The Vikings struggled on offense in 2018 — both in scoring points and establishing an identity. In an attempt to fix what ails them, they've thrown a lot of brainpower at the problem.
So the question today is this: What should we make of the offseason decisions — most notably retaining Kevin Stefanski as offensive coordinator and then hiring Gary Kubiak?
First take: Michael Rand
Well, the first instinct is to wonder if there are, as they say, too many cooks in the kitchen.
This happened to a certain extent in 2016, when the Vikings brought in Pat Shurmur and Tony Sparano — offensive assistants with head coaching experience — to join Norv Turner.
Turner quit halfway through the year in the midst of the Vikings' season falling to pieces.
Kubiak is an "assistant head coach and offensive adviser." Philosophically everyone should be pretty well-aligned, but I do wonder whose voice will be heard the loudest.
Columnist Chip Scoggins: I don't worry about too many voices in this case. Let's remember that Kevin Stefanski has been an offensive coordinator for three games total. So there are still some unknowns over how he'll handle the job.