The Facts: The Super Bowl champions' loss is once again the Minnesota Vikings' gain. Wes Phillips, the Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator and tight ends coach, is being hired as the Vikings' new offensive coordinator, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday.

Diehards Line: Phillips will join rookie head coach Kevin O'Connell's staff. O'Connell was previously the Rams' offensive coordinator before taking on the Vikings' head coaching job. Phillips' role is likely to mirror what O'Connell's was under Rams head coach Sean McVay in terms of serving as a key voice in planning and developing the offense, Rapoport added. Phillips is the son of longtime former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and the grandson of beloved former Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints head coach Bum Phillips. In his introductory news conference last week, O'Connell expressed his optimism of building “an offensive system like we had in L.A." as he sees similarities in Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and Rams QB Matthew Stafford. Adding Phillips to his staff would seem to be a step in that direction.