Don’t call Pat Shurmur a passing-game coordinator or a co-offensive coordinator or anything else except tight ends coach.
Do call Pat Shurmur another voice in the room who brings a certain experience and a certain approach, having learned the ways of the West Coast offense under Andy Reid in Philadelphia.
Head coach Mike Zimmer left no doubt about what newly-hired assistant Shurmur’s official title will be, while offering up hints about the actual role Shurmur will play as a member of Norv Turner’s offensive staff (via Scout.com):
“We’re not really into titles,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said while scouting players at the Senior Bowl.