Florida State’s defensive line in the heydays of Mickey Andrews was known for doing one thing: Sacks. Churning out first round ends and tackles virtually every year, Andrews’ defenses were known for their simple, devastating style. The front would pin their ears back and get after the quarterback.
Heralded defensive line stars such as Peter Boulware and Reinard Wilson would rush at an assigned gap - each defensive front call would tell them which gap was theirs to play. The run fits of the unassigned gap were left to the linebackers. If the weak side defensive end has the C gap and the nose tackle has the A gap, the Weakside linebacker will fill the B gap.