On the court, the two sides stood on the 48-yard line of the 49ers' half. The two armies faced each other. Their resolute and determined eyes burst out with a strong momentum that would not give in. This was a life-and-death contest with no retreat!
After taking off his down jacket, Lu Ke could still feel the goosebumps emerging on the surface of his skin, but the drop in body temperature was not so obvious. The hot air deep in his dantian allowed him to concentrate easily, temporarily forgetting the influence of the weather. , and temporarily forget the physical discomfort.
The state is still not adjusted to the best, but it is recovering. This is a good thing.
Lu Ke stared at the opposing defensive team intently, and began to look at the opponent's formation and position with all his concentration.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have changed.
Looking purely at the defensive formation, the positions of the two safety guards are only slightly moved back four or five yards, and the positions of the two cornerbacks are slightly compressed by two or three yards toward the inside. It is like a ladder, slightly The two support points are moved closer to the center, but other than that, there are no more changes.
But Lu Ke could decipher more differences.
This means that the defensive positions of the safety guards, cornerbacks and linebackers are slightly wider, and the protection of the intermediate passing area and even the long passing area is more comprehensive; in comparison, the intensive defense of the short passing area is also Relaxed a little.
Everything developed according to Lu Ke's expected route. The Steelers defensive team opened up a little distance, and the layers of meticulous defense could finally feel the breathing space, as if a spring that had been compressed to the extreme was loosened. A little ordinary. The steel curtain is no longer tight. But, is it really that simple? Is the Pittsburgh Steelers defense really that simple?
Judging only by the naked eye, the people standing opposite are a group of old foxes, and they do not show any flaws, making it difficult to predict.
Lu Ke decided to test the waters.
Taking a step forward, Lu Ke stood behind the center and began to loudly change tactics; following his instructions, the 49ers' offensive formation changed.
Vernon Davis, who was standing on the left, took a series of small steps, passed behind Lu Ke and Marcus Lynch, and then came to the right, thus forming a multi-line offensive formation.
There is only one Ted Ginn on the left side; the right side is stocked with two tight ends, Vernon Davis and Logan Newman, plus Kyle Williams.
Not only that, after changing his tactics, Lu Ke took a series of retreats, staggering his position with Marcus. The pistol formation turned into a shotgun formation. Marcus was in the slot outside the front left position, but there was no distance. Fully forward, in a slot that is neither up nor down, you can still turn around at any time, complete the handover with Lu Ke, and start a running attack.
From the sight, it was obvious that Clark, who was originally standing on the left side, followed Vernon's running and came to the right side.
Obviously, this is a man-to-man defensive tactic, and safety guard Clark and cornerback Guy have exchanged positions, because in the matchup between Guy and Vernon, the latter can easily gain the upper hand, and now the man-marking player has been changed. , Clark played against Vernon, and Guy played against Jean, trying to reverse the matchup disadvantage.
If that's all it is, then Lu Ke's tactical adjustment is not considered clever, it can only be said to be a basic change; but Marcus Lynch also moved his position at the same time just now, which shows more things. .
In tactical changes, defensive players follow the receiving player to move positions, which is man-to-man defense, and vice versa. Similarly, defensive players follow the running back to move positions, which is zone defense. Vice versa, it is man-to-man defense. People defend.
During the movement of Vernon and Marcus just now, Clark changed positions, but the inside linebacker responsible for marking Marcus did not move. This also fully confirmed the arrangement of the Steelers' man-to-man tactics throughout the game. So, now that Marcus is a potential receiver, who will be his man?
According to the position of the entire defensive formation, the only one who can defend Marcus is outside linebacker Woodley.
In other words, when Lu Ke kicks off next, he only needs to focus on the outside linebacker James Harrison on the other side, and that is enough.
If Harrison steps back and starts to help defend and cover, this means that the Steelers' tactics have indeed changed and enhanced the coverage of the mid-pass area; but if Harrison continues to step up, or in the short-pass area Cruise, then the Steelers' tactical intention will still continue the previous plan, and the so-called position change is just a smoke bomb.
By just locking in a player and observing the player's movement choices, Lu Ke can accurately grasp the overall development trend, and even simulate the movements of linebackers, cornerbacks, and safety guards throughout the field in his mind, and then make Choose the most appropriate attack method.
Originally, the offensive team took a half-beat advantage based on the tactical arrangement. Now Lu Ke won another half-beat through his own adjustments, which also gave the 49ers a one-beat advantage.
It seems that the chicken soup is still effective. After the body temperature gradually warms up, the brain begins to become clearer.
After reading the defense, Lu Ke stood up straight and shouted, "Logan!"
At this time, the entire Candlestick Stadium was extremely quiet. Lu Ke's shout spread without any difficulty, but a question mark appeared on everyone's head: Is there any secret code between Lu Ke and Logan?
But doesn't such an obvious code clearly tell the opponent that Logan has a special mission in this attack? Is it really okay to expose your own tactics like this? Wait, are you saying this is a smoke bomb?
But Lu Ke didn't have time to think. After bending down, he immediately announced the kick-off.
Jonathan Goodwin threw the football to Lu Ke, and Lu Ke caught the football with both hands. His eyes were fixed on Harrison from the corner of his eye, and he immediately noticed Harrison's forward steps. The entire surprise attack Not only did his movements not become restrained, but they became more ferocious and swift.
Raid!
Sure enough, the change in defensive formation was to deceive others. The Pittsburgh Steelers still did not change their defensive tactics. The pressure from the frontcourt was like a waterfall, exploding like a waterfall; no further observation was needed, Lu Ke just It is certain that the entire defensive formation of the Steelers will further shrink quickly, squeezing out all the pressure in the short passing area with thunderous momentum.
At this time, if Lu Ke chooses to pass the ball or run the ball, he will definitely fall into the Steelers' trap. They can give the 49ers offense a head-on blow in time.
Therefore, Lu Ke did not choose to retreat and stood in the shotgun formation. Instead, he started to step forward, one step, two steps, and three steps. The entire step forward was very resolute and decisive, taking the initiative to move forward. Entering the rapidly shrinking pocket, you can see from the corner of your eye that Woodley and Harrison are quickly forming an encirclement from the outside, and the entire pocket becomes a circle——
Woodley gave up guarding Marcus and instead let inside linebacker James Farrell complete the marking. He himself joined Harrison in executing the blitz tactics to the end.
In an instant, the San Francisco 49ers' offensive line was in turmoil, besieged on all sides, and in danger.
Lu Ke's step forward immediately avoided a potential sack, and at the same time he adjusted his steps and immediately completed the movements of raising his hand, accumulating strength, swinging his arm, and delivering the football, passing the football.
The entire step-up, adjustment, and passing movements were smooth and smooth. After the official kickoff, it was completed in one go without any pause. The football passing movement was completed in an instant. Before the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive team completely broke through the offensive line to execute the sack, the goal It had already broken away from the tight fortress and was moving towards the target, drawing a beautiful rainbow arc under the sky.
In an ever-changing competition, taking the first shot is enough to form a fatal and absolute advantage.
So, who is Lu Ke's passing target?
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After the kickoff, two wide receivers, two tight ends, and a running back, like five arrows, left the bowstring at the same time and flew away. Then you can see the five receiving points running to different directions. s position--
Marcus and Vernon kept adjusting their pace in the short passing area; the other three players all ran towards the deeper area. After entering the mid-passing area, Logan and Williams made a cross run. Logan moved quickly towards the outside of the sideline, while Williams cut into the center. Only Gene was still running wildly, but his running route continued to pull towards the inside goal.
In a flash of lightning, Gene and Williams passed each other. Suddenly, Gene speeded up for the second time and quickly cut inside towards the right area. Instead of advancing further into the deep area, he returned to the mid-pass area; then you can see Logan also braked suddenly and headed towards Gene again. The direction is coming.
At this moment, a rainbow pass dropped rapidly towards where Gene and Logan were.
Gene or Logan? Logan or Gene?
On the court, Polamalu was trying to block Logan's position, Clark was abandoning his defense against Marcus, shifting his focus and rushing over, while Guy was slightly opened up by one and a half steps by Gene's sheer speed. He was constantly interfering with Jean's running with both hands. At the critical moment, he even started to pull Jean's support.
Without warning, Logan dwarfed Polamaru, missed Polamalu, and hit Gai, staggering and twisting, and then you can see Jean leaping high, like a monkey reaching for the stars. Holding the football in his arms, he landed lightly on the ground, ignoring Polamalu and Clark who were trying to cover up the defense. He pulled the football laterally and quickly advanced along the sideline.
But Polamalu was still highly focused and caught up with Jean five yards later, pushing Jean directly off the sideline and ending the advance.
A 13-yard rainbow pass on the right side, and after completing the catch, it advanced another five yards. The San Francisco 49ers once again completed their first offense and came to the 34-yard line of the Steelers half!
A battle of wits and courage, the 49ers won!
