The Chicago Bears are now looking for a new offensive coordinator after Declan Doyle decided to leave for the same job with the Baltimore Ravens.

The reason for Doyle’s departure has been revealed by Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, and it’s for the reason we all suspected.

Breer reports that the opportunity to call plays was the driving force for Doyle, and the ability to call plays for a two-time MVP in Lamar Jackson made the job even more attractive.

“That said, the chance to call plays with a head coach he respects and a quarterback who’s won two MVPs was tough to pass up for obvious reasons — the wunderkind will get the chance to run an offense for a defensive coach he respects and with an elite quarterback,” Breer reported.

Of course, Doyle didn’t have a bad situation in Chicago by any stretch. The Bears are clearly moving in the right direction, and that’s especially true for Caleb Williams.

But Doyle wasn’t calling the plays because head coach Ben Johnson is. Had the Bears given Doyle that opportunity, he almost certainly would have stayed, but Johnson’s success in Year 1 always made that unlikely.

“I’m told it’s really no more complicated than getting the opportunity to call plays,” Breer added.

Doyle was also a candidate for the Philadelphia Eagles‘ offensive coordinator job, but he ended up withdrawing his name from the search.

That’s notable because the Eagles would have given Doyle an opportunity to call plays, yet he seemingly didn’t want that job.

“Bears OC Declan Doyle has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Eagles’ offensive coordinator vacancy, per sources,” The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported last month. “Doyle opts to remain in Chicago, working with Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams.”

Of course, it’s possible that the Eagles just weren’t going to hire Doyle and that’s why he withdrew his name, which happens sometimes.

But Doyle pulling out came about a week and a half before the Eagles hired Sean Mannion, who has even less coaching experience than Doyle.

That leads us to believe that Doyle simply didn’t want it, and if that is the case it is hard to blame him with all the dysfunction the Eagles have had on offense that has led to a lot of turnover at offensive coordinator in recent years.

Not exactly a great look for the Eagles, who seemed to have a tough time finding someone to take over play-calling duties, which only adds to our belief that Doyle, like many others, didn’t want the job.

Taking on this added responsibility in Baltimore gives Doyle a better chance to get a look as a head coach down the road.

Chicago’s success on offense has been credited to Johnson, and rightly so, but that also left Doyle in Johnson’s shadow.

But with the Ravens, all the credit will go to Doyle if they succeed offensively, which will greatly bolster his resume.

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