Everyone everyone.
Every corner in sight is crowded with people, but for Crabtree, this is indeed the part he is most familiar with and best at: relying on his physical ability to tear out gaps among the dense crowd and complete continuous Pushing forward, he doesn't have the agility and mystery of Randy Moss, nor the lightness and speed of Ted Jean, but he has his own unique advantages.
Harper asked Crabtree to try to serve as a returner. On the one hand, he was indeed short of receiving players; on the other hand, he also hoped that Crabtree could recover through more confrontations - which was already the case in the last game. Recovered a lot.
Now, Crabtree did not rush or give up. Instead, he continued to look for room to advance among the crowd with small steps. Although there were many opposing players, there were also many of his own.
The left side of his vision flickered, and a piece of white jersey swayed in the corner of his eye. Reflexively, he moved his steps sideways to the right, reluctantly getting out of the way; but then he saw two more white jerseys appearing on the right. It was too late to brake now that the wall was piled with jerseys, so he simply continued to accelerate and crashed into it.
Not to knock the opponent away, but to leave the opponent with no room to grapple.
Then he used the reaction force to rush forward diagonally to the left. The two red jersey players just knocked away the opponent's players and opened up a small channel. He rushed forward without any hesitation and bumped into a player head-on. A white jersey, but because his center of gravity was more solid, he knocked the opponent away, and a five-yard advancement space appeared in front of him again.
He stumbled all the way, three yards here, two yards there, and then a gap of five to ten yards opened up. Crabtree continued to advance forward unyieldingly, and actually continued to advance with stumbling steps. After nearly thirty yards, he was finally tripped on his own 47-yard line and fell to the ground in a panic, ending the kickoff return.
The entire Candlestick Stadium was in a state of panic, with shouts of "Fight! Keep fighting!" surging throughout the venue.
Crabtree clenched his hands into fists and roared crazily, not to celebrate, but to encourage him. He needed to cheer up, he needed to boost his morale, he needed to fight hard and reawaken the beast deep in his heart. , go all out in every attack and every opportunity.
"Obviously, the San Francisco 49ers who are playing at home are well prepared. Even though the weather is a little colder than expected, they still make their opponents deeply feel the tenacity and perseverance. In this game, people are pumped up at the beginning. !”
When Crabtree came off the court, his teammates on the offensive team gave him high-fives - because he had just completed the kickoff return and achieved good results, so he still needed to take a breather on the first offense.
Lu Ke also high-fived Crabtree to celebrate, and then quickly ran into the court. Amidst the cheers of "Attack! Bang Bang!" from the audience, the journey to the divisional competition officially started.
Lu Ke did not immediately summon his teammates. During the process of playing and before forming the lineup, Lu Ke quickly scanned the starting lineup of the Seattle Seahawks defensive team and made a judgment.
The two teams are already old rivals. After two matches in one season, both sides know the tactics and status of the two teams. But now entering the playoffs, this means that everything starts from scratch, and any slightest negligence will end. A whole season of hard work. The most important thing right now is to forget about the winning season and don't take it for granted that you can win - even though it won't be easy.
In the past two seasons, the San Francisco 49ers have beaten the Seattle Seahawks twice in a row and set an incredible record of the lowest cost of 35 points. It seems that every time he faces the Seahawks defense, Lu Ke can always find a way; but the fact is Above, Lu Ke knows more clearly than anyone else how powerful the Seattle Seahawks' defensive team is. This season, they have grown to the top of the league.
In the third week against the Green Bay Packers, although they suffered a sensational misjudgment at the last moment that caused the Packers to lose the game and changed the course of the season, it is undeniable that the Seahawks completely blocked the entire game. The Packers' ground attack and eight consecutive sacks of Aaron Rodgers, who was at his peak - that's Rodgers with unparalleled pocket footwork, and no one can underestimate him.
Against the New England Patriots in Week 6, before the game, Tom Brady didn't take his opponent seriously at all, and even ridiculed the team as "too young" on social networks, triggering a war of words; but during the game, Brady was intercepted twice by Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas on the right side of the Seahawks, and the Patriots suffered a comeback and lost the game after leading by 13 points in the fourth quarter.
After the game, there was a scene that shocked the league. Sherman, who had pointed at each other and scolded Brady on social networks before, still didn't give up. He walked directly in front of Brady and was captured by the camera. He yelled, " Dude, are you mad (uadbro)?" Brady almost got into a physical altercation with Sherman.
After the season ended, the Seattle Seahawks' defense ranked first in the league, and their entire backcourt strength was unanimously recognized both inside and outside the league, and even won a title exclusive to them!
There have been countless great combinations in history, such as the "Million Dollar Backcourt", the "Dallas Wall", the "Cowboys Troika", etc., and in the 2012 season, the "Legion of Boo" was named after Richard Secondary players like Sherman and Earl Thomas were the first to speak out, arrogantly believing they could beat any quarterback.
But over time, it created a real reputation in the league!
The Seattle Seahawks' defensive team is very special. Under the coaching of Pete Carroll, they have taken an unusual path and developed their own characteristics and style.
Overall, the Seahawks defense is a blend of tradition and modernity.
The "43" formation is used above the defensive front, with four defensive frontmen and three linebackers, but they mainly continue the retro style of the 1960s, completely eliminating the tactics of attacking the quarterback at the expense of them. This is true for all ground offenses, defensive linemen and linebackers.
Two defensive tackles, Allen Branch and Brandon Bane, and two defensive ends, Red Bryant and Chris Clemens, except Clemens, who is 255 pounds (116 kg) ), all three other players are over 300 pounds (136 kilograms).
Especially defensive end Bryant, who is a full 323 pounds (147 kilograms), which means that they have almost no way to complete the quarterback raid.
Four super strong men intercepted the front like a mountain of meat, strangling all ground attacks. At the same time, although it is a "43" formation, it is actually more like a mixed formation of "43" and "34", making the linebackers the second gate of ground defense. Pete Carroll requires each Linebackers are able to seal gaps in the defensive front and nimbly cut short passing lanes down the middle.
Undoubtedly, this places high demands on the linebackers' abilities, but it also makes the linebackers' responsibilities more focused and cohesive, further increasing the pressure on the ground defense.
The three linebackers Leroy Hill, KJ Wright, and Bobby Wagoner (Bobby Wanr) are all traditional linebackers weighing about 250 pounds (113 kilograms). They can be difficult in ground defense and short pass marking, but they lack Some raid capabilities further enhance the defensive strength of the front line.
Hill is a veteran who entered the league in 2005, Wright is a sophomore, and Wagner is a rookie, but there are sparks between the three linebackers. Middle linebacker Wagner can adapt to all three defenses. As the second gate, he rarely makes mistakes or misses, becoming the patron saint of the Seahawks' ground attack, while Hill and Wright can often get away to complete short passes from the tight end. Mark.
Defensive front line, traditional; defensive second line, modern.
Two cornerbacks, Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner; two safeties, Cam Chancellor and Earl Thomas. All four players are big men. Except for Thomas, who is only 58 feet (178 cm), the other three players are all over 62 feet (190 cm).
This is another iconoclasm.
Because cornerbacks need more emphasis on flexibility and fitness, smaller cornerbacks are more popular in the league. Otherwise, when the cornerbacks are facing off with the receivers, they will not turn around in time, and they may fall into passivity if they are not careful; but the Seahawks did the opposite. They followed the path and selected a big cornerback, whose starting and turning speed is indeed not very quick, but even if they face heavy bulldozers like Calvin Johnson and Rob Gronkowski, they will not give in at all.
Generally speaking, during the defense process, four players form a trapezoidal inverted box, with two cornerbacks on the outside of the wings. Chancellor, as a strong defender, takes the initiative to wait for opportunities to defend, while Thomas single-handedly guards the backcourt, forming a three-sided coverage. area defense. The four players are all masters of individual combat. They have no problem single-handedly taking on wide receivers, and then rely on regional defense to complete the layout.
If the front line is heavy and relies entirely on the layering of the team to complete ground defense; then the second line is flexible, relying on individual combat capabilities to complete one-on-one duels, and then implement regional defense and cut off all passing routes.
"The Legion of Boom" is used to describe the Seattle Seahawks' second-line defense! This season, their pass defense is slowly becoming a quarterback nightmare, just look at Brady's predicament.
They have beaten their opponents at home and away for two consecutive seasons, but Lu Ke will never underestimate the strength of the Seattle Seahawks: they gave up the quarterback raid strategy, cut off the ground attack, forced the quarterback to pass the ball, and then blasted The team exploded to complete the pass defense; and then launched a quarterback raid without warning in key defensive levels, making it difficult to guard against. This indeed forced the quarterback into a difficult situation. Even Rogers was facing the sea The Eagles' defense was also very embarrassed.
So how did Lu Ke win? In the final analysis, it is still calculation and layout. Win with your head.
