I haven't read the whole thing here, but to me it was all the running game. As an opposing DC, I would only give the run game an after thought. Also, Blitz at your own risk, because if it gets picked up you could well get diced. Drop 7 close windows, wait for a mistake or a 3rd and 2. Now when they had the full compliment on defense it was a bit different dynamic. They won the turnover battle and won games once the turnovers evaporated so did the wins.