2025 FULL SIMULATED PRESSURE STUDY

2025 Simulated Pressure Study — by The Ballmanac

The most complete breakdown of modern pressure schemes you'll find anywhere — and it's not just a document, it's a film room. Across 7 teams and 7 seasons, this study charts 5,712 plays, 1,487 pressures, and 668 simulated pressures, with hundreds of embedded All-22 clips built right into the pages and downloadable cut-ups you can keep and study on your own time.

It answers the question every defensive staff is asking: do simulated pressures, 5-man, and 6-man rushes actually produce different results? The data says no — and that finding reframes how you should build your pressure package. Every conclusion is backed by both film and numbers, not theory.

What's inside (239 pages):

• Hundreds of embedded All-22 clips — watch the exact reps the data is built on, without leaving the study
• Downloadable cut-ups — keep the film, build your own teach tape, and reference it anytime
• Team breakdowns of all 7 defenses — base structure, coverage distribution, and pressure tendencies (Florida, Indiana, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Texas A&M)
• Theory & Lessons Learned — why "getting home" makes a stop ~6x more likely, why erasing explosives matters more than havoc, and why no coverage shell saves a rush that fails
• Break Protection vs. Pressure tagging on every rep, tied to yards-per-play, havoc rate, and efficiency
• Pressure path families ranked by efficiency (Overhang, Insert, Cross Dog, Bullet, 3rd-Level, and more)
• Hundreds of diagrammed pressure concepts organized by QB-codename family (Bears, Brady, Brees, Montana, Mahomes, Newton, etc.), each tagged with formation, coverage, play volume, YPP, havoc, and EFF rate
• Team Paths section — real game reps with down, distance, and result
• Full appendix decoding every path and coverage label

Who it's for: Defensive coaches building or refining a pressure system, and serious students of match-coverage and the modern simulated-pressure game.