See.. that's what's confusing.. on the one hand we ask him to surprise the defense... and by definition.. a surprise leaves you scratching your head.. then when he does it, we bitch about it anyway lol.
Personally, I think it has much to do with the Oline being pushed back... Parcells once said that teams knew what play we were gonna run... n we ran it anyway... smashmouth. Also, Barden can be a huge upgrade... only to keep the defense honest.