Klint Kubiak was without a doubt Dennis Allen’s biggest offseason acquisition for the New Orleans Saints. This was the belief before the season started, and he’s showing why many were excited about the hire. Bleacher Report has Kubiak as one of the most impactful coordinators through three weeks.
The Saints offense looks nothing like last year’s unit both conceptually and production-wise. The most impressive part of the transformation is the skill positions are the same guys. It’s still all Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed at wide receiver. But Alvin Kamara has looked rejuvenated, and Derek Carr has looked much-improved.
Taliese Fuaga and Lucas Patrick are the only true additions, but it’s a clear difference. Keeping it at the offensive line, Trevor Penning has played better after moving to right tackle. The offensive line as a whole performed much better than expected in the first two weeks before Erik McCoy went down in Week 3.
The Saints ranked second in points per game under this new system. The team has been using creative formations and motion frequently. Carr is taking advantage of the higher use of play action. Kamara is on pace to break last year’s rushing total by Week 8. If your offense is primarily the same but it looks and performs different, then the most logical place to look is the offensive coordinator. Kubiak has delivered on high expectations early on, but he needs to keep it up through a long season.
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