to the news of Fox being out in Denver:
“@AdamSchefter: John Fox and Broncos mutually agreed to part ways.”…Uh Oh
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) January 12, 2015
There were rumors over the weekend that Fox could be dismissed if the Broncos fell to Indianapolis, so you would assume Kubiak had at least some inkling of the Denver job becoming open. With the former Houston Texans head coach regarded by the Ravens as a man of great integrity and character, the initial expectation is that Kubiak will remain as the team’s offensive coordinator.
The future of Peyton Manning is a hot topic in Denver, so it will be fascinating to see how he factors into the equation for any potential candidate for the head job.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh will meet with the media at 2 p.m. Tuesday and will undoubtedly be asked about the updated status of his offensive coordinator.
