Six yard short pass.
This was a planned tactic, but there were some deviations in its execution and it was not able to continue to advance; but at least Michael Crabtree successfully completed the ball, which is a positive start for the new season. .
Slowly exhaling, Lu Ke carefully hid his nervousness in his heart and put on a poker face.
Because he knows that even if he is really nervous, he cannot show it, otherwise it may affect the progress of the game. Not only will it become a breakthrough point for the opponent, but Clay Matthews may smell an abnormality and will never let it go easily. ; And it will also affect the attention of teammates on the offensive team. This offensive line is still in the running-in period.
After taking a small step forward, Lu Ke patted Joe Stanley on the shoulder to express encouragement.
In the attack just now, if Stanley hadn't stopped Matthews, the situation would have been different.
Stanley, who played left tackle for the first time in an official game, was obviously a little nervous. The starting method, attack angle, blocking formation, etc. are all completely different. Especially when this side has to face Matthews, the star player of the Packers, it is even more stressful, and Stanley can't help but Quietly relax your posture and let the tight muscles relax.
At this time, feeling the encouragement and affirmation from Lu Ke, Staley twitched his lips and smiled, but his mood became slightly positive.
In a short forty-second countdown, Marcus Lynch left the game and Frank Gall came on.
It wasn't that Marcus was replaced because of poor performance, but because the running back position is very special.
Running back is one of the fastest-consuming positions in the league. It is completely a bowl of youth food, and it is prone to injuries. The peak season can often last two to three years, which is far above the average level. .
Because running backs need to do dirty and tiring work, they need to collide head-on, cannot avoid, cannot dodge, and must actively break through. Almost every advance must face grappling, impact, and flanking. To describe it more vividly, they are in a state of "forging iron" all the time, and they are the horseshoe that has been tempered thousands of times.
Even the "Beast" Marshawn Lynch of the Seattle Seahawks couldn't run down the field with all his strength.
Because of this, every team needs to reserve at least three players for the running back position, or even more; moreover, the chance of a rookie running back playing immediately in the first season is relatively high, compared with the tactical manual For one, physical talent and propulsion talent are still more important.
Multiple running backs are constantly rotating and alternating between offense and offense. In addition to maintaining physical strength and avoiding injuries, they can also change the rhythm of running the ball and use different running styles to collide with the opponent's defensive front. .
Last year, Marcus Lynch took over the main running back position, but Anthony Dixon, who was not in satisfactory condition, and rookie Kendall Hunter still took turns to play to share the pressure for him. Even if running the ball is average, they have to bite the bullet.
This year, the San Francisco 49ers are equipped with four running backs. The undrafted rookie Jules Hampton is still more on the special team, while the other three running backs must take turns.
LaMichael James, the second-round pick who just joined the team, is a flexible running back. He is the same height as Marcus but lighter in weight. His running is spiritual and he has an outstanding ability to find loopholes and gaps. The data in college were good.
Pro Bowl running back Frank Gall, who has returned from injury, has a similar style to Marcus. He is a comprehensive running back who can run the ball and catch the ball. His height and weight are also quite close to Marcus, but the two The running style is still slightly different——
Marcus is more ferocious, and can break out into a "beast mode" bulldozer stance at critical moments; while Gower is more cunning, and his special skills are footwork, such as getting rid of tackles, turning and stopping, changing routes, etc. During his college days, he trained under Chip-Kelly, the head coach with a unique style and eccentric approach, and the entire running momentum became more agile.
In the league's tactical system, running backs are used in different ways according to different gears and situations.
Some running backs are "third-gear running backs." Their style is more suitable for the third-gear offense. They use unreasonable toughness to form short-distance breakthroughs and complete the third-gear transition; some running backs are "catching the ball." "Running back" inadvertently breaks the tactical framework. This is the case for the New Orleans Saints' Darren Sproles and the two main running backs of the San Francisco 49ers; some running backs are "powerful running backs", like bulldozers generally.
In the first attack just now, Marcus used a running route to shake the judgment of Matthews and the defensive front.
Now in the second offense, Gower is replaced to change the rhythm of the tactical layout. Of course, this is also a process for Gower, who has returned from injury, to adapt to the rhythm of the game.
The San Francisco 49ers offense quickly completed their formation.
"attack!"
Lu Ke's kick-off speed is very fast. He is consciously increasing the rhythm of the game, forcing himself to forget about nervous emotions and off-field interference, and forcing himself to enter the state quickly.
In competitive sports, many players are relatively slow to warm up. After the start, they need a period of warm-up and adaptation, and slowly find the game state; but last season, the offensive team led by Lu Ke did not have this problem. The team with the highest first-wave offensive scoring rate in the entire league.
Now, Lu Ke needs to regain this state.
Standing in the pistol formation, after Lu Ke completed the kickoff, he held the football in both hands and stepped back quickly, but he did not distance himself too much, just two big steps, and then made a sixty-degree move to the left. He turned around, raised his chin, and quickly scanned the running route of the receiving player. At the same time, he changed from holding the ball with both hands to one hand, and raised his right hand slightly.
The whole action is crisp, simple and fast, showing a posture of quickly kicking off the ball and passing the ball quickly.
Just when everyone thought he was about to make a pass, his right hand stopped at his side and made no further movements. Then, with just a passing pass, the football left Lu Ke's right hand and fell into Gore's arms. Between the staggered steps, the offensive dominance has been alternated.
This is a fake fax run!
In fact, the action of handing over the football is not very secretive, and it is exposed in the eyes of the defensive front. This is still not Lu Ke's strong point, but his running steps and observation sight before handing over are very good. It almost looked like the real thing, successfully deceiving the defensive linemen and linebackers on their first start.
Gall hugged the football tightly, paused and took wrong steps, and rushed out in the opposite left direction to Lu Ke, bypassing the hardest-hit area where the offensive and defensive fronts were entangled, trying to get through from the outside linebackers and The gap between the cornerbacks completes the drive.
It can be clearly seen that Gower's steps are nimble and light, his shoulders are slightly swaying and his center of gravity is steadily sinking, and he maintains the agility to break through and dodge at all times. But the problem is that Anthony Davis on the right side of the offensive line and Alex Boone have withstood the opponent's impact and opened a crack, but Gower gave up this crack and chose to break out from the outside. This...?
Not only were Davis and Boone a little surprised, but Logan Newman and Ted Ginn standing on the right side were also a little surprised, so that they were unable to clear the way for Gall immediately.
Three yards.
Gall only ran for three yards, and then he was double-teamed by the outside linebacker and cornerback. He completed the tackle and fell to the ground. He was only one yard away from getting the first down.
This run cannot be said to be a failure, but it cannot be said to be a success either. The offensive team headed by Lu Ke has mobilized the focus of the defensive team and opened up a gap, but Gore chose a more difficult outside breakout, which indirectly increased the difficulty of running. Missing the first attack in the end has to be said to be a pity.
After standing up again, Gao Er returned to Lu Ke's side. He showed an awkward smile and spread his hands to express his helplessness. There was no extra explanation, but the grinning expression said everything. After returning from injury, his observation vision and timing judgment are still a bit rusty, and it still needs some time to get used to it.
Lu Ke laughed dumbly.
Nodding towards Gower, without saying anything, he quickly gathered all the offensive players together, issued the coaching staff's tactical instructions, and then prepared to continue the attack.
Three gears and one code.
Lu Ke still started reading defense in an orderly manner. It can be seen that the opponent has obviously strengthened its running defense——
Facing a one-yard situation on third down, the running back relies on his own ability to forcefully cross the one-yard line. This is undoubtedly the simplest and most effective way to advance.
As a result, the three defensive forwards all positioned themselves slightly closer to the middle, and the four linebackers also compressed the space. Even Matthews, who had the strongest offensive intention, moved half a step to the inside, which made Green The entire front line of the Bay Packers seemed a little bloated, while the second-line defense consciously widened the space behind them and put on a posture of defending long passes and sneak attacks.
After repeatedly confirming the defensive formation, Lu Ke announced the kick-off.
This is a deceptive "I" formation position. Lu Ke put on a strong rushing posture. After catching the football with both hands, he made a gesture of handing the football towards Gower, but Lu Ke and Gower exchanged positions. After that, the football was still in Lu Ke's hands, this time it was a fake run and a real pass.
Lu Ke's footsteps did not brake, and he ran straight towards the back. After taking three consecutive strides, he quickly turned around and swept his eyes from the right to the left. All the positions of the receiving player were immediately visible in his eyes. He made a judgment immediately, raised his right hand, swung it quickly like a whip, and pushed the football out with force.
In his sight, the football drew a high arc and dropped rapidly to the landing point fifteen yards away. However, there was no trace of the receiving player on the running route. Lu Ke was completely dumbfounded. , what's going on?
