I finally have a bit of a clearer thought process on this and honestly I think we’re misreading the Doug / Taylor situation on this; for what reason is he not taking back play calling?

Many say it’s because he’s loyal to a fault (ala Philly) but I think this time, it runs deeper. When this occurred in Philly, Taylor wasn’t yet elevated to that level of control. So him wanting to keep his guys made a bit more sense.

But now? It’s not loyalty.

I think Doug realized he made a massive unforced error last year. He crossed the rubicon with that announcement. I mean it would have eventually leaked perhaps. But it was the actual swap that was a mistake. And there’s no going back. He’s realizing that by him taking back full control, he basically is admitting he wasted a season where we potentially could have been the top seed, and is on his way to wasting a second year. two seasons of our QBs youth and a friendly cap situation. He’s stubborn. He’s prideful. And the criticism leveled would be one of “too little too late Doug”.

Doug is gone. The moment he made that decision and decided to stick with it come hell or high water, is the moment he sealed his fate. He could take it back behind the scenes. But if the offense suddenly, drastically improved in its calls to minimize the line issues, we’d all know. And again it would reflect poorly because then he’s just trying to bury his mistake. He’s averse to accountability.

Barring another 2017 Eagles run for the ages, he’s gone.

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