Turning his head, Richard Sherman cast his eyes towards Lu Ke bitterly, staring at Lu Ke, wishing he could roll up his sleeves, step forward and have a good fight.
Lu Ke could feel the sharp gaze like a gleam on his back. But he was unmoved. It was just the achievement of the first attack. There was no need to make a fuss. As for Sherman, it was just a convenient act of "eliminating a mission". Now, he must concentrate and lead the team forward.
Sherman is a cornerback in the defensive formation. That's all.
In the next attack, Lu Ke first handed the football to Dixon and let him run the ball, but the effect was not as good as expected. He only advanced two yards. The Seahawks' defensive front strictly pushed Dixon to the ground. ; After a short screen pass, Lu Ke attracted the attention of the defensive player and passed the ball to Kyle Williams, successfully winning the first attack again.
Starting to attack again, Lu Ke repeated his old tricks, fake running and passing, and while retreating calmly, he found an opportunity. He made a 35-yard long pass, looking for Logan wandering in the opponent's half, trying to complete the connection; however, However, under the close protection of the defensive players, Logan completely lost his center of gravity and had no chance at all. Pass connection failed.
Last year's second-team All-American defensive cornerback Brandon Browner's defense was tight and entangled; in order to try to catch the ball, Logan had to confront and pull with Brandon. As a result, the two of them both Fell to the ground.
The referee threw a yellow flag.
Fouls naturally exist on the football field, but the use of red and yellow cards is different from football and basketball. Because the venue was spacious, they used red flags and yellow flags. When they showed them, they took them from the waist and threw them out in a cool and handsome way, which was particularly conspicuous on the green grass.
Red flags are held by the coaching staff and are used to challenge referee decisions. During the game, if the coach has any doubts about the penalty, he can throw a red flag and challenge the penalty decision. If the challenge is successful, the penalty will be changed; if the challenge is failed, a chance to suspend the game will be deducted.
The yellow flag is held by the referee team and is used to declare a foul. The penalty for a football foul is a loss of yards, the most minor of which is five yards, and the most serious of which is a direct opportunity for the offense to restart a fourth-down offense.
Now, the yellow flag was thrown out. The referee believed that Logan had seriously pulled people and blocked illegally during the advancement process. The offensive team committed a foul, so he was directly penalized ten yards.
Just now, I worked hard to advance to the forty-three-yard position, and now I have to retreat to the thirty-three-yard position.
Logan refused to accept such a penalty and kept following the referee to complain and protest. But Lu Ke could see clearly just now that there was not much controversy about the penalty and called his teammates to regroup.
The situation is different now. It is one thing to retreat to a thirty-three-yard position; more importantly, this attack must complete a twenty-yard advance, which directly doubles the difficulty. The choice of offensive tactics suddenly becomes Tie up your hands and feet.
The only good thing is that the first offensive foul just now does not count, so now it is still the first offensive, twenty yards.
Jim's voice came from the helmet's built-in earphones, "Pistol formation, pistol formation."
For the first attack task of twenty yards, choosing the pistol formation is undoubtedly more flexible. You can pass the ball, run the ball, and the quarterback rushes the ball by himself. Try to complete some advances in the first gear to reduce the workload. The pressure of the next two attacks.
"The 49ers are in trouble again."
"Twenty yards first down, it's a difficult task, especially since the rookie quarterback doesn't have any running ability. If it's Cam Newton, if it's Colin Kaepernick, then the situation will be completely different. , now the 49ers don’t have many options.”
"Obviously, the Seahawks' defense has stepped up, and the 49ers can't keep up. Now No. 14's best option is to use the running ball combined with the pass to gain some yards, and then choose a better punt position. , don’t be too greedy.”
"Will No. 14 choose long pass again? But it is not an easy task. The Seahawks have consciously cut off the passing route of long pass. If No. 14 dares to take risks, interception will be a big problem. Probabilistic event.”
"Problem, this is a difficult problem. Number 14 seems a little at a loss."
"If this offense cannot be completed, the 49ers' momentum will be quickly suppressed, and the Seahawks will most likely be in charge of the game."
"The 49ers are now beginning to miss Colin Kaepernick and Alex Smith. The Chinese-American quarterback seems to have messed up."
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On the commentary table, all kinds of voices were heard. It seemed that everyone was worried about the 49 people, but the gloating in the voices could not be concealed.
Troy Ball is probably the only exception. "In the passing test under crisis, No. 14 faced the first challenge of his career. Lu Ke, welcome to the NFL, this is just the beginning." Words There was a hint of expectation, as if something wonderful would happen.
All situations outside the stadium have nothing to do with Lu Ke. He was busy arranging tactics, then rubbed his hands and said, "The game begins!"
After the formation was completed again, as expected, the Seahawks' defensive formation remained unchanged. There were seven players in the first half, four in front and three in back, showing a strong attack posture; four players in the second half seemed to be defending. Short passing area, but the pace is always moving in the direction of long passing.
Following Jim's instructions, Lu Ke formed a pistol formation.
After the kickoff, Dixon sprinted up and once again made a fake pass. After waiting for Dixon to pass by, he turned around and saw the offensive line completely spread out. It was almost a one-on-one situation. , completely sniping down the impact of the defensive front, but the entire front line was completely spread out, and the gaps in the middle were riddled with holes.
The 49ers' offensive line consisted of five people, and as for the four receiving players, all were sent out by Lu Ke. Although this is a pistol formation, from the start, this is a passing play.
The front half of the Seahawks' defensive front consists of four people, who were unable to break through; the back half consists of three people, and their responsibility is to defend running balls and short passes. But now it seems that running the ball is impossible, so one of the players He rushed forward in a big way.
The offensive line was completely spread out, without any obstruction. The opponent rushed over effortlessly. Dixon rushed forward, but the running back was a running back after all, not an authentic blocking player. One misplacement and the opponent had already come around. Continue to rush towards Lu Ke.
Under the critical situation, Lu Ke not only did not panic, but became more and more calm, looking for the passing target.
On the left, two wide receivers; on the right, a wide receiver and a tight end. Running route, a wide receiver on the left is also running towards the right, which causes three receivers to gather on the right, but there are four defensive players in total——
The Seahawks chose zone defense. Among the three players in the back half of the defensive front, the other two also spread out. One stayed in the short passing area, and the other joined his second-line teammates to coordinate defense.
The entire stadium was open and three-dimensional in front of Lu Ke's eyes. There were three receiving players on the right side, scattered into three completely different running routes; the four defensive players were scattered, covering the area and defending at any time. Waiting for opportunities to supplement defense, but their positions are relatively scattered——
One is sprinting out from the short passing area, two are shrinking in the long passing area, and only one player is in the middle of the three receiving players.
The gap exists, but one must survive in danger.
At the critical moment, Lu Ke did not think or hesitate, raised his hand and passed the ball without any delay. The pass was completed neatly, and the football drew a small arc and rushed out with the momentum of a bullet coming out of the barrel.
"No. 14 is now standing in the pistol formation, kicking off the ball, and the offensive line has no problem protecting it, resisting the Seahawks' first wave of rushing attacks. The pocket is falling apart, completely falling apart. No. 14 passing the ball, empty At the end of the gear, a gap appeared again! No. 88 Newman! Logan Newman made an emergency brake and found a gap among the four defensive players, avoiding the tackle. There was no problem, and he was stable. Complete the catch safely!”
Troy Ball's commentary was like a machine gun, firing like a machine gun without any pause at all.
"Newman, still Newman. After turning around, restart and keep pushing! Oh, the Seahawks' No. 25 Richard Sherman completely lost his position and was directly thrown away by Newman. In desperation, Sherman, He reached out and grabbed Newman's jersey and tried to interrupt the attack with a foul, but he failed. Newman's running was very powerful. Sherman lost his center of gravity and position, and was unable to catch Newman at all. Newman keeps pushing! He's sprinting toward the end zone!"
The entire Candlestick Stadium was boiling, and the screams and shouts were like a roaring tsunami, sweeping over. Troy's voice was like a small boat in the storm, which could be destroyed at any moment.
"The four defensive players of the Seahawks surrounded Newman. Newman! Newman! Newman! After Newman got rid of the first tackle, the Seahawks' No. 31 Cam Qian Dele (Kam-Chancellor) completed the impact, collided with Newman's calf, overturned Newman, and ended the sprint, but Newman had already broken through and entered the twenty-five-yard line!"
Troy exclaimed in disbelief, "No. 14 did it, and No. 14 actually did it again!"
Due to a foul, he returned to the 33-yard line. The first attack had to complete twenty yards. However, under such an unfavorable situation, Lu Ke made a calm and keen judgment and accurately and boldly completed a twenty-yard shot. The two-yard long pass suddenly found a gap between the four Seahawks defensive players. After Logan completed the ball, he continued to advance and entered the hinterland of the Seahawks' half, with a score of 23 yards. The line stopped.
This not only won the first attack and once again gained the opportunity to attack in the fourth gear; but also passed the halftime with a sudden advance. At this time, it had reached the front area of the twenty-yard line, and the touchdown was already within shooting range!
