Ball So Hard University

Want to stipulate up front that Greg Roman is in no way blameless for the struggles of the offense this season, and that while firing him midseason would be idiotic, I'd be fine with the team moving on from him next year. That said...

Every week, there's justifiable criticism of Lamar's supporting cast of replacement-level WRs, injured lineman, and hurt RBs. "What can Lamar possibly do with this collection of inferior talent?"

You know who else doesn't have anything to work with? Greg Roman.

It's extremely weird that Lamar is consistently praised for semi-succeeding despite a talent-deficient offensive roster, but Roman is consistently ripped to shreds during the stretches where the offense struggles due to those same deficiencies. I'm quite sure he'd like to call a lot of the same downfield plays he did in 2019. He just can't. His options are as limited as the team's. Inferior talent doesn't just hamstring QBs.

Greg Roman is important right now precisely because we don't have any WR talent. His run schemes and misdirection are the only way we have to move the ball. Injuries along the line and at RB have complicated the problem, but his run schemes - which are still elite -- remain the only reliable option available to this team.

tl;dr: The lack of offensive talent hamstring's Greg Roman as much as it does Lamar, and more fans need to understand this.