The new Los Angeles Chargers regime has inspired plenty of confidence that they will right the ship and
do so immediately. The one big question mark is how the offense will operate. They moved on from their
top two receivers and have not invested in a bonafide number one as a replacement. This along with
head coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator, Greg Roman’s long track record of a run-heavy
offense leads one to believe the Chargers will follow suit, despite having one of the best young
quarterbacks in the game. Rashawn Slater said as much in a recent interview.
Slater was questioned by Jake Hefner of the Chargers Unleashed podcast about how he anticipated the
offense to perform this season.
“We have already invested a great deal of effort into forging our offensive identity. Although we haven’t
worn pads yet, you can kind of sense how we’re thinking through situations and conducting ourselves;
we know that running the football is what we want to do.” And that’s really fantastic for us,” Slater said
We adore that. We’re running some of the same plays as O linemen, with a few little adjustments, but
that’s just the way we do it; it will be physical, everyone will be buying into it, and it will be fantastic.
During his ten years as an offensive coordinator, Greg Roman’s teams have consistently been in the top
10 most running attempts. They have been in the top three in seven of those seasons. His offenses have
only produced tight end Mark Andrews in 2021 as a top 10 receiver by receiving yards; they have never
produced a passer with more than 4,000 yards.
Generally speaking, Harbaugh hasn’t had a standout quarterback in his offenses. Even so, he was
Andrew Luck’s coach. With 32 pass attempts per game, the Cardinals finished 60th in Luck’s final
season. With 40 running attempts per game, they were placed 38th.
Roman’s offense ranked first in running attempts and 32nd in passing attempts during Lamar Jackson’s
inaugural MVP season.
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