NFL analyst points out Colorado football OC Pat Shurmur's strongest attribute

NFL analyst Greg Cosell believes Colorado football offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur's strong suit is one that will enable Shedeur Sanders to elevate his stock even further -- that being Shurmur's schemes' ability to protect the quarterback.

"I wouldn’t call him a playmaker," Cosell said (h/t Essentially Sports). "But Pat Shurmur will focus on protection and that’s critical because he was under such duress last year."

Deion Sanders lauded Shurmur specifically for his ability to communicate at Big 12 Media Days in Las Vegas back in July. As Coach Prime points out, the first-year full-time OC has a strong relationship with Shedeur because of it.

“First of all, Coach Shurmur’s phenomenal,” Sanders said on ESPNU at Big 12 Media Days (h/t On3). “And the job that he did at the conclusion of last year, running someone else’s offense, was not easy, but he did and he did a great job, especially not having Shedeur for, I think, the final game, game and a half.

“Pat Shurmur is a pro. Pat Shurmur is a communicator. Pat Shurmur is a guy that’s relational that, once you get to know him, once he builds that relationship, you gonna want to play for him, you gonna want to hunt for him, you gonna want to kill for him. So he’s that type of guy and the relationship that he has with Shedeur, and understanding that what both of them want to accomplish on the field is poetry in motion."

Pat Shurmur not reinventing the wheel with Colorado football offense

Shurmur is keeping things simple in Boulder when it comes to his offense. It's all about Shedeur's comfortability, so there are not any complicated RPO schemes being implemented. Instead, Shurmur will be eliminating the "choice routes" Shedeur found tedious in Sean Lewis's schemes.

No reinvention of the wheel is necessary at CU. Just make sure Shedeur is protected and his receivers are running routes that the "Grown QB" doesn't have trouble with and watch the yardage and points pile up.