that's 100% what i want in both the running game and passing game - spread teams out, stretch them horizontally, make blitz disguises harder (and blitzes in general more risky), create space for playmakers on the perimeter and make the defence defend the entire field, and also have the additional benefit of lighter personnel and lighter boxes to run against
obviously there's still a place for 2 back and 2 tight end type sets - not saying expunge them from the playbook but philosophically we should look to be spreading the defence out rather than trying to win a leverage battle in a phonebooth with heavy personnel in the tight-end box - with our OL that feels like a losing battle - obviously it doesnt help that boyle and ricard missed tons of games because they're key parts of that leverage battle
but each year we seem to get rid of 1 more player who's vital to that battle - in 2020 we traded away hurst and in 2021 we didn't retain snead - im not advocating for replacing them, im advocating to evolve the running game somewhat to take into account those losses