Raiders Assistant Head Coach Mike MCCoy on Kubiak Coaching Legacy
Aug 7, 2026
You see the number of reps that they're getting and coach told him, hey, listen,
eventually we're gonna start cutting back reps.
But you have X number of practice to show us what you can do, and
you'll create your own spot on this roster.
Having a lot of young guys up in line, how has Kurt's veteran presence helped him out?
He's a man.
There's not a lot of things out there that are gonna fool him.
I've been very fortunate to be around some of the greatest and
with the protection knowledge and the system and just having played.
He's been in the system before with Clinton.
He knows it, he can direct all the traffic.
So you can't put enough value on that.
We saw Gary walking out with his under practice today.
Just knowing them for so long, how cool a moment was that do you think for
him as he took the field with his son who's a head coach?
It's unbelievable.
I mean, Gary's a phenomenal coach, person.
Like I mentioned earlier, I was with him at 95 and just to have their kids do what
they do, it's an unbelievable thing.
I mean, it's awesome to see Gary.
Are there any similarities between the two and
then any differences that you've seen in their head coaching style?
Well, I think growing up in a football family,
you learn so much about the business and being around so many great coaches.
And his dad was a phenomenal football coach and a great leader.
Talked to all the players on the team, the way he treated them, but
then he also coached them extremely hard.
I remember back in 95 and the way Mike Shanahan and Gary and
the rest of the staff coached the players.
They coached them extremely hard, but then they also love them.
They know that we care about them as people also.
Clint's the exact same way, the importance of family and what it means.
And they both, Gary did a great job where he's been and
Clint's done a great job here building a culture.
This is what it's all about.
We're gonna coach you guys hard, but we're also gonna take care of you as a human
being and love you up and we care about you.

