Yeah there was some of that and I definitely have posts from back then saying that it made no sense to me that Jameis and Dalton were incapable of running an offense that included motion and play action. I think I probably phrased it as "cautious optimism" or "believe it when I see it" heading into 2023 with the signing of Carr and what that supposedly would do for the offense.
Some people fully bought in to that narrative I'm sure but I think the majority of us were probably still unconvinced based upon Pete's poor performance in 2022.