My point wasn't that it is simple and therefore he should do it; but rather it has worked for me and many others so it is a valid approach to consider. I certainly didn't suggest it was the only approach, and actually offered up others for he OP to investigate.
I would agree that those who simply look to workout plans are pace charts are missing out. But that's not Daniels specific, people can make that mistake with anyone who writes for he general running public. And if you look at my suggestions, you'll see that there really was an assortment of options presented, not just "20 minute tempo run at 5:30 pace once per week." If he followed my advice, he'd touch on lots of different paces (perhaps some of the nuance that you are looking for).
As to writing multiple paragraphs - that's an occupational hazard. I'm a lawyer by trade and so I tend to be thorough. I also thought that the OP could use a bit of guidance and was askjng for a bit of detail.
I really don't see how just dismissing Daniels out of hand is particularly reasonable though. Lots of different ways to get to the same place, and Daniels' way is one of the ways to consider. A lot people have succeeded following his principles, and most of those principles are fairly standard across many training programs.