It was never going to be just on the players to save interim head coach Mike Kafka’s job. If he was ever going to be legitimately considered for the long-term position, his staff was going to need to step up as well.
The 38-year-old wasted no time promoting tight ends coach Tim Kelly as his interim offensive coordinator. It took him two weeks of watching Shane Bowen’s defense to fire the coordinator and hire outside linebackers coach Charlie Bullen. The one position group that hasn’t seen any shuffling yet has been the special teams.