Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle has decided where he will work on game days during the 2026 season. Doyle will call plays from the coaching booth after using the preseason to evaluate whether the field or an elevated position provided the best environment.
“I’m going to go to the booth,” Doyle said. “I had the Philly experience up there, and I thought it was really clean.”
Doyle called plays from the booth during Baltimore’s preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Ravens produced a clean offensive operation in the 24-7 victory, avoiding the communication problems and unnecessary delays that can occur when a new coordinator handles game-day responsibilities for the first time. The preseason was always going to serve
as a rehearsal for more than the players. Doyle needed to establish his play-calling rhythm, learn how quickly information would travel through the coaching staff and determine which location offered the best view of the defense.
The booth provides a wider perspective of defensive formations. Doyle can see safety rotations, coverage spacing and potential mismatches more clearly than he could from field level. That view should help him identify adjustments and anticipate how opponents are responding to Baltimore’s personnel and formations.
The tradeoff is reduced face-to-face communication with Lamar Jackson and the rest of the offense between possessions. Doyle will rely on Baltimore’s assistant coaches on the sidelines to deliver information and provide feedback while he studies the previous series from above.
Jackson’s experience should make that process easier. The two-time NFL MVP has operated several offensive systems and can communicate what he sees without needing the coordinator standing beside him after every possession.
Doyle’s decision also removes one operational question before the regular-season opener against the Indianapolis Colts. Baltimore has installed a new offense, adjusted responsibilities throughout the coaching staff and evaluated several new starters during the summer. Establishing where the play caller will work allows the Ravens to use the preseason finale as a complete game-day rehearsal.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Declan Doyle will call Ravens offensive plays from the booth in 2026
