"London, London, attack London!"
There were still fifteen or fourteen seconds left before the kickoff time, and the time was still counting down; at the critical moment, Lu Ke took several big steps forward and changed the tactics; but surprisingly, the San Francisco 49ers' offensive team The players did not move, as if they did not hear Lu Ke's new tactical arrangements clearly.
The only noise in the stadium was still everywhere, and the surprise attacks were floating left and right; but Lu Ke seemed to be unaffected, repeating the tactics step by step, and only after exhorting every "wooden man", he stepped back. Standing in a shotgun formation, but not an accurate shotgun——
Because Marcus Lynch still stayed in the original position of the pistol formation. Therefore, Lynch stood four yards behind the center to the right, while Lu Ke stood seven yards directly behind the center. Such a formation is indeed a bit ambiguous. After the kick-off, should the center pass to Lynch or Lu Ke? If it was Lu Ke, would he pass the ball or run the ball?
Could it be that this is another trick attack?
In just three seconds, countless thoughts surged in the minds of every defensive player and every commentator; however, the San Francisco 49ers' offense did not give everyone time to think further. After Lu Ke stood firm, he directly announced the kick-off without any fancy.
"attack!"
Lu Ke received the football smoothly without any pause. He followed the entire offensive line and moved two steps to the right. He raised his hand and made a passing posture. It took almost only a breath for the defensive line to start. , the "bang bang bang" impact just sounded, and there was no time to break through the pocket. Lu Ke's passing action was already completed.
Oops!
This is what every player on the Bengals defense is thinking.
At this time, there are three players on their left side and the right side of the 49ers, Kyle Williams, Logan Newman and Ted Ginn, two wide receivers and a tight end. The forward, this is the strong side of the strong side; not only that, Marcus Lynch also started sprinting towards this side.
In other words, there are four receivers on the right side. Because Lu Ke started his hand too quickly and had too many passing options, one player received the ball and the other three players covered it. This was a hard-forward short passing tactic that was almost impossible to fail; correspondingly, it was left to the Tigers' defense. The players didn't have many choices. They could only shout and start to defend their left side.
Williams ran a direct route, Lynch ran an outside route, Gene ran an inside route, and Newman followed Williams. The two ran forward for about five yards. Branching left and right, turning and stopping at the same time, four different routes were in full bloom. The Tigers' defensive players were unable to conduct one-on-one coverage and could only use zone coverage.
Atkins was rushing against the offensive line, but he caught Lu Ke passing the ball out of the corner of his vision, and he hesitated for a moment: Should he make up for the defense, or should he continue to attack?
It was this little moment of thinking, and then Atkins saw Lu Ke raise his hand to pass the ball: not from the right side, but from the left side!
"Damn!" Atkins only had time to curse. The Tigers' entire defensive team was tilted heavily to the right side. There was only one cornerback and one safety guard on the left side, and there were countless loopholes in the entire field.
The first reaction in his mind was to make up the defense, but Atkins' center of gravity and body could not keep up with the speed of his thoughts. His clumsy body lost its center of gravity and fell to the ground. He could only watch the football slide by. Head over his head, and then secretly pray in his heart that the defensive player on the other side can fill the position in time.
Wait, it's not Michael Crabtree! Crabtree is not the only wide receiver on the left side of the 49ers. Who is the receiver?
"Attack! Standing in the shotgun formation, Lu Ke did not step back at all. He raised his hand and prepared to pass the ball. The 49ers had four receiving points on the right side. The Tigers were in a hurry. Newman! Logan - Newman is obviously the focal point of the defense, and there are three players in his area, but... it's not the right side, it's the left side! It's not Newman, it's Gene! Wait, what's going on, what's going on?"
"Ted Ginn suddenly appeared and caught the football smoothly on the left side of the center line of the court. It was a short pass of five yards. Even with a fake move, Lu Ke's The shot time was only 2.11 seconds. God, this was so fast. The Tigers had no time to react at all. What's even worse is that there were no defensive players, and there were no defensive players around Gene!"
"Gene is carrying the ball, twenty yards, fifteen yards, ten yards! God! Jeromy Miles saved the Tigers, No. 45 safety Jeromy Miller Si, at the six-yard line, completed the tackle on Ted Ginn, ending the offense and keeping the suspense of the 49ers' touchdown."
Everything happened so fast that the studio couldn't react at all. Kirk only had time to tell everything that happened on the field. The details passed by, and then he saw the result: the San Francisco 49ers advanced to the Above the opponent's six-yard line, it officially enters the red zone.
"Hoho, let's watch the replay." Kirk couldn't help but shake his head, praise and surprise again and again, "After the kickoff, everyone's attention is on the right side, from the receiver to the quarterback, the entire offensive weapon They were all on the right side; but in the chaos on the right side, Gene ran a basic route of a 90-degree turn, rushed forward three yards, passed the position of the defensive forward, and then cut inside in a straight line and ran laterally. "
"No one noticed Gene's running at all. To be more precise, Gene's entire running was very fast. He moved horizontally for about six to seven yards, and Lu Ke officially passed the ball. The entire pass The tactical conversion speed is very fast and dazzling, and the five attack points are full of infinite possibilities, truly taking the advantages of the shotgun formation to the extreme."
Kirk used the pen in his hand to draw Gene's running route on the screen, explaining in detail the deception and confusion of this offense, and vividly explained the word "bold and careful".
The so-called boldness means choosing a relatively empty and weak link on the left side, and passing the ball over the defensive players' heads, like dancing on a wire rope; the so-called carefulness means burying a large number of potential receiving points on the right side, even if Gene's The running route is really blocked, and Lu Ke can also pass the ball to Lynch. After Lynch receives the ball, he leaves the sideline and can also complete the advancement.
More importantly, Lu Ke also left behind a trump card.
"Crabtree!" Teddy added, "You're all overlooking Crabtree's role in containing the only cornerback on the Bengals' side of the ball, and after Gene made the catch, the first Time blocked the cornerback's defense, creating conditions for Gene to advance, and almost no one behind him could complete the defense. If Millers' attention hadn't been distracted, this would have been a touchdown offense. "
"Wonderful, today's game was really exciting!" Kirk's sigh echoed with Teddy's exclamation.
In the first two games, although Ted Ginn successfully completed several catches, his overall performance was not ideal and his condition was average. He gradually fell behind in the competition for wide receivers; but this time he passed the ball The success really made Jean let out a bad breath.
However, Gene did not forget about it, and the attack was still not over. He clenched his fist heavily, then quickly turned around and returned to the team again.
Looking over, Jean could see Lu Ke's focused and profound eyes, unmoved at all. There was a faint smell of blood under his nose, full of desire for victory and determination to win. Along with this, Gene's adrenaline gradually began to rise.
There was no sloppiness, the tactical arrangement took less than fifteen seconds, and then the players completed the formation again.
Gene glanced at the defensive players from the corner of his eyes. He could smell the fear. Even though the defensive team played so well today, the 49ers still entered the red zone and were very close to the touchdown; the rhythm of the entire advance Not only fast, but powerful, he could sense the panic and fear in the defense.
This is good.
"attack!"
Gene didn't hesitate at all. At this time, he was still on the right side, with his head buried. Without any hesitation, he sprinted in a straight line, without turning or pausing. He could see the defensive player next to him from the corner of his vision——
They had to observe, observe the running position of the players, observe the passing movements of the quarterback, and observe the catching movements of the running backs. Therefore, their reaction was slightly slower. In this moment of hesitation, Gene will The speed increased to the extreme, passing one player, speeding up again, two players, continuing to speed up, three players.
Rushing into the end zone, Gene immediately saw the safety guard in the corner rushing to cover, but he braked suddenly and unexpectedly ran towards the sideline of the end zone.
The safety guard rushed towards him, and Gene took the initiative to step forward. He saw that the two people were about to collide head-on, but at the moment before the contact, Gene got out of the way. He simply dodged and ran the route. The tactical arrangement of the receiving location was very clearly presented in my mind, which was to use this slight advantage to avoid the opponent's collision route lightly and brilliantly.
He continued to take two steps forward, stopped at the edge of the end zone, tightened his muscles suddenly, turned around suddenly, and then he saw the football spinning at high speed and flying towards his chest.
In his line of sight, he could see the panicked expressions of all the defensive players in the red zone. At least three of them were rushing over, trying to cover; but, it was too late.
All Gene had to do was to raise his hand and make a catching gesture on his chest. Then, the football landed firmly between his hands, and the ball was successfully caught without moving at all.
The next moment, Gene heard the referee's whistle sound, "beep", and then raised his hands high to the sky, "Touchdown successful!"
