I really enjoyed Ted Lasso but I thought it went steadily downhill in terms of script etc. If the Season 1 had the overall quality of Season 3, it wouldn't have been the hit it was.
Obviously, Sudeikis and Hunt won't have major roles or it wouldn't be possible to risk reaching out "at a later date." It sounds like they have those two in mind for roles where they can literally phone it in. (Sudeikis will have some FaceTime calls from the US., etc.)
Obviously, it's a lot harder to come up with a new hit than to crank out another season of a successful show but that's what Apple needs to do. And release the already completed next season of Tehran. Tehran is apparently being held due to the Israel / Hamas conflict and if true, that really raises the question of what the hell is going on in that season that they felt the need to do that. I'm sure curious.