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I am assuming the trade-off here is some risk reward in that if you shoot the "wrong" gap it could open up an even larger running lane.
However, I don't think running lanes could get any bigger than the ones we see and I think removing the need to think out of our defense will only help. Am I correct in assuming that gap assignments will involve some form of pre-snap read based on offensive alignment and package?
The trade-off is based around the personnel you have available. You run a 2 gap front if you have big uglies who can control the line and get into either gap when they need to, as well as fast LBs who can get to the QB. You run a 1 gap front if you have quicker linemen and you want to pressure the quarterback quickly. 2 gap staffed & executed properly stuffs the middle better against the run, 1 gap run properly gets to the quarterback more.