Overview
- Doyle confirmed on Tuesday, Aug. 25 that he will call offensive plays from the coaches’ booth for the 2026 regular season.
- He made the decision after using the preseason to test booth versus sideline workflows, including game-day stints in Philadelphia and Minnesota.
- Doyle favors the booth because it offers a higher, broader view of safety rotations, coverage spacing and defensive alignments that help spot adjustments.
- To make the booth workable, he will route timing and situational info through sideline assistants — including the quarterbacks coach Izzy — and rely on Lamar Jackson’s experience to communicate reads.
- The choice clears one game-day question before the Week 1 opener and lets the staff run a full game-day rehearsal, but the offense still must address interior line concerns after Danny Pinter’s season-ending injury.