The sound of the hunting wind set off a huge red wave, whizzing past my ears, like a monster with teeth and claws roaring at the white reptile in front of me. The smell of blood was slowly filling the air. Involuntarily, his blood began to boil.
Lu Ke stomped his right foot vigorously, feeling the solid touch on the lawn with the sole of his foot. Inadvertently, his eyes slowly passed through the wall of the offensive line and fell on the opposite defensive team. His pupils narrowed slightly and he was keen. Capture the defensive formation and player positions to make a simple prediction of the entire defensive tactics.
Then, he slowly bent down, stretched out his hands, and stood firm. A series of dazzling kick-off slogans made the air tighten little by little. The real kick-off code mixed in them jumped out of the tongue without warning, like spring thunder. There was a general explosion, and both the offensive and defensive teams began to move.
Step back.
After catching the kickoff from Jonathan Goodwin, Lu Ke began to step back in an orderly manner.
In the pistol formation, running back Marcus Lynch, who was standing parallel to the right side, did not pause after the kickoff. He cut inside and rushed forward, and rushed straight towards the channel between the center and the guard, as if It looks like he is running with the ball, but his shaking body simulates the illusion of opening a path.
The confusing running route created a misalignment between the offensive and defensive fronts, and successfully gained a slight advantage for the San Francisco 49ers' offense in the first wave of head-on collision.
At the same time, Lu Ke didn't seem to notice Marcus's running route at all. After taking a step back, he suddenly paused and adjusted, and his steps began to move laterally to the left, and he took the initiative to leave the protection of his pocket. Unexpectedly, When the players on the opposing defense team made a judgment, they passed the rugby smoothly with the knife in hand.
The defensive players who noticed Lu Ke's footsteps followed the waving of his arms with all their attention, looking for the passing target: Vernon Davis, who was quickly pulling horizontally on the left side, immediately came into view.
In just a short moment, Vernon had already created a gap in the short passing area with a feint: first cutting inside, making a sudden stop and turning, and then turning outside, seemingly simple moves. With one step, he successfully created a vacuum zone of about three yards, which was enough for a quick short pass.
The cornerbacks and linebackers who were roaming nearby rushed forward immediately, trying to cover the defense.
But the next second, questions began to pop up on their heads: What's going on? Vernon didn't catch the ball? For a short pass, a football that can be passed in a breath, why is there no movement?
They raised their heads, and then they saw the football flying in the air. The problem was: this was not a short pass, but a long pass, a high and floating passing arc, drawn under the blue sky of San Francisco. A thrilling rainbow burst out, bursting out with the force of thunder.
At the last moment of his shot, Lu Ke used a fake movement of his wrist to successfully deceive most of the defensive players on the front line.
All the defensive players in the short pass area exclaimed that something was wrong. They quickly adjusted their center of gravity and sprinted towards the landing point of the rugby. However, when they were one or even two beats too slow, they could no longer catch up. When he started playing rugby, all his efforts were in vain. He could only watch helplessly as the player with the number 88 on his back was riding high.
Number eighty-eight, Logan Newman.
But when did he break through the encirclement? Why didn't anyone notice at all? Wait, when the kickoff came, wasn't Logan in the slot receiver position on the right side? When did he appear on the left side?
Logan ran faster and faster, creating a ten-yard no-man's land. After crossing the ten-yard line, he quickly adjusted his small steps without slowing down or turning around. He slightly adjusted the angle of his body and hands. , and then you can see the falling arc of the football appearing in front of you.
Adjusting the steps between small areas, Logan completed the ball steadily. From the corner of his vision, he could catch the safety guard trying to return to defense. The distance was getting closer and closer.
Logan quickly started for the second time, adjusted his three steps, and his steps became longer again. With the momentum of a 100-meter sprint, he lunged forward, and then his body rushed across the end zone line forcefully, without any suspense. Entering the end zone, a full beat later, the defending safety guard lost his center of gravity and rushed past Logan with a gust of wind.
"... Touchdown! Touchdown! This is a touchdown! In less than three minutes of the game, the San Francisco 49ers have already scored a touchdown. Beautiful! The progress of the entire offense is so beautiful. It once again makes people It reminds me of the young team that just reached the National League finals last season!"
On the radio station, Troy Ball's commentary was still full of passion, and he did not restrain himself at all because it was a preseason game. In his own unique way, he delivered the live action to the listeners as soon as possible.
"Listeners who have just turned on the radio, what is being broadcast to you now is the preseason game of the 2012 NFL season, the first week of the game, this game, the San Francisco 49ers face the Minnesota Vikings at Candlestick Stadium."
"After the game started, the San Francisco 49ers took the lead in attacking. Lu Ke, the undrafted rookie quarterback who emerged as a dark horse last season, led the offensive team to officially debut. Judging from the wave of offense just now, they Still continuing the excellent form from last season’s playoffs.”
"Lu Ke showed a keen sense of balance between passing and running. He ran the ball three times and passed the ball five times, with only one incomplete pass. The entire advancement was simple, fast, strong and efficient, and finally took advantage of the opponent's defensive team's unsteady footing. , through a 23-yard long pass, he found No. 88 tight end Logan Newman and easily scored a touchdown!"
"Now, the game just started... uh, two minutes and thirty-three seconds."
"It can be seen that the San Francisco 49ers played lightly today, and the entire offense was very relaxed. Lu Ke also continued his own characteristics, with clever tactical layout and accurate passing. He was highly focused in the opening stage and completed quickly. Score. This is still the same 49ers we are familiar with."
"After offseason personnel adjustments, the young San Francisco 49ers did not suffer a major loss of personnel, and the main lineup still continues. This is a positive sign. The offensive team that amazed the entire league last season, We seem to be ready for a new season.”
"But on the other hand, the Vikings' defense seems to have not woken up and is unable to effectively block at all. Both run defense and pass defense appear to be extremely loose. In this wave of offense, there were only two effective tackles. , such data is really terrible.”
Troy's commentary is still going on with enthusiasm. This also marks that the 2012 season has officially set sail. In the first preseason game after the San Francisco 49ers returned from the offseason, they will meet the challenge of the Minnesota Vikings at home. Obviously, They had a perfect start, and Lu Ke connected with Logan again, and the latter completed a touchdown. Everything seemed to be back to the familiar scene of the previous season.
But, that's all.
After successfully scoring a touchdown, Lu Ke took a break, and Scott Tolsin and Colin Kaepernick took over the game.
This is the core of the preseason.
On the one hand, there are currently 90 players in the entire team, but only 53 of them can make it to the roster. The remaining players will either be laid off and leave, or sign as a training partner. There is no other choice, and before the season The game is their last chance. Substitute players, sparring players and rotation players must seize the last chance to show their abilities.
On the other hand, the team must constantly practice a new tactical manual. The coaching staff needs to sort out their own guiding ideas and policies. At the same time, they also need to decide the specific number of players on the fifty-three-person roster based on the status of the offensive and defensive teams.
To give a simple example, last season, the San Francisco 49ers kept four quarterbacks. This is very rare for any team. Most teams may only keep two quarterbacks. When an unexpected injury occurs, they will temporarily sign a veteran quarterback to come and play on their behalf, because four points The guard is the core of the entire team and rarely undergoes major changes.
Similarly, some teams may keep ten linebackers, and some teams may keep only six linebackers; some teams choose to keep more players in the offensive group, and some teams Leave more defensive players behind.
With this roster of fifty-three players, every team has different considerations every season. Preseason is the last opportunity to train. The San Francisco 49ers played all preseason games with the main lineup last season. That was an exception. This year, they returned to the league's normalcy and began to practice tactics and adjust the lineup.
Lu Ke only played one wave of offense and then went off to rest.
However, as the top seed player to be the starting quarterback in the new season, Lu Ke did not completely take off his equipment and relax. Instead, he stood beside quarterback coach Kip Kleist and joined the quarterback team. in on-the-spot command.
After Lu Ke, the first to appear was Kaepernick, who attracted much attention last year.
After his reappearance a year later, Kaepernick's performance still seemed not to be up to professional standards. The first wave of offense resulted in a strikeout; the second wave of offense ended with an interception; the third wave of offense had just begun, with a pass. After the incompletion, the first quarter was over.
Seeing this, Lu Ke also shook his head.
Of course, Lu Ke's vision is now different. He can see that the problems of the offensive team are not the responsibility of Kaepernick alone.
Firstly, the offensive line was not well-tuned and missed players frequently, resulting in Kaepernick having to pass the ball under pressure; secondly, the receiving and running routes were not very accurate. They were used to Lu Ke's precise passing. Kaepernick relies on inspired passing, and his movements always deviate; thirdly, Kaepernick is too eager, trying to prove himself quickly, but haste makes waste, and his passing deviation is very large.
At this moment, "Bambi, what do you think?" Kip's voice came over.
