Fair. Right on! I honestly spend more cap room, development effort, and building around my passing game in terms of personnel (second to oline). But my foundation is a healthy smash mouth, old school style.
I can lightem up, but prefer to pound to submission lol. I feel your comment about the pass setting up the run is severely over stated and under understood- by many. You gave the reason it works, the opposing defense needs to fear leaving a single high or the CBs on an island.
When the defense can't overload the box, can't predict the play selection from personnel, is met with an oline that can move and push hard....Pick your seam and take it home.