Marcus Lynch pretended to run the ball and used it as a target to attract defensive forces. Then he turned and passed the ball backwards to Lu Ke. Lu Ke, who readjusted and re-aimed in the gap, laid out his running route one or even two steps ahead. Creating a passing gap, whether it is a short pass or a long pass, can always open up the situation.
This is the tried-and-true trick offense of the San Francisco 49ers.
Today's game started with the first offense. No one expected that Jim Harper would boldly use a trick offense. The Seattle Seahawks defensive team was immediately caught off guard, but they had already been prepared for such a situation. In an instant, After being stunned and dazed, he immediately reacted——
Give up Marcus and focus on Lu Ke. The frontcourt's attention must return to the quarterback so that the backfield defense can make corresponding arrangements.
But no one expected that Marcus was indeed responsible for passing the ball in this trick attack, but the target of the pass was not Lu Ke. Instead, he passed the ball forward and found Logan Newman.
Why Logan?
Considering that Marcus has limited passing ability, there is no need to think about the control of landing point and strength. We can only rely entirely on a stable receiving point to make up for Marcus's lack of passing ability - the best state and the best confrontation. , the turret-type receiving point with the strongest blocking position is Logan, the best choice, the other three receiving players do not have this main strength.
Sure enough, as expected, Logan used a sudden stop and turn, jumped up slightly, and with a light stretch of his arms, he pocketed the football that had deviated from the passing path in the palm of his left hand, and then quickly recovered it. He successfully brought his left and right hands together, and then controlled the football to his chest.
As soon as his feet landed, Logan quickly looked around him:
Cornerback Brandon Browner was completely restrained by Randy Moss and now stood near the sideline; the two linebackers Leroy Hill and Bobby Wagner were braking hard, but their footsteps were clearly heading towards Marcus rushed over, but now he was entangled with Marcus. In their anxiety, the footsteps of the two of them were a little confused; as for the group of "heavy" strong men on the defensive front, they couldn't pick up the speed of returning to defense at all. , nothing to worry about.
In the blink of an eye, Logan had made all the judgments. His body's center of gravity receded and tilted. From a distance, it seemed that he was crumbling. However, the control of his feet was completely within his control. He relied on the strength of his waist, abdomen and thighs to stand upright. He lifted his body, and then used the inertia of the fall and recoil to increase the starting speed again. With the left foot as the center of the circle, he quickly turned to the left, and kicked the ground with his right foot. There was no pause at all. The energy contained in the muscles was Already broke out.
The entire action was done in one go, fully demonstrating Logan's catching talent.
After turning around, the Seattle Seahawks backfield is clearly visible.
Browner on the left is entangled with Moss and continues to get closer. Moss's picking ability is not a strong point and can only stop Browner for a moment; Sherman on the right is further away, and there is still a gap between him and Logan. Separated by two players, Vernon Davis and Ted Ginn, it was very difficult to get close in a short period of time.
Earl Thomas, who was behind, did not rush forward impulsively. Instead, he constantly adjusted his center of gravity, matching Logan's running route and pace, and was ready to defend at any time.
The real trouble comes from Cam Chancellor in the trapezoidal cover of the defensive secondary.
Chancellor serves as a strong defender. The so-called strong defender is a strong safety guard corresponding to the strong side of the tight end. He has absolute strength whether it is blocking or rushing. He can choose whether to go forward to assist. To defend on the ground, move left and right to assist the tight end in defense, or choose to help defend based on the quarterback's passing target.
To a large extent, Browner, Thomas and Sherman will determine the bottom line of the Legion's defensive quality, and Chancellor's performance will determine the ceiling of the Legion's overall performance.
Now Chancellor is eyeing Logan immediately.
His stepping speed was very fast, almost as soon as Logan landed and turned around, he was approaching immediately. Although his center of gravity had been slightly tilted due to the impact of Marcus' attack, the impact was almost negligible. Regardless, just two small adjustments are enough to complete the previous step.
Chancellor clearly knows Logan's main characteristics. In terms of physical confrontation, although Chancellor is already a strong man of 6.26 feet (191 cm) and 232 pounds (105 kg), Logan is still bigger than He is also one size bigger, so it will be difficult for him to gain an advantage in tackling while moving; but when dealing with such big receivers or strong tight ends, Chancellor is very experienced and is not afraid of head-on confrontation.
Chancellor did not increase his speed to the extreme, but kept adjusting his steps in small steps, slightly lowering his center of gravity, and then rushed towards Logan's waist and shoulder socket, mainly to knock away the opponent's center of gravity, and then Then assist with a series of subsequent body interference movements to disrupt the opponent's advancement rhythm.
But just when the two people were about to collide, the figure in the red jersey in front of them suddenly disappeared, as if they had changed places.
Chancellor did not raise his head, but continued to accelerate, slamming his entire body into the body. Immediately afterwards, he could feel the burning heat of muscle-to-muscle collision, but... it didn't hit hard! The two people were actually misplaced!
damn it!
…
As Logan rushed forward quickly, his eyes immediately caught Chancellor's position. After two games this season, repeated study of the tapes over the past week, and Lu Ke's drills and instructions, Logan had a clear and accurate understanding of Chancellor's first reaction.
His footsteps did not sprint forward in a straight line at all, but continued to change his rhythm in small steps, just like the flexible footsteps of a boxer. He was advancing while defending, and the changes in his footsteps were the key to the entire offensive. Basically, when the two people were about to collide, he avoided Chancellor's head-on collision, just like a skilled matador.
Chancellor stepped on his right arm and hit him, shaking Logan's center of gravity, but failed to change Logan's forward momentum.
Immediately afterwards, Logan's footsteps suddenly accelerated, and he won a long space to advance in the swaying steps. Before the defensive players on the left and right sides had time to get closer, Thomas, who was guarding the backcourt, was already like a high-speed train. It collided directly, and before Logan's center of gravity was fully adjusted, a fierce impact knocked Logan's center of gravity away for the second time in a row.
Stumbling, Logan rolled on the spot in embarrassment, and then Browner arrived and patted Logan to confirm that a dead ball was formed, ending the advance.
But it was too late, the damage of the first wave of attacks had already been done.
"Wow, who could have predicted that the first pass connection of this game was actually between Marcus Lynch and Logan Newman. This is another combination of the three Musketeers from UCLA, but in The first attack after the opening achieved miraculous results!"
"Lynch completed a short pass of eight yards. Newman easily jumped up and picked up the football, and then avoided Chancellor's frontal tackle. Chancellor, who has had a completely different performance this season, was in the defense just now. He missed his own tackle; then, Newman continued to advance forward. If Thomas hadn't maintained a high degree of concentration, this offensive advance would have been even more deadly!"
"Despite this, Logan continued to advance nearly fifteen yards after completing the ball. In one go, he went from the 47-yard line in his own half to the 30-yard line in the opponent's half. First, there was a kickoff return, Then there was a trick attack, and the San Francisco 49ers still showed a strong state in this divisional game."
Although he was unable to continue advancing, Logan quickly stood up, faced Chancellor and Thomas who were standing not far away, and began to move his limbs, as if he had just finished warming up.
There were no redundant words or actions, but the provocative meaning was very clear, and it was infinitely more clever than Sherman's clumsy clown behavior just now.
After it was over, Logan turned around and left gracefully, quickly returning to the San Francisco 49ers team, ready to meet again.
Impulsively, Chancellor took a step forward, preparing to do something, but in the end he did nothing. He spat in the side and cursed a few harsh words, and then returned to the scene. Arrive at your position. He will never make any mistakes in the next attack, absolutely!
but……
Are there really absolutes in the world?
At least on this field, facing Lu Ke standing on the opposite side, Chancellor's absoluteness was no longer absolute.
"attack!"
Lu Ke once again announced the kick-off crisply, without any cover slogans twice in a row. He was like a college rookie who had just entered the professional arena. He only knew the kick-off slogan of "attack" and no other tactical signals. The skills are average; but Lu Ke's quick kick has invisibly improved the entire offensive rhythm.
Chancellor stood five yards behind the linebackers, completely ignoring all the receivers and focusing entirely on the quarterback because he knew all the offense would start with Lu Ke.
Then he could see Lu Ke standing in the pistol formation, quickly retreating without haste, carefully looking at the deployment of the receiving players, and moving half a step to his right. But with a slight click, he moved to the left, and during the lateral movement, he raised his right hand and made a passing motion.
From the corner of his eyes, he followed Lu Ke's passing movement and glanced at him. It was Marcus Lynch attacking from the slot!
