I think some of that was Filoni as well. Animation and live action are very different in how they’re made. Filoni was initially nervous to do 3D Animation instead of something he could draw, and also he was untested and it would’ve been a big risk to have him do one of the sequels.

Directing actors in animation is only during a production record, and an entire episode can be done in a day, as opposed to a couple weeks and having to direct an actor’s face to shape into how you’d like it “drawn”.

Like, everyone here hates The Last Jedi, but Filoni credits Rian Johnson with teaching him how to direct actors on a set.

It wasn’t disrespectful for Filoni to learn how to do the job before it was handed to him.