Forgive my ignorance on the defensive side of the ball, but what does this mean and how does it pertain to my (personal and not necessarily correct) assessment of Ratliff?
It is not necessary to have a 2 gap nt in wade system. So, a smaller more athletic nt such as Ratliff could be effective because he is only responsible for one gap.
Now bk and lb would better able to clarify if Wade 3-4 is a one gap vs a 2 gap 3-4.