Creeper and Simulated Pressure Catalog

A quick reference guide to best-practice blitz paths across football.

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Pressure Design

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» Creeper/Replacement Pressures

Building a Creeper Toolbox

Packaging Your Creepers & Sims

Attacking the Passing Strength

Ron Roberts puts on a Creeper Clinic (Auburn vs. Cal '23)

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»Simulated Pressures

Creating simple simulated pressures. A lesson from the Ravens.

July '22 - Blitz of the Month: Troy Sim Study

Using A Simple "DOG" Scheme To Create Sim Pressures

Simulated Pressures From a “Positionless” Defense (2019 Sugar Bowl)

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Pressure Paths

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» Nickel

Pressure Paths 101: The Nickel Creeper (Newton)

The FAVRE Path: Field Edge Creeper

Attacking The Edge

Attacking the edge of the box with a "pin-loop" pressure

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» Down Safety

Blitzing The Safety From A Two-High Shell

March '23 Blitz of the Month - The Eagles' Safety Simulated Pressure

Blitz of the Month - August '20: Boise State's Safety Simulated Pressure

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» Boundary

Attacking Weak: Ni Whip & Penny Whiskey 9

Do simple better. A lesson from the Titans.

The "WHIP" Replacement Pressure

Oct. '21 Blitz of the Month: The Brady/Whip Path

The Bengals' non-traditional Tampa Creeper (Brees)

The Panthers Double-A Series

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» Mike

Art of X Show Ep. 4: The Mex Path

Attacking the modern offense with an internal simulated pressure.

Penn State's 'Backer Plug Sim

The Seattle Seahawks' strong side B-gap Creeper (Miami)

January '21 Blitz of the Month - Rams 'Miami' Creeper

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» Plug

March '22 Blitz of the Month: The Ram's Off-Ball 'Read' Sim

March '21 Blitz of the Month: The Dolphins Linebacker 'Plug' Sim

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NFL Sims (Saban)

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» Bears

The Commanders 'Mike' Simulated Pressure with a Non-Traditional Tampa

Pressure Paths 101: UCLA's Bears Path Cut-Up

Cool Clips: Tennessee's "Bears" path Sim

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» Bills

Pressure Paths 101: Bills NFL Sim

Feb. '22 Blitz of the Month: 'Bills' NFL Sim path

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» Falcons

Pressure Paths 101: The Falcons NFL Sim

3rd Down Study: Falcons Path

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3rd Down Specific

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The LA Rams Boss Front Simulated Pressure

September's Blitz of the Month: Cincinnati's Pick Simulated Pressure

» Macdonald/Ravens ‘Tag’ Sim

Anatomy of a Pressure: The Seahawks Thicc (Pick) Six vs. the New York Jets

Cool Clips: The Ravens 'Tag' Sim vs. the Lions

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