The Simulated Pressures have been all the rage this off-season as the newest innovation in football, but how new are they? I dug deep into some old film and many old playbooks to investigate this question. I will veer off and talk a little football history along the way, so I hope you don't mind.
What is a Simulated Pressure? It is pressure that brings a non-traditional rusher (a LB or DB) in exchange for dropping a traditional rusher (DL). They are generally 4 man pressures, although they can also be 5 man pressures by "adding" the rusher assigned to cover the Running Back when he blocks.
