re: I honestly have no idea what to expect this year.....

I'm expecting it to be quite different in many aspects. What I'm uncertain of if that nets a change for the positive or negative. In other words, we're going to be pleasantly somewhat surprised or really really disappointed. I've seen enough to be hopeful, not enough to be confident, that the net will be positive.

Some things that won't change:
We'll still be in the 60 %'s of run plays vs pass plays. The run will still be the bread-and-butter.

Recruiting will still be a roller coaster

QB play will still be average or at best slightly above average partly because we'll continue to allow too much pressure against good D's.

Rant will still bitch about above QB. Period. There will be lots of "CEO can't develop a QB" threads also, no matter who the QB is.

What "fundamental" differences I'm looking for:
Tweaks in offense GAME-TO-GAME that indicates this staff is indeed practicing for and targeting each opponents defensive weaknesses (instead of "running our offense and lining up and beating them man to man")

WRs start the season with A) few issues getting off the line and B) running crisp routes and C) appear to be where DE (or QB) expects them to be. QB needs all the help he can get, from game 1.

OL: show us more coaching/development Grimes. There are holes and lack of depth/experience, sorry. This is where the rubber meets the road. For your sake, DE/Guice's sake, for our sake. Essentially, IF the previous staff and/or offensive philosophy was holding you back- prove it.