{"id":412100,"date":"2026-01-16T01:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/412100\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T01:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:22:08","slug":"los-angeles-chargers-offensive-staff-changes-about-fresh-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/412100\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive staff changes about ‘fresh start’"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL SEGUNDO, Calif — Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said firing offensive coordinator Greg Roman was a necessary step to reaching the organization\u2019s championship goals, adding that the team is looking for a \u201cfresh start\u201d after L.A.\u2019s 16-3 playoff loss to the New England Patriots<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s results-oriented,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cAnd as an organization, we\u2019re doing everything with one goal in mind: That\u2019s to win a championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harbaugh-coached teams have a recipe that has worked for his entire coaching career: buoyed by dominant rushing offenses and stifling defenses. The San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, whom he coached from 2011 to 2014, ranked second in yards per game (139.6) over that span.<\/p>\n

But Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz said they aren\u2019t limiting the offensive coordinator search to specific systems. They have interviewed just one candidate so far, passing game coordinator Marcus Brady, and don\u2019t have a timeline for the search to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to compete for the best candidate, and it is an attractive position,\u201d Hortiz said.<\/p>\n

Roman has been Harbaugh\u2019s only offensive coordinator in the NFL, dating back to his time in San Francisco, but Roman\u2019s offense had scored just one touchdown in two embarrassing playoff losses for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Some of the struggles can be tied to the Chargers\u2019 injuries. Left tackle Rashawn Slater<\/a> suffered a season-ending left patellar tendon injury in training camp, and Joe Alt<\/a> played just six games, ending his season in Week 9 with a high right ankle injury.<\/p>\n

The Chargers had 29 offensive line combinations, which ranked third in the league. Their top free agent signing, right guard Mekhi Becton<\/a>, struggled throughout the season. Becton ranked 46th as a guard in pass block win rate (91.2%) and 61st out of 62 eligible guards in run block win rate (63.4%).<\/p>\n

But Harbaugh and the team decided that Roman\u2019s time was up regardless. Harbaugh also fired offensive line coach Mike Devlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NFL is unforgiving. It\u2019s unfair. It\u2019s hard. That\u2019s the nature of the business,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cBut what we feel like is a direction that\u2019s going to make us better, then we\u2019re always striving for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outside of Roman and Devlin, Hortiz announced that linebackers coach NaVorro Bowman was stepping away from coaching. Bowman, Hortiz said, plans to spend more time with his son, NaVorro Bowman Jr., a guard at Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles, the No. 42 player in the country, per ESPN rankings.<\/p>\n

Bowman played under Harbaugh for four seasons in San Francisco, earning All-Pro each year. He joined the staff ahead of the 2024 season with Harbaugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love him and he did a great job, but I understand his thought process, so we\u2019ll miss him,\u201d Hortiz said.<\/p>\n

Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter could leave, as he has already interviewed for several head coaching openings. Minter has a year left on his contract, and the Chargers are hoping they can keep him, but Hortiz and Harbaugh said they have been preparing since last offseason for Minter to be poached to be a head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll keep Jesse as long as he wants to be here, but I don\u2019t know how long that\u2019s gonna be,\u201d Hortiz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL SEGUNDO, Calif — Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said firing offensive coordinator Greg Roman was a necessary step…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,92400,514,82],"class_list":["post-412100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-los-angeles-chargers-sports-football-team-team-statscom-357","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}