Franklin is running a much bigger fire for those big ol cookers than what you need. I don't think you can really compare the two.
I used to have a small offset and without the grate I had a lot of air issues. The ash would clog the fire pretty bad, and those few coals just end up getting killed in a pile of ash anyway.. Once I elevated the fire a bit it ran like a top. Thin blue to no smoke all the time. My advice is expanded metal, and if you really want to keep all your coals, 2 pieces of expanded offset from each other. That's how Paul has the Fire baskets made in his pits, and I don't loose anything at all.
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