Tillman concentrated all his attention without any slack. Seeing that Logan had already opened a distance of two yards, he abruptly turned his center of gravity and reacted almost immediately. He flew towards Logan relentlessly.
At the same time, he was still looking at Lu Ke's passing arc out of the corner of his eyes. Even if it was a shadow pass behind his shoulder, he still had a chance. He can use his position change to stand behind Logan. Whether it is to knock off the football, hit Logan's center of gravity, or complete the tackle after catching the ball, he will have an advantage.
But the next second, Tillman exclaimed something bad: Again?
The fourth second.
Lu Ke's right hand, which was about to send out the rugby ball, paused for a moment, used the strength of his waist and abdomen to twist it slightly, and the front direction had been changed. He pulled his arm again and made a passing motion in the direction of Jean in the center.
Another fake move! Fake actions that look like real ones.
In a thousandth of a second, Tillman had already made a reaction. To be more precise, his excellent form this season gave him an advantage in prediction and positioning, just like having a dog's nose. Generally, you can always smell the quarterback's passing options and the running position of the receiving player half a beat in advance.
Therefore, almost subconsciously, Tillman's muscles completed the emergency brake and moved to the right relying on the strong inertia of his body weight.
Why?
Because Gene's opposing defender is Bridges.
First of all, Bridges is an outside linebacker who is more often responsible for ground defense and short pass defense. His weight reaches a full 254 pounds (115 kilograms). Speed and short-range explosiveness are not his strengths. Heavy shield containment in strong confrontation is what he is capable of. Sacks and fumbles are all his abilities.
Secondly, Bridges occasionally helped defend short passing areas, and the same was true for this defense. But according to the plan, he should face Marcus, but Marcus and Gene kept exchanging positions, so that Bridges The position couldn't be changed, and in the end, Peppers had to mark Marcus, while Bridges stayed with Gene.
Originally, Bridges planned to use force to knock Gene away and destroy Gene's running rhythm, but in fact, Gene did not increase his speed to the extreme, but kept changing speeds fast and slow, with a messy rhythm. Bridges completely lost his position.
Finally, what is Gene’s greatest strength? speed.
If Gene breaks through Bridges, which is a high probability, then Gene will face Conte's defense alone. Danger, this is an absolute danger. With a slight negligence, Gene may go straight to complete the touchdown!
Of course, Tillman did not have such complicated thoughts in his mind. He just felt the danger like a beast and reacted reflexively.
Whether he is assisting defense or making up defense, Tillman must react to Gene's catch.
In his sight, Lu Ke saw Tillman's steps of shifting his center of gravity, and immediately understood that his tactical trap had worked, but he still did not relax at all because the attack was not completed yet.
Fifth second.
From the corner of Lu Ke's sight, he could catch Constanzo slamming into Boone's interception. He used the impact inertia of his run-up to continue to break through. Boone's feet were retreating bit by bit, trying with all his strength. Although Constanzo was stopped, the two men continued to get closer.
Lu Ke was not disturbed in any way. He retracted his arms for the second time and turned his body to the right side a small fifteen degrees. The adjustment of the entire rotation was very delicate and smooth. He did not spend much effort at all. His unremitting yoga practice now It was the time of harvest, which allowed Lu Ke to easily complete the adjustment again.
There was no need to change his steps at all. Relying on the control of his upper body strength, Lu Ke pushed the football out and drew a light arc in the air.
The parabolic curve is not high, only about the height of a first floor, but its flight speed is very fast. Even if it is not a bullet pass, the speed is already infinitely close. It is very powerful along the radial direction at a thirty-degree angle on the right. The ground continues to advance.
At the same time, Constanzo finally contradicted Boone and approached Lu Ke, but noticed that Lu Ke no longer had the football in his hand, but the forward momentum could not be stopped, and he collided with Lu Ke. The three of them were like The hamburgers were stacked on top of each other, and Goodwin's footsteps arrived shortly afterwards to ensure that Constanzo didn't do anything excessive.
Then you can see the lost Constanzo.
This time, the Chicago Bears' defensive team made arrangements in advance. They had discussed it many times during the halftime break and took every aspect into consideration. Putting aside the performance of the offensive team, they were committed to the first wave of defense in the second half. Give Lu Ke a disastrous blow, and let Lu Ke suffer a severe head-on blow——
It's not just as simple as sacking, but blocking all receiving points and firepower points. Occupy the commanding heights at the momentum level.
It can be said that this is their trump card.
but why? Constanzo didn't complete the sack, why? How did this happen? How did Lu Ke see through their tactics? How did the killer weapon fail?
Constanzo quickly raised his gaze. Now he could only hope for the second-line defense. Then, he could see the football flying away like a rocket. The target of the pass was Logan Newman. !
Constanzo almost screamed with joy, because it was Tillman who was defending Logan. Tillman was still in hot form in this game, which meant that they could still complete the defense... Wait, what happened? Why did Logan catch the football? Why? Wait, something is wrong, something is completely wrong!
Constanzo was almost in despair!
…
Logan is adjusting his steps slowly, not because he is a passing target, but because he is running routes in conjunction with Marcus and Gene. The three of them are constantly exchanging routes, completely Disrupt the running rhythm to disrupt the opponent's defensive layout.
In this offense, the reason why they replaced Randy Moss with Ted Ginn was because they needed to use Ginn's speed to break the rhythm of the defensive team and completely stretch their defensive front, and they Their own running routes are closely connected, helping each other, and using the strength of the team to achieve breakthroughs.
Seeing that Gene had thrown away Bridges, Logan immediately used his strength and used a braking carbine to throw away Tillman. Now it depends on whether Tillman wants to return to defense. If he does, then Lu Ke can choose Gene or Marcus as the target of the pass. If he does not return to defense, then Logan will win himself space to receive the ball.
Logan's concentration was also at a high level.
During the halftime break, he was ridiculed by Vernon and Gene. He didn't take advantage of Tillman's defense. Although he fought back hard on the spot, Logan knew what Tillman was doing. His strength must not be underestimated. He must exert 100% of his energy to find good opportunities.
Therefore, Logan's pace adjustment was very precise. He did not turn his back completely to Tillman, but faced Tillman sideways. He was always staring at Tillman's every move from the corner of his eyes. He did not even observe Lu Ke's movements. Position, because their group of receiving players all know that Lu Ke will never miss any passing gap.
In an instant, Logan noticed Tillman retracting his feet, and his center of gravity swayed obviously.
Immediately afterwards, Logan immediately stopped in his tracks and made a 360-degree outside turn, just like a Marseille slalom. With Tillman as the axis, his entire body went around the outside, and his steps were closer to the sideline. It was only about one step wide, and then Logan started to accelerate towards the end zone!
With the burst of speed, Logan didn't care about Tillman's position at all. He was not worried about exposing his running intentions now, because he and Gene had already won the defense at both points. Now Tillman is just focusing on one and losing the other, testing Till. Mann's decisive moment came at a critical moment.
The shoulders of the two people even bumped into each other, and their centers of gravity swayed.
But Logan's attention was highly concentrated, so he immediately stood on tiptoes, opened his arms, and maintained his balance like a bird, walking quickly and lightly through the narrow passage on the right. Like a gust of breeze, "hu la la", in the blink of an eye, he had surpassed Tillman, and the two people's positions had been switched.
Tillman was completely dumbfounded. His body consciousness was still moving in the direction of Gene, but his brain consciousness was extremely different because of Logan's movements, so the brain and body were separated——
His feet were still stumbling toward Jean, but his attention was starting to slip. This is definitely a no-no for defense. But Tillman couldn't care anymore, his mind was filled with doubts: Is it Gene or Logan? Is it Logan or Gene?
He was almost schizophrenic.
Subconsciously turned his head and glanced, but the rugby ball had just left Lu Ke's control - he missed Lu Ke's second fake move, and when the rugby ball just flew out, the line was not clear, it seemed that it was Gene , and it seemed to be Logan. The distance between the two receiving players was only about four or five yards, and there was no way to distinguish the flight trajectories that had just started.
what to do? what to do?
Tillman was completely panicked. Although they had all the advantages, they were now in such a dilemma. What should they do?
Withdrawing his gaze, Tillman still obeyed his body's judgment and rushed towards Gene, but with his chin raised high, like a child counting stars, looking up at the sky, trying to identify how many stars there are. , and then...then he saw the football shining across the sky like a shooting star, and the target was clearly——
Logan Newman.
