Patrick Peterson slightly bent his knees and adjusted his center of gravity in small steps. His eyes were fixed on Ted Ginn in front of him. He was focused and unblinking. After consecutive defensive misalignments, he was now angry. At the edge, he clenched his teeth hard, a strong smell of blood filled his mouth, and a terrifying light burst out from his eyes.
The San Francisco 49ers offensive team once again put up a strange formation. Peterson's opponent changed from Logan to Gene, but the Arizona Cardinals defensive team remained unmoved and continued to implement the tactics of raiding the quarterback. At the same time, he used man-to-man defense to completely cut off all the 49ers' offensive weapons.
Man-to-man defense, for cornerbacks, means that tactics are at the back and abilities at the front; changes in defensive formations are abandoned, and defense is completed more through the players' personal abilities. Faced with the dizzying changes in opponents, the defensive team responded to the changes by staying the same, with everyone shouldering their own defensive tasks.
Using talent, this is undoubtedly a personal stage for Peterson, and he has absolute confidence. In this offense, Peterson's personal mission is Ted Ginn, and only Ted Ginn. Stripping away all tactics and coordination, as long as he strangles Gene step by step, Peterson has successfully completed his work.
Peterson is sure the 49ers will regret it.
First, the cornerbacks face off against the wide receivers, which is inherently a strong matchup.
Second, Gene's trump card was of no use in front of Peterson - Gene's 40-yard dash was 4.37 seconds, while Peterson's 40-yard dash was 4.34 seconds.
Third, Peterson weighs 20 pounds (9 kilograms) more than Gene.
In the end, Peterson was a full five years younger than Gene. In terms of matchup positions between wide receivers and cornerbacks, this is almost equivalent to a zodiac round difference.
In other words, Peterson completely defeated Gene in all aspects!
If facing a tight end like Logan or Vernon, Peterson still cannot take advantage and must use skills to complete the defense; but against Gene, he is very comfortable and like a duck in water. Such a matchup choice by the San Francisco 49ers can definitely be said to be a terrible move.
He needed to vent his anger now, and Gene just hit the muzzle of the gun. Peterson expressed deep regret.
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"attack!"
The moment the kickoff call sounded, Peterson began to retreat quickly, adjusting his running rhythm while keeping an eye on Gene's running route. He quickly scanned the situation on the court with his peripheral vision, and then Noticing that all the players were running towards the other side, Peterson sneered——
Lu Ke was still scared after all. At the critical moment, he still didn't dare to pass the ball in his direction. But you can't blame Lu Ke, can you? The matchup between Jean and himself was not originally advantageous. If he were not careful, he would wait for an opportunity to intercept the ball, and the consequences would be extremely serious.
Peterson was not distracted, his eyes just flickered, and then he took it back, locking Gene's figure tightly, with a trace of pity deep in his eyes, as if he was looking at his own sacrifice, because he realized , Gene is the abandoned son of the 49ers, used to contain his own abandoned sons.
A step back, a quick step back, just two adjustments to the step back, Peterson completed the route judgment, completed the turn, completed the close defense, stood side by side with Gene, and at the same time began to run wildly.
This is a straight-line sprint running route, as simple and crude as a 100-meter sprint, but it interprets speed, power and explosive aesthetics in a dazzling way.
Gene was speeding up. Within just five yards, Gene increased his speed to the extreme. However, Peterson's short-range explosive power was even better. He was slightly ahead by a quarter of a body and was stuck. It gave Gene the space and position to continue to speed up, and at the same time, he also increased his speed to the extreme.
The five-yard range provides instant explosive power; the five-yard to ten-yard range provides strong acceleration.
In one second, almost in just one breath, the two players showed off their speed and explosive ability to the fullest. In front of them was a vast green space, with no other players in sight. , only the two of them were running wildly, and the vast space allowed them to gallop as much as they wanted.
With lightning speed, the two men both rushed through the ten-yard area, from the 26-yard line of the Cardinals' half to the 16-yard line; and they headed toward the red zone with fierce momentum, sweeping through thousands of troops. The way the ground rushes forward is really terrifying. If the other half is like a hundred flowers blooming, then this half is like a hurricane passing through.
Taking advantage of his size and speed, Peterson tightly blocked Gene's speed-up space. In the confrontation between the cornerback and the wide receiver, he quietly began to gain the upper hand, even if it was just a hair's advantage, in the blink of an eye. There is also an extremely huge matchup advantage in the fleeting game.
But the problem is that the defense is inherently weak.
Because the offensive players know their next strategy, how to change lines, how to pull, and how to change positions. Only they know the tactical cooperation between them and the quarterback, which gives them the upper hand; while the defensive players According to the changes of offensive players, the changes must be completed slowly and the defense must be completed step by step.
This requires defensive players to have higher talents and higher abilities.
Of course, top cornerbacks are different. They often have the ability to predict in advance. They also have the ability to burst out with huge energy at the critical moment, using absolute physical confrontation and talent advantages to abruptly turn the tide.
Is Peterson a top cornerback? At least now he's trying to prove his worth.
Gene and Peterson were still running along a straight line. Gene was close to the outside sideline, while Peterson was on the inside. In order to make up for the defensive disadvantage, while running, Peterson kept hitting Gene with his shoulders and squeezing Gene's space, but In the state of running at extremely high speed, the effect of center of gravity collision is really limited. Otherwise, Peterson would use all his strength and directly knock Gene off the sideline.
Jean didn't change his route. He never changed his route. He seemed to be running on a straight line to the end.
Peterson was secretly happy. This was a good thing. Without changes, his advantage was unshakable.
At this moment, Peterson hit the right side again, only to find that the physical space between the two people had widened. The distance was originally only one fist, but now it suddenly became two - no, three fists. At such a distance, Peterson's impact movement failed to find an effective target, instantly destroying his balance of center of gravity, and his pace immediately became messy.
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The opponent's half-court ten-yard line marking the red zone was close at hand, and Gene knew his chance had come.
A silent lateral pull. It doesn't need to be too obvious. It's just a slight adjustment of two small steps. Without destroying my running rhythm, the route deviated five or ten degrees to the right. , and then use the increased speed to slightly widen the distance.
Gene's mind went blank, without any random thoughts. His peripheral vision was fixed on Peterson's movements, and he just remembered Lu Ke's only words before kick-off: Peterson is too young, arrogant and arrogant. Arrogance makes it easy to make mistakes in judgment, which can lead to loss of position.
that's enough.
An impact, but due to a misjudgment of space distance, Peterson's steps began to become messy. It was just a fleeting opportunity, but Gene firmly grasped it, and his speed instantly exploded to the top, a second burst of adrenaline. Detonated and used his strengths to the extreme.
At this moment, Jean could really feel the traces of the strong wind flowing along the helmet, like gurgling water, and the light and agile feeling made both feet start to fly into the air.
With just two long strides, Gene completed the overtake in speed, leading Peterson by two lengths!
Peterson instantly realized that he was out of position, and subconsciously raised his hand to grab Gene's jersey and pulled hard. At the same time, you can see the referee's yellow flag entering the field, but he can no longer care about it at this time. Even if he commits a foul, he must kill all possibilities for Gene to catch the ball - wait, if Gene is not the receiving player, then Is this foul not worth it?
The next moment, all thoughts in Peterson's mind were extinguished.
Gene took advantage of the staggered position, turned inward, put his shoulder on Peterson's shoulder, used Peterson as the axis, quickly turned 180 degrees, and then saw something like The rugby ball fell as fast as a meteor, and the rapidly rotating shuttle ball turned into a dark red tornado, roaring towards us.
There was a powerful impact force behind him, like a bull's horns going against him. Peterson was trying his best to launch the impact.
Jean was stuck back in position, but lacking a point of support, the friction under his feet seemed to have lost its effect. His whole body fell rapidly, and the pull of gravity became clearer and faster than ever before, but Jean did not show any signs of it. I was so moved that I completely forgot about my feet, my body and my head, and made a perfect catching gesture with my hands.
Come closer, come closer.
The moment the football fell, Gene was already lying on the ground, with Peterson's helmet on top of his helmet, hanging precariously in the air for the first half. Then, Gene exerted force again, raising his chest like a carp, The whole person flew towards the football, and then he could feel a powerful impact hitting his chest.
"boom!"
He caught it! He caught the football! Holding the football tightly with both hands, he firmly completed the control, and then used the power of his body to move forward, rolled to the left side, and turned over with a rumble. From his sight, he could see a confused face lying on the ground. Peterson, his mind was also blank, he just stood up reflexively, one step, two steps -
Get into the end zone!
