Rob Gronkowski was running forward casually, at an unhurried pace. His steps seemed careless, but in fact his muscle lines were completely tense, and his concentration reached a high-pitched state of complete concentration. He quickly scanned the circle with his peripheral vision, taking in all the opponent's defensive positions——
Five or seven yards away, you can see at least three defensive players tracking him step by step. However, overall, the regional defense net has not been completely torn open, and the gaps one after another are controllable. Within the range, the positions between defensive players are always stuck in each other's positions, and they open and relax step by step, as if the entire defensive net is breathing.
It can be seen that as long as Brady's pass is completed, the defensive players will instantly complete the action of closing the net, destroying the body balance and footwork rhythm of the receiving target. They will defend each other in pairs and help each other. Even if it cannot be said to be airtight, it is still possible. It is infinitely close to a perfect fit.
This time, the San Francisco 49ers' defensive team showed rare high quality!
All the observations were just a quick glance. Gronkowski's attention still did not wander, and his steps came to a position parallel to outside linebacker Ahmed Brooks, while cornerback Chris Gulliver was in front of him. Ronkowski was diagonally behind him, about four yards away.
At this moment, before Brooks and Gulliver completed eye contact, Gronkowski suddenly accelerated and took two large steps forward to increase the entire speed; Brooks and Gulliver immediately He reacted and moved towards the position in front of Gronkowski, using a diagonal running method to intercept Gronkowski's forward route in advance.
Absolute speed is not Gronkowski's strong point. His weight of 265 pounds (120 kilograms) and height of 6.5 feet (198 centimeters) determine that he is an edgeless epee and cannot be like Wes Welker. Traveling so lightly and flexibly, the three people collided at an intersection.
Gronkowski didn't notice the positions of Brooks and Gulliver at all, and jumped up slightly. Then he felt the first collision, followed by the second collision, but he stretched out as steadily as a mountain like a Big Ben. He stretched out his hands and easily picked up the football in his arms.
After his feet landed quickly, Gronkowski regained the pull of gravity, stood firmly on the spot, knocked away Brooks's entanglement with a shoulder-shaking swing, and then took a long stride. It hit Gulliver directly - Gulliver, who was unable to control his center of gravity, flew directly out.
At this time, safety guard Donte Vitler had arrived and completed the tackle accurately, but...
Gronkowski followed the direction of the rotation of Witteler's grapple, turned counterclockwise, and then threw out Witte's hands that were tightly holding his waist. The centrifugal force began to intensify. Although Witteler still did not let go, Gronkowski, however, had regained the motivation for the second start and made a prompt decision to move forward.
Drag, drag, drag.
Drag, drag, drag.
Witler was dragging behind Gronkowski like a big tail, but he had no point of support or power. After only five yards of being dragged out, the inertia of centrifugal gravity still caused his hands to loosen, and then His whole body was left behind like a rag.
Gronkowski only had to take two more steps and he was already in the end zone.
"Touchdown!"
"Another touchdown! This is already the New England Patriots' third touchdown in the first half! It is also Gronkowski's second touchdown reception! In this game, the Patriots are playing at home. The team is still firing on all cylinders!”
"You know, in the past seven games, the only time they averaged less than 30 points per game was against the rival Miami Dolphins in the same conference; even throughout the season, they averaged 36.3 points per game, scoring more than 30 points per game. There have been five games with 40 points, and the offense led by Tom Brady is still the most threatening team in the league!"
"Facing the San Francisco 49ers defense, which has performed outstandingly for two consecutive seasons, the New England Patriots' offense truly showed momentum and momentum, and had the absolute upper hand!"
"This wave of offense just now was another wave of solid offense that lasted for five minutes and thirty-one seconds. When it came to the front of the red zone, at the position of fifteen yards in the opponent's half, Tom Brady scored a nine-yard short shot. The pass found Rob Gronkowski standing on the left! In fact, the San Francisco 49ers had already made a prediction in advance and accurately judged Brady's passing intention, but... there was no solution!"
"Gronkowski is still an unsolvable problem. He single-handedly resisted the zone defense of two players, got rid of the third player's defense, and reached the end zone with extremely strong posture. Once again Get a touchdown!”
"There are not many tactics to speak of, and there are not many changes. The simplest and most familiar corner post running route, but after encountering the unsolvable Gronkowski, everything was solved. The San Francisco 49ers Once again, we lost this critical red zone defense and watched the New England Patriots expand the score again."
"It's not good. The current situation is really not good! There is not much time left for the San Francisco 49ers in the first half."
The situation is indeed not good.
After entering the end zone, Gronkowski bent his upper body like a Japanese sumo wrestler, then raised his left foot and dropped it; raised his right foot and dropped it again, heading towards the audience.
The home fans also made a loud sound of "哐! 哐! 哐!" in cooperation, as if Gronkowski was a giant standing tall, and every step would cause earth-shattering shock.
Although the voting choice "within the league" is "8 to 2", in fact, professionals and senior fans inside and outside the league unanimously believe that the San Francisco 49ers will be the ultimate test of the New England Patriots' status this season——
Because the last two regular season games were against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins, both were weak teams, and the trouble they could cause was really limited; this also meant that the San Francisco 49ers were the final test of the playoffs, and for New England The Patriots' championship situation this year is undoubtedly the best test.
This also made the New England Patriots hold their breath and work hard to teach this young dark horse a lesson. Since the strong rise of the San Francisco 49ers last year, there have been endless praises, but The New England Patriots have never been able to play against them. Naturally, there is a comparison mentality within the team.
For Gronkowski, fellow tight end Logan Newman is the most direct competitor in the league. In terms of the number of touchdowns last season and this season, Logan was the more outstanding one. Gronkowski, who is committed to becoming the strongest tight end in the league, is naturally full of motivation and wants to compete.
Now, before the first half of the game is over, Gronkowski has already scored his second touchdown. His mood is completely in the clouds, and he begins to celebrate wildly for the first time.
Immediately afterwards, you can see all the friends in the New England Patriots' offensive team laughing happily. The atmosphere is relaxed and cheerful. The game is going smoothly and the score is far ahead. They have no reason not to cheer and celebrate.
For the San Francisco 49ers, the situation is not good.
Especially when Lu Ke came on the field again and passed the third interception of the first half, the home fans at Gillette Stadium had already begun to cheer and celebrate, as if they had already bagged the victory.
This time it was Lu Ke's own mistake!
Lu Ke didn't want to argue. A mistake was a mistake, and it was his own mistake. However, the objective reason cannot be ignored: the weather at Gillette Stadium was really bad.
Before the game officially started, it had been raining and drizzling in Fox Castle, but after entering the game, while the New England Patriots were still attacking on the court, the drizzle stopped, and the sky cleared up a little, although the dark clouds were still not completely clear. But then, the wind began to blow in the stadium, and the wind was blowing in waves, sometimes big and sometimes small, sometimes left and now right, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, completely unpredictable.
Before every pass, Lu Ke must judge and re-judge. If he is a little careless, the control of strength, arc control, and landing point may be a mess. Ridiculous passing errors occurred at least three times in the first half. ——Even Lu Ke himself didn’t know how the pass was passed. It was so outrageous.
The most depressing thing was not the evil wind, but that Lu Ke knew that the influence of wind direction and force existed, but Lu Ke didn't know how to deal with it. Unfortunately, this is something that the coaching staff cannot help with. They can only rely on the quarterback to make judgments and adjustments on the field. Therefore, the shortcoming of lack of game experience was further amplified in today's game.
In the following game, the drizzle began to drift away again. It was not so much raindrops as rain mist. The rain and mist like clouds and mist fell down in waves, and there were still bursts. Throughout the game, The rhythm is like a small sampan on the sparkling waves. The waves are not turbulent, and can even be said to be gentle, but they surge one after another, and the rhythm and balance cannot be stabilized at all. In a bumpy state.
Lu Ke must admit that he has a sense of frustration, a serious sense of frustration, and that his own advantages and strengths are completely unable to be used.
Just after this interception, Lu Ke completely misjudged the direction of the wind. He thought it was a headwind, but it turned out to be a tailwind. The force was slightly stronger, and there was also a crosswind that affected the passing parabola, so he sent the football directly. When he reached the arms of the opponent's cornerback, he handed over the interception.
After the interception was completed, he was tackled again by Logan and Boone, and was unable to continue to advance. Then the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, but this did not bring much comfort. Look at the sky above the court. Just look at the scoreboard to find out——
"27:0".
