This.
As
@Mach2 so astutely points out ... the RPO has it's flaws. But it's very hard to stop with those quick hitters. Mixed in with a wider array of plays it constantly hamstrings the defense. Either defenses go pure-speed and stuff the box to stop the RPO and lock down everything short in the run and pass game, or they play their situational packages ... but often they simply cannot do both. With Waddle, Fuller, Gesicki, Bowden, etc., we have a lot of guys who can wiggle free deep against stacked boxes. With Parker, Gesicki, Shaheen and Williams we have guys who can out-muscle and out-length DB's for easy pitch and catch. If we had an elite RB, this offense would be top echelon in the NFL. Not saying we will execute like that ... but we do have the personnel to be quite good on offense now.
With the speed of Waddle in the middle and Fuller stretching the field, Tua is going to have his best shot at throwing to guys who are wide open. Any team attempting to load the box is playing with a lit firecracker, because this group can blow the top off of a defense at any moment and from 3+ different positions. So mix in a few deep shots, run power against those speed-defenses using safeties masquerading as LB's. We know Tua is consistently accurate, and with a 1st, two 2nd's, a 3rd and another big FA, we've fully invested in the OL. Jesse Davis can play anywhere across the line competently, so we should have an above-average NFL OL. And these are not small boys ... they didn't skip the bacon at breakfast, so they should move the pile.
If we do as
@Mach2 says and mix in the RPO situationally ... we're going to keep defenses off balance most of the game and start looking a bit like the old Patriots ... slowly but surely nipping away until we've strung together an 80 yard drive for a score. When the opportunity presents itself, BAM, over the top. And if they try to contain underneath, we have Waddle, Bowden, etc. breaking off chunk yardage from simple short passes.
In essence, this appears to be Coach Flo applying his defensive principles to the offense. He wants to become multiple on defense to match up with whatever the offense throws at him. So, on offense, he wants that same versatility to flip the play using the same personnel to exploit the defense's weaknesses in scheme and personnel. If it works ... we should be consistently effective on offense ... and that will be a most welcome change. :)