NO, he's actually reading the center and lining him up as a 1 technique actually gives him an angle and allows him to get a better read (theoretically anyways). Not only that, 1 gap players attack gaps. 2 gap players attack a man. So the 1 tech in this alignment is going to attack the Center a great deal of the time. Theoretically, the Center is going to tell us what is going on. Let's take the same diagram:
Everyone here has 1 gap except Cody. He's responsible for both A gaps. What this means is one of the linebackers either Smith or McClain, but this year Mosely or Brown is the hit man - free man to make the tackle on the HB. Now let me show you another diagram from the same site that shows the gap assignments then you can begin to put this picture together.
Now let's take weak and strong side run. Based on these two diagrams and you can begin to see what's shaping up here. Weak side run, Cody cannot allow the Center to reach and pick up the Will ILB. If he does our run defense is in trouble. That's why he has the weak side and strong side A gap. It's really his read on the Center. He's attack the Center more so than the A gap. Again, he cannot allow the Center to reach the WILB on the weak side run. On the strong side run he's already in the gap. Again, what is the Center trying to do is what his primary question has to be.
If it is a stretch play weak side he cannot get reached by the back side guard and he's gotta stand right there in that Weak A gap to prevent the cut back. This is probably one of the more intelligent players in a scheme like this. He's gotta know his stuff and then be damn good at execution. One wrong read, bad execution and our linebackers are compromised. When you look at ILB's that have great statistics, look beyond them to this guy. HE's the one doing all the reading and the dirty work to help them have a great season.