After parting ways with Tanner Engstrand, the New York Jets\u2019 search for their next offensive coordinator is moving quickly.<\/p>\n
They conducted virtual interviews with five candidates and are currently narrowing their list to three finalists.<\/p>\n
According to ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler<\/a>, the first candidate\u00a0named a finalist for the role is Greg Roman, who last served as the Los Angeles Chargers\u2019 OC from 2023-24.<\/p>\n Roman is expected to meet with the team in person early next week, according to Fowler.<\/p>\n Former Chargers OC Greg Roman will be part of the Jets\u2019 in-person interviews for an offensive coordinator early next week, per sources. <\/p>\n New York interviewed five candidates virtually and will whittle that list down to three for in-persons. Roman is one. pic.twitter.com\/dgOzGrIuln<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Use Roman\u2019s rushing concepts<\/p>\n Roman, 53, is one of the most experienced names the Jets spoke with during their first round of interviews. Fresh off a two-year run as the Chargers\u2019 OC, he has also served in that same role for the Baltimore Ravens (2019-22), the Buffalo Bills (2015-16), and the San Francisco 49ers (2011-14).<\/p>\n Throughout his tenure as an OC, his passing games have been inconsistent. However, the running game is where he thrives, as the John Carroll product is known as one of the league\u2019s best run-game designers.<\/p>\n In Roman\u2019s four seasons with the Ravens, Baltimore led the league with 175.2 rushing yards per game. While the Chargers\u2019 run game wasn\u2019t nearly as effective under his watch, ranking 20th in that same category during the 53-year-old\u2019s first year (107.3 yards per game) and 14th in 2025 with 119.7, the decline was in large part due to the myriad injuries LA dealt with across their offensive line throughout his tenure.<\/p>\n Gang Green is the only team to interview Roman since the Bolts let him go.<\/p>\n Although I ranked him<\/a> as the Jets\u2019 best option among the candidates they\u2019ve interviewed, there may be a more practical path forward.<\/p>\n Blend the best of both worlds<\/p>\n Instead of giving him full control of the offense, the Jets could pair him with someone like Darrell Bevell, another finalist for the job<\/a>, or Frank Reich, who are better known for coordinating passing attacks, and implement a co-offensive coordinator structure.<\/p>\n In that scenario, Roman would handle the run game, where his track record is strongest, while someone like Reich or Bevell takes over the passing attack. Blend the best of both worlds: Roman\u2019s rushing concepts with Reich\u2019s quarterback expertise.<\/p>\n That feels far more balanced than simply handing one of the three frontrunners, Roman or Bevell, who\u2019ve already earned second interviews, or Reich, full control of the entire offense.<\/p>\n Obviously, this strategy would hinge on the idea that Roman would be willing to take a non-offensive coordinator role, perhaps a run-game coordinator position instead.<\/p>\n Ultimately, none of these options is compelling, and it already feels like running it back with Engstrand could have featured the highest ceiling.<\/p>\n