Warren Sapp on Dorsey and LJ (NFL.com chat)

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Originally Posted by Jilly

How would a 1 gap work in a 3-4? Wouldn't that leave too much room for the run? Or is it just for a passing play?

1-gap 3-4 defenses are pretty rare. If I'm not mistaken they're often called an "attack" 3-4. The Cowboys sort of run this...

But mostly in a 3-4 it's going to be 2-gap.

You see more 1-gap in 4-3 defenses....Glenn Dorsey was drafted to be a 1-gap defender, get up the field and make plays. Of course last year our moronic coaches had him playing head up on guards trying to play 2-gap.

Smaller, quicker defenders = 1 gap

Bigger, stouter defenders = 2 gap