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Here's What OC Greg Roman Loves About the Bolts Offense Right Now

Jun 12, 2024 at 06:55 PM

Omar Navarro

Jr. Writer

Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman, Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter and edge rushers Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack took the podium Wednesday at Hoag Performance Center during Day 2 of mandatory minicamp.

Below are three takeaways from their media availabilities:

Bolts offense in a good spot

Just one mandatory minicamp practice remains before the team gets a break and returns for training camp in late July.

And offensively, the staff couldn't be more excited for how things have turned out to this point.

Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman stepped to the podium as the offseason program winds down and displayed his enthusiasm for where the group is heading into the break.

Predicting how the transition of a new offense will go is nearly impossible, but to Roman, this has been as good of an outcome as he could've asked for.

"If you had told me four months ago, we'd be in this spot right now, I'd say, 'I'll take it'," Roman said. "We got a lot of work yet to do, but really happy with how the guys are working, how they're buying in and the progress we're making.

"I know we're not in pads yet, we all know that, but we've really made a lot of strides towards where we need to go heading into training camp," Roman added.

The offense has gotten valuable reps throughout OTAs and through minicamp so far, including Wednesday where Justin Herbert led his group to some impressive reps.

It's something that will continue to improve heading into the summer said Roman, especially with the way the players have attacked it.

"I mean, when you look at — basically, we've pretty much gone through our installation four different times," Roman said. "As we like to say, it's like four coats of paint. I think every time that we've gone through one of these installation processes, guys get it better more and more.

"I think that's a big thing to do with it. This is our offense now. I think the guys feel that way," Roman added. "Just the way the guys are working. They're here every day, working and really buying in."

While implementing the offense the group have also been able to get a good idea of what kind of team they will be once the season rolls along.

Even with no pads on yet, Roman says the offense continues to gain a deeper understanding of what they will be down the road with the constant reps.

"I think our offense, the players are very clear with the identity we want to have and how we want to play," Roman said. "I definitely think there's a sweet spot. We're still figuring out, still learning about how this is all going to come together, but we want to create options for ourselves, we want to be great at running the ball, we want to be great at throwing the ball.

"It takes a lot of work, it doesn't just happen like that," Roman added while snapping his fingers. "We're in that process now and we're going to kind of just see where everything settles at a certain point. I definitely think we want to have some balance in our offense."

A lot of work is yet to be done for now but there is a lot more to go as the team prepares to do so the same way they have so far.

"This year our offseason has been amazing," Roman said. "The coaching staff, love working with these guys. The players, the organization, everything is just channeled in one direction. The personnel department, everything is in lockstep. I think we're in a good spot right now."