Insight into How Spytek, Raiders Landed Kubiak

"Spytek’s own experience with Kubiak, while not any sort of deciding factor, certainly didn’t hurt. The two were together for a single year, the Broncos’ championship year of 2015, and formed a relationship in which, in the years since, Spytek has periodically leaned on the elder Kubiak as a sounding board," Breer said.

"Meanwhile, Spytek also had interviewed the younger Kubiak before—for the Buccaneers OC job in 2023 (Tampa hired Dave Canales)—but didn’t know him well enough to have his cell phone number before all this."

Upon announcing Kubiak as the team's next head coach, Spytek explained further what stood out to him about Kubiak. As the Raiders move forward with their rebuild, it will take much more than great playcalling by Kubiak and company. Spytek undoubtedly knows this.

“We were very thoughtful about how we approach this and the kind of coach and man that we were looking for to lead this organization on a day-to-day basis. I mean, he talks to the players every day. The players are the most important part of this organization right now,” Spytek said.

“When we got to speak with him the first time on Zoom when he was trying to prepare for the [San Francisco] 49ers, and then again in Seattle when he was trying to prepare for the Super Bowl, he just was the right person. And the fact that he can score a lot of points is awesome too, but we were more focused on the person, the humility, the work ethic, those traits above scheme."

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