Aaron breaks down how the Atlanta Falcons' offseason additions will allow defensive coordinator Dean Pees to fully integrate his entire defensive scheme. First, he defines the notion of sims and creepers and how integral they are to Pees' defensive play-calling, by looking at how the team used them both in 2020 under Raheem Morris and in 2021. Then, he breaks down how free-agent additions like CB Casey Hayward, OLB Lorenzo Carter, and ILBs Rashaan Evans and Nick Kwiatkoski are going to allow Pees to run more of what he wants.

Ted Nguyen's Defining ‘simulated pressures’ and ‘creepers’: Schemes that involve rushing four defenders with deception: https://theathletic.com/2898475/2021/10/19/defining-simulated-pressures-and-creepers-schemes-that-involve-rushing-four-defenders-with-deception/

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