Yeah. I can also see them taking a deep shot to Ryan once or twice a game to keep defenses from stacking the box. Defenses need to respect Hall and Ryan as threats in the passing game. And they will need some semblance of a passing game come November.
I agree that it'll be the same offense as 2016, or something very similar... they just may not be so 1 dimensional with it. Maybe take some power stuff from 2016 and some spread stuff from last year. Kuntz said in the video I linked to on the previous page that the offense will be versatile... that sometimes they'll be double tight and play smashmouth and sometimes they'll be empty.
I think one of the reasons they didn't throw much in 2016... other than Shaffer, they didn't really have a whole lot of guys to throw to. The other reason being the OL and the running game was so great. Mus threw for almost twice as many yards in both 2014 and 2015 as he did in 2016... and he didn't exactly light anyone up with his arm those years.
2014 he had Nemeth, Clark, Yemma, Suchora, King. 2015 he had Rushton, Senvesky, Deem, Richards. 2016 was basically just Shaffer and Richards... and Reyes around the goal line. Adams was there, but he was a converted RB coming off of a serious injury the year before... he didn't play at all in 2015... so he mostly played defense... but he did get the ball on jet sweeps here and there.
The OL and running game should be one of the biggest strengths this year, not unlike 2016, but this also might be the best WR group in 20 years. Tomko and Cummings have good hands out of the backfield. And Serrano will probably catch a few touchdowns at TE. I'd put the over/under at 900 yards and 12 touchdowns through the air... and I'd take the over on both.
Mus only threw for like 450 yards and around 10 touchdowns in 2016.
I think the offense will be a little more balanced this year. Like 75%-25% run to pass. 2016 was probably 90% run heavy.