After practicing a hundred or a thousand times, you may not make a single mistake; but at the critical moment, a tee-off error occurs unexpectedly.
Over the shoulder and above the head, the kickoff obviously deviated from the expected trajectory, and also disrupted the tactical strategy of screen short passing; although Lu Ke caught the rugby in time and did not cause a tragedy of dropping the ball, his reaction time was slightly slower. Half a beat.
Start stepping back again, start reading the defense again, and start moving to the left again. The crowd in the sight is intertwined in black and white, intricate, and the countless lines are intertwined like a completely messed up ball of yarn.
The entire offensive line of the 49ers moved to the right, while Lu Ke moved to the left, staggering in and out, blocking the Tigers' defensive players, but the brief disruption of the rhythm revealed a gap. , and then Lu Ke's peripheral vision scanned the figure of No. 97.
Not a breakthrough on the left, but on the right! A simple surprise attack between cross-positions, and in the blink of an eye, No. 97 pounced on him with all his teeth and claws, like a hot knife cutting through butter.
There was no time to judge or hesitate. Lu Ke moved quickly, raised his hand and threw the football in a small diagonal, passing the ball towards Michael Crabtree running in the middle. At the same time, he quickly stepped back and avoided the ball. No. 97's collision route, protect yourself.
After the kickoff, Crabtree made a sudden stop, pulled the route laterally, and ran into a gap in the middle.
Originally, he was just responsible for confusing the audience, but then he became the target of the pass. Fortunately, he was highly focused, relaxed his arms, put the football in his arms, turned around, lowered his shoulders, started, and assumed a strong running posture; But then, two defensive players came up to double-team him, and the collision from left to right locked him in place, unable to move.
The attack stopped.
Lu Ke didn't have time to be upset. He just quickly scanned the court, paying attention to the running routes of all players, and observing the defensive habits and matchup advantages of the defensive players: Kyle Williams had already run out of space just now, but In a hurry, he actually missed the passing target.
Looking back, Lu Ke saw No. 97 standing three steps away from him.
Atkins panted heavily, staring at Lu Ke with sharp and solemn eyes, without giving in at all, grinding his teeth viciously, as if he was annoyed that his action just now was not fast enough, and gave in at the last moment. Lu Ke completed the pass. Smashing his fist hard, Atkins walked forward and returned to his defensive position.
In the first two defenses, Atkins showed a strong desire to win, and the entire offense was full of power and momentum.
So far, the top pass rushers Lu Ke has come into contact with are linebacker Von Miller and defensive end JJ Watt. The Geno Atkins he met today is a defensive tackle-defensive end. The forward is a more outside player, while the defensive tackle is a more inside player, so in both defenses, Atkins ripped a hole from the center's side to complete the surprise attack.
Atkins is not a speedy defensive player. His weight is almost comparable to Watt, but his height is four inches (ten centimeters) shorter than Watt. His whole body appears stockier and more flexible. The pressure and force coming at me was like a mountain falling.
Speed and weight. Lu Ke's brain started working quickly, and he tried to communicate with the coach through the headset in his helmet, but the celebrations and shouts on the scene were too noisy, so he had to turn his head and use hand gestures to complete the communication.
"After the opening, the San Francisco 49ers' offense encountered some troubles. The Cincinnati Bengals' raid tactics exerted tremendous pressure, forcing the 49ers to shrink their advancing formation. The first offense, after the sack, lost six yards; In the second gear of offense, during the crisis, Lu Ke completed the pass, but failed to continue advancing and only passed five yards. Now, the 49ers are facing an unfavorable situation of 11 yards in the third gear. Next, it depends on Lu Ke How will Ke handle it?"
In the studio, Teddy's explanation was very timely.
Although everyone is looking forward to the "rookie showdown", in fact, the two quarterbacks will not face off against each other, but will face the opponent's defensive team separately to show their abilities. In the first wave of offense, Andy Dalton's performance was quite satisfactory, but at least he pushed through half the game; and Lu Ke is now in a strikeout crisis.
Eleven yards in third gear is more than just difficult.
"During today's game, Lu Ke's defensive reading obviously had some problems, and there was a lack of changes in both defenses. Of course, in the second offense, the center's kick-off error disrupted the rhythm. In the next game , Lu Ke needs to adapt to the atmosphere of away games as soon as possible, otherwise it will be like quicksand, and once he sinks in, things will become difficult."
Immediately afterwards, Kirk also expressed his opinion. Before he could finish his words, the players on both sides of the field completed their formation again.
"The 49ers still have a pistol formation, and today's starting running back is still Marcus Lynch. For Lu Ke, Lynch's catching ability is undoubtedly a very important part of the offensive weapon. Kick off!" Kirk His voice tightened slightly and he raised his voice and said, "Lu Ke caught the ball, stepped back, and handed it to Lynch with a light throw! In the face of the Tigers' fierce raid tactics, it seems that the 49ers have given up this time The offense, prepare to use the run to find a more suitable punt position.”
"After Lynch received the ball, he quickly moved to the right; the offensive line's protection was not solid enough, but they used lateral pull to resist the Tigers' first wave of attack momentum. Lynch was still looking for gaps, trying to complete The task of moving forward, wait, wait, Lynch! Lynch passed the ball! God, Lynch passed the football to Lu Ke! Lynch passed the ball! The Tigers' defense was completely caught off guard !”
Marcus Lynch's attention was highly concentrated. After the kick-off, his eyes were fixed on Lu Ke. With almost no pause or hesitation, Lu Ke turned around and lightly threw the football over. Lynch successfully completed the catch, and then Just move quickly sideways to the right.
At the same time, the entire offensive line moved. This is not a short screen pass, but a running tactic. The entire team moves quickly towards the right side. Since the football is in the hands of the running back, the defensive line moves laterally with the offensive line.
Atkins rushed forward ferociously, trying to tear the pocket for the third time in a row and complete the attack, but the lateral movement slowed down the vertical impact, and the first impact was blocked, but he did not give up and gritted his teeth. , staring at the opponent's No. 27 running back, but then, Atkins saw an incredible scene:
The running back actually passed the ball!
Atkins immediately realized that they had all been fooled. At this time, he started to restart, but his speed and pace could no longer keep up.
After Lynch pulled horizontally for about five or six yards, he suddenly stopped suddenly and pretended to prepare to rush the ball vertically. However, he turned around and threw the football high towards Lu Ke. His movements were a little clumsy and his body was a little awkward. Awkward, the brown-red football drew a beautiful arc in the air. There was no rotation, no parabola, and no power control. It was just the most normal and simple throwing and catching.
However, Lu Ke stepped forward and caught the football steadily.
Turning around, he started reading all the defenses again. At this time, Lu Ke was completely out of the pocket, and the entire court was open and empty in front of him. Michael Crabtree, Logan Newman, Ted Gee The positions of En and Kyle Williams are clear at a glance, and from the corner of his vision, he can catch a Tigers defensive player rushing over with persistence. It should be outside linebacker Manny Lawson——
Lu Ke even had time to identify his opponent's jersey number, No. 99; because Michael Crabtree, who was close at hand, did not run the receiving line at all and always walked side by side with Lu Ke. Now he saw Lawson's The figure immediately filled the position and stepped forward, buying more passing time for Lu Ke.
Back, draw, draw, twist, shoot. Without any hesitation, Lu Ke waved his small arms quickly, and his muscles exploded with astonishing energy. The football was like a missile, flying straight and fiercely through the air. The sound of hunting wind left a faint trail of white smoke. .
"Lynch passed the ball! God, God, God! Lu Ke successfully completed the ball, stepped back, observed, and read; with two changes in tactics in an instant, the Tigers' defensive team couldn't keep up with the speed at all. No. 99 Lawson was able to change his center of gravity on his own in time. He was less than three yards away from Lu Ke, but... oh ho ho, Crabtree completed the impact. Lawson's center of gravity was already unstable, and he was not able to do so at all. No need for extra strength, the whole person flew out. Beautiful interception!"
"Lu Ke, raised his hand to pass the ball, hit the target from the far end, this is a bullet pass, bullet pass! Wow, the power is very fierce, the flying speed of the football is very fast, the Tigers' second-line defensive players have no time to return to defense , they couldn’t even judge the passing route and passing target, and the entire backcourt was a complete mess.”
"Newman! San Francisco 49ers tight end Logan Newman started to accelerate, accelerating like crazy. No one noticed Newman's running route. The Tigers' defensive team's attention was completely deceived. Newman ran a nine The route took a ten-degree right-angle bend, from the right side to the left, and then turned ninety degrees again, quickly advancing along the left sideline. The Tigers' defense on this side was completely empty, and the field was completely open."
"Newman is sprinting, Newman! Thirty-five yards, forty yards, midfield line, forty-five yards... Newman! Newman! Logan Newman's speed has reached the extreme, but the football is flying too fast, beyond His limit. Speed is really not Newman's strong point. In order to deceive the defensive players, Lu Ke chose bullet passes instead of rainbow passes, but now it seems that there is a price to pay. Can Newman catch the football?"
"Forty yards, thirty-five yards! God, God! Oh my God! What are we witnessing! What the hell is going on!"
