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Show SS Sim 2 is a simulated pressure package out of the Nickel 3-3 Will that disguises a five or six man rush look before dropping into a Cover 2 zone shell underneath. The strong safety shows blitz at the snap but bails into a shallow zone, while the front generates pressure with a delayed rush from the second level to confuse offensive line protection assignments. This is a defensive zone beater deterrent designed to bait quick game reads: the primary post-snap read for the defense is watching how the quarterback processes the show pressure, since the disguised drop should force a hitch or checkdown into a zone with numbers underneath.
Watch the offensive line slide protection at the snap, if they slide toward the shown pressure side you have successfully baited a false protection call Key the quarterback eyes immediately after the snap since simulated pressure is designed to speed up his first read into your underlying zone This beats quick game man beater concepts like slants and stick routes since the shown blitz threat occupies the hot read defender momentarily Cover 2 shells behind this are vulnerable to deep out and corner routes attacking the seam between the safeties, so rotate the deep half properly post-snap If the offense calls a hard play-action or rollout, the delayed second level rush can be exploited since your linebackers are reading zone drops instead of attacking downhill
Show SS Sim 2 works best on early downs or in obvious passing situations where you want to bait the quarterback into a quick throw against a disguised shell
Pre-snap, motion your strong safety threat late so the offense commits their protection call before you reveal the true drop
Pair this with Nickel Sim 2 or Cross Sim 2 in the same set so the offense cannot key on your simulated pressure tell from a static pre-snap picture
Use user control on the strong safety to jump underneath routes since the zone drop naturally sits in passing lanes for slants and quick outs
Call this on third and short to medium distance when offenses expect man pressure, since the Cover 2 shell underneath disguises as blitz but plays extremely honest zone assignments