"attack!"
Following Lu Ke's kick-off slogan, the offensive line began to actively shrink the pocket, like a fan, with the middle fan holding up, the fan ribs on both sides retracting, and then the entire front stretched.
The biggest difference is Vernon Davis' step back. As a tight end, he did not rush forward to find a way to catch the ball. Instead, he joined Stanley and became the sixth player on the offensive line. The expanded protection area firmly trapped Lu Ke in the middle. , forming a stable pocket.
When reading the defense, Lu Ke made a judgment that it was a high probability event for the Green Bay Packers to raid the quarterback.
This is not an unsolvable puzzle like Hodge's conjecture. The San Francisco 49ers must face the dilemma of 20 yards on first down. This gives the defensive team more room to play. They only need to concentrate on short passes and middle passes. If the passing area is stuck and pressure is exerted on the front line, Lu Ke's options will quickly decrease and he will even fall into a rut.
Therefore, after discussing with Hubble, Lu Ke and Hubble made a pre-judged choice - on top of the original offensive tactics, they gave up the offensive point of Vernon and increased pocket protection; and used unexpected routes to run the ball. Confuse the public and seek victory in danger.
Last season, bold and risky offensive tactical choices and rich and varied West Coast offensive tactics allowed them to enter the National League finals; this season, there is no reason to give up the successful tactics.
As expected, after the kickoff, the Green Bay Packers' entire defensive formation was pressing forward, with the first, second, and third lines all pressing forward!
They gave up running ball defense and deployed six players to attack the quarterback; in addition, an outside linebacker, two cornerbacks and a safety guard were all on the line, constantly squeezing the mid-pass area toward the short-pass area. The entire defense's offensive power burst out with vigor, rolling down toward the opponent in a mighty manner.
Bonnet, the lone safety, was left to suppress the backfield.
However, the Packers' first-line defensive players obviously did not expect that the deliberately created numerical advantage did not take advantage, but instead formed a "six VS six" situation.
Interestingly, instead of one-on-one, Vernon and Stanley teamed up to block Matthews' position, while the remaining four players teamed up to withstand the impact of the other five defensive players.
Matthews' power and ferocity were clearly demonstrated at this moment. Even if Vernon and Stanley joined forces to defend, they were still defeated by Matthews's ferocious collisions; other parts of the offensive line, this time Shi also fell slightly behind due to the disadvantage of numbers.
However, the offensive line was prepared in advance. Even though the blocking front was retreating bit by bit, the pocket was still not completely falling apart. It was just being compressed, and the advantage was shrinking bit by bit.
One second, two seconds, three seconds... four seconds...
This was enough for Lu Ke. In the game of offense and defense, the first half of the game gained enough time according to Lu Ke's plan, so now it depends on how the second half of the plan is executed.
Pocket's footsteps were moving and adjusting calmly. Although he could clearly see that Pocket's advantage was being lost from the corner of his vision, Lu Ke still did not panic. He first moved two and a half steps to the left and made a gesture. Then he paused, suddenly moved forward to the right, took a long step forward, relied on the power and inertia of the tiptoe, raised his right hand, and completed the entire passing posture in one go. Before the pocket was completely contracted, The football was teleported.
It's a rainbow pass!
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If you look down from a high altitude, you can appreciate the rich and varied offensive tactics of the San Francisco 49ers.
Michael Crabtree, Logan Newman and Ted Ginn, the receiving partnership that repeatedly performed miracles last season, join forces.
On the left wing, Crabtree rushed forward along the sideline that he was most familiar with, five yards, ten yards, fifteen yards... The whole sprint showed no sign of stopping, sprinting forward like a muscle. A tornado roared past.
On the right wing, Logan stood in the slot, but his running route echoed that of Crabtree. He sprinted in a straight line directly in front of him, and the two straight lines pushed forward quickly in parallel. In comparison, Crabtree was more ferocious, while Logan was lighter. After running ten yards away, Logan's speed was gradually exceeding his speed.
Could it be that Logan was not aiming for a twenty-yard strike, but a more profound blow?
On the right wing, Gene stood on the outside. After a short sprint of five yards, he stopped suddenly, turned 90 degrees, and then pulled horizontally from right to left. This is also a iconic running route. He passed through the gap between the linebacker and the cornerback in a mighty manner, constantly adjusting his position and steps to get ready to catch the ball.
Three receiving players and four defensive players, all gathered in the short and intermediate passing areas.
In the original matchup, the cornerbacks on the left and right sides defended Crabtree and Gene respectively. After the kickoff, they naturally followed their defenders step by step; but Gene ran out. A lateral pull route, the opposing cornerback could only follow, but the other outside linebacker who was originally in the middle area tried to mark Logan, but at this time he made a quick judgment and followed Gene.
In other words, one cornerback was on Crabtree, and one outside linebacker and one cornerback were on Ginn.
What about Logan?
There is also a safety in the middle, Charles Woodson.
Woodson kept cruising his steps, and his first reaction was to keep up with Gene, but when he noticed that his teammates were on time to defend, he quickly retreated, adjusting and following, never losing Logan's run. Rhythm.
If this continues, then the San Francisco 49ers will only have three receiving points. Crabtree, who has a matchup advantage, is still the best passing option. Bonnet, who is standing in the backcourt, has quietly started to move toward Crabtree. moved inside.
But everyone forgets that the San Francisco 49ers still have a fourth receiver.
"Oops!"
Woodson immediately spotted Marcus Lynch's footsteps. When all eyes were focused on the duel between Lu Ke and the striker, Marcus deftly came to the right side and scattered Logan and Gene. With concentration, he quickly and lightly moved around, but with the simplest cut and run, Marcus had already arrived in a no man's land.
There is no defensive player with at least five yards of space around him to block.
More importantly, there is only one defensive player in front of Marcus, Woodson. Don’t forget that Marcus is a running back, and getting rid of tackles and continuing to break through are his special skills-Woodson Sen must seize the position first and stop the advance before Marcus starts running.
Woodson's heart suddenly contracted, and he made a judgment almost reflexively. He abruptly changed his center of gravity, gave up on Logan, and sprinted towards Marcus. He just lifted his steps, and his His sight could already catch Lu Ke raising his hand to pass the ball, and his direction was clearly aimed at Marcus.
This also further confirmed Woodson’s conjecture and prediction.
This is another example of the San Francisco 49ers' signature offense, turning the tiger away from the mountain. In the last season's games, Lu Ke repeatedly took half a step ahead in tactical arrangements. He used smart running routes to greatly mobilize defensive players, and then completed the advancement through the simplest and most direct passing routes.
Through game tape, Woodson has taken it to heart. This time, he won't miss it.
After the center of gravity was completely turned around, Woodson's pupils suddenly shrank violently, and Lu Ke stopped!
In the flash of lightning, Lu Ke stepped up and forward to the right, raised the knife and dropped the rugby ball, drawing a rainbow arc and powerfully passing Marcus's position.
"be cheated!"
This is the only thought in Woodson's mind. The target of the pass is not Marcus, but Logan! damn it!
Woodson forcibly adjusted his center of gravity for the second time, but his center of gravity had completely shifted. Now he couldn't help but stagger. He held the ground with both hands in a panic, stood up again while crawling and ran, and rushed towards Logan. Go up, but at this time there is more than five yards between the two people.
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Logan was sprinting hard, fifteen yards, twenty yards, twenty-five yards, thirty yards... The whole sprint was strong and powerful. When his steps had reached the expected position, he braked suddenly and ran one hundred and eighty yards. After turning around, he raised his head and stared at the football flying over.
According to the flight arc and rhythm of the rugby ball, he took two steps forward, squatted down a little, and then, like holding a watermelon, the rugby ball fell into his arms with a "dong" sound——
Lu Ke's passing touch was still not 100%. This time, the pass of about 28 yards was still slightly shorter, and the arc was also lower. But this still did not prevent Logan from completing the ball. Without any defensive players, the ball was extremely easy. Then, he turned around again, shook off the approaching Woodson, and accelerated a second time.
As soon as he turned around, Bonet's figure was already rushing towards him.
There was a wolf in front of him and a tiger behind him, but Logan didn't panic at all. He made an emergency stop and dodged. He clearly saw Bonnet's hard pounce but missed it. He only had time to grab the collar of his jersey. At this time, Logan Another afterburner was used to increase the speed, and with a slight flick, Bonnet was thrown out, and then the speed began to increase.
Run! Run! Run!
This was the only thought in Logan's mind. It was already a smooth road ahead. As long as he ran as hard as he could, it would be a touchdown.
But Logan's speed had not yet fully increased. After the emergency stop just now, the acceleration still needed to warm up a little. After sprinting not far away, a huge force came from under his feet, like a shovel in football. The ball's movement was average, and Logan's whole body was overturned and then fell out of bounds.
The attack was forced to abort.
"Protect the ball!" Logan hugged the football with both hands.
