How when you talk about it ... As Alison (i think) was changing all races, and they all were Barbarian ... one couldnt miss the fact that their stats didnt move even a bit ... it was 17 - 13 - 15 - 8 - 12 - 10 ... for everyone!
That dont feel like flexibility to me ... that feels like racial stat bonuses were just removed. O_o
You can't get 17 without a stat bonus, 15 is max in 5e, so they're definitely there, but now flexible (a +2 and a +1). And the abilities page is still there so you can change them I imagine, eg if you want to play a dex fighter or str ranger. It is absolutely more flexible than having to pick certain races for certain classes, that's for sure. I have a feeling that the abilities page will have different options because the human example had a +2 and +1 instead of the usual +1 to everything. That suggests different options, otherwise it would be pretty pointless to play a human when you can get the same stats with a race that gives additional benefits
