For the past five months, Klint Kubiak has been in the limelight. He earned praise for coordinating the Seattle Seahawks’ offense to a Super Bowl title. That success made him the hottest commodity on the coaching market. He settled on the Las Vegas Raiders’ job, a first-time head coach taking on the challenge of turning around an iconic franchise fallen on hard times, while directing a Heisman-winning quarterback and top pick of the draft in Fernando Mendoza.There are plenty of unknowns when it comes to Kubiak. According to his players, the spotlight hasn’t altered him.“It’s all ball with him,” cornerback Eric Stokes said. “And that’s what I love. He steps up, but he isn’t taking no little giggles, no nothing. We about business. We’re coming in, we’re doing this and doing that, there isn’t any other unnecessary stuff going on. Like, nah, he’s just straight ball.”Kubiak’s singular focus was evident during the Raiders’ first open OTA practice last week. Kubiak’s gaze rarely broke from the action as he worked to install his offense. He bounced between different position groups during individual drills, providing feedback, and did the same with quarterbacks Kirk Cousins, Aidan O’Connell and Mendoza during team periods. His presence was felt.The no-nonsense approach was also there during his post-practice news conference. When asked about a moment after warmups when the players got together and shared encouragement, Kubiak joked that he thought it was “too lengthy,” adding that the team probably lost two minutes of practice time and that he wants the players to “dap it up a little quicker next time.”Asked about Mendoza’s acting performance in the team’s schedule-release video, Kubiak was more deadpan: “I’d love for him to focus on football more.”Running back Ashton Jeanty said Kubiak isn’t always so sober. He said the coach “cracks a couple jokes,” which allows the team to “still have a good time.” But when it comes to football, there’s no messing around.“He definitely is about his business while we’re in the building,” Jeanty said. “We’re definitely just trying to get better each and every single day, and he’s just trying to translate that to us.”Kubiak implemented a visual reminder this offseason. Each player’s helmet is currently blank, missing the iconic pirate logo typically adorned on either side. Kubiak confirmed that the team will have to earn the shield together, and the coach has a vision they must realize to do so.“We’ll find out if we get it by training camp, if we can uphold the standard that we put in front of these players in our team meeting,” Kubiak said. “If our conditioning level is where it needs to be, if we can practice the right way, if we can handle our business outside of the building and we can represent the shield the right way, then we’ll put it back on.”