Cam Chancellor's attention remained highly concentrated, and other teammates were doing their own duties. As a relatively free strong defender, he was fully focused on watching the quarterback's every move. He captured Lu Ke immediately. An attempt was made to pass the ball to Marcus, but Chancellor did not recklessly rush forward to defend.
The reason why the Seattle Seahawks defense has become famous this season is that their front line defense and second line defense have a clear division of labor.
Unlike the New England Patriots' temporary defensive tactical changes against the San Francisco 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks have truly divided the defensive team's tasks, reducing corresponding redundant tasks for each player, which allows them to focus on His own work, seemingly simple tactics, gradually developed power due to continuous grinding in the off-season, pre-season and regular season.
The running back has transformed into a wide receiver to complete the ball from the slot. After several seasons of development, it has now become an important part of the league's offensive tactical system. How could the Seahawks defensive team not have corresponding preparations? ?
Without Chancellor stepping forward, outside linebacker K.J. Wright and rookie defensive end Bruce Irvin came off the bench, they will play by ear to complete the frontline interception; if Lu Ke really passes the ball to Marcus, and Wright and Irvin are still If a man is missed, Sherman and Chancellor, who are responsible for defending this side, will immediately step forward to cover the defense.
Chancellor was still adjusting his steps, watching Lu Ke's movements intently.
Lu Ke did not pass the ball.
This was a fake move. Chancellor's center of gravity took a small step forward, because Lu Ke continued to move laterally to the right, and was about to leave the pocket protection - standing on the defensive end this time Irving, the forward, had already moved his center of gravity in advance, but found that he had been deceived by Lu Ke, so he simply gave up on Marcus and sprinted in the direction of Lu Ke, executing a sudden sack tactic.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Ke raised his arm for the second time, as if he was about to pass the ball, but when he noticed Irvin's movement, he was forced to retract his movement, stopped his steps in time, and returned to the protective range of the pocket. Inside.
At the same time, Lu Ke continued to move laterally towards the left side. Seeing his offensive tackle Alex Boone take the initiative to meet Irving's impact, Lu Ke's pocket steps still did not stop, calm and fast, and in an instant He widened the distance between him and Irvin, and his eyes continued to look for the target to catch the ball.
Chancellor immediately adjusted his center of gravity and did not follow Lu Ke's footsteps, but his upper body stood upright. Once Lu Ke completed the pass, he could make defensive actions at any time.
Lu Ke moved with long strides, and in a blink of an eye he left the protection of left offensive tackle Joe Stanley and was exposed outside the pocket. The problem is that the defensive lineman Red Bryant on this side of the Seattle Seahawks weighs 323 pounds. He is like a heavy bulldozer and does not have the ability to surprise the quarterback at all.
At this time, on the left side of the San Francisco 49ers, which is also the right side of the Seattle Seahawks, the advancement steps of Moss and Logan have left the short passing area——
Moss is cutting inside into the center zone while Logan continues to advance in a straight line. It has only been about two to three seconds from kickoff to now. Their advancement has not completely opened up the situation, but it has begun to pose a threat. The cornerback and outside linebacker have begun to follow the two players to defend closely. Le still did not act rashly.
At this moment, Lu Ke raised his hand and passed the ball.
Judging from the curvature of the hand and the twist of the body, this is a long pass.
Chancellor made a decisive decision without any hesitation - obviously, Lu Ke's passing target was Logan, and the connection between them has become the most dangerous partnership in the entire league, whether it is Whether it's tacit understanding or ability, from routes to blocking to deep strikes, it can be said that there is no blind spot in the entire field. If Chancellor cannot react immediately, then Logan is likely to get rid of outside linebacker Hill's personal marking.
Observe, observe again. Chancellor didn't start to move until he determined Lu Ke's offensive tactics. He tried his best to start sprinting towards Logan's location.
After rushing out about seven or eight yards, Chancellor glanced back subconsciously. Chancellor needed to predict the arc and height of the football, not only for interception, but also for defensive blocking. When the receiving player stops and prepares to complete the gap, this is the moment when the defensive players reverse their passivity, so they must master more situations and details.
But the glance stunned Chancellor: Where's the football?
Although Chancellor still maintained a high-speed pace, his attention was inevitably a little distracted, and he subconsciously began to look for the trajectory of the football in the sky.
No! No! still none!
How is this going? Could it be that the pass was not going toward Logan, but toward Gene on the other side? Lu Ke's passing technique is very delicate, and he can often change the passing route with an instant burst of his wrist. He often makes defensive players make mistakes in judgment, but there is no football in the sky. Isn't this too strange?
Chancellor's eyes finally moved, and then he saw a panicked Bryant, a sprinting Wagner, and an indomitable Lu Ke!
What? Is this actually a running tactic? And it was Lu Ke who ran the ball himself?
Grass!
…
From the moment he moved his steps laterally on the left side to the time he raised his hand to pass the ball to find Logan, Lu Ke was always creating smoke bombs.
This was indeed a quick kickoff and quick shot tactic. Marcus was the target of the pass, but then Lu Ke noticed the positions of Chancellor and Wright and immediately made a judgment, not to mention whether it was possible. Resulting in an interception, even if Marcus successfully completed the catch, it was only a four- or five-yard gain at best.
After hesitating, Lu Ke realized that he had missed the best opportunity to pass the ball——
The secret of quick action is to complete the action before thinking. It is fleeting. Now that he has missed it, Lu Ke simply quickly swept the entire backcourt and established a three-dimensional view of the positions of offensive players and defensive players in his mind. Model, the results of the previous repeated video studies could be seen immediately, and the second tactical formulation was made immediately, which was a response to the Seattle Seahawks' defensive tactics.
When most teams in the league, including the San Francisco 49ers, defend, they use frontline defensive players to raid and harass pass rushers, compressing the quarterback's ball time as much as possible and disrupting the quarterback's passing rhythm and pace. Space, even a quarterback like Tom Brady who is famous for his short passes and quick shots, often needs to face huge pressure; thereby gaining more space for his teammates' subsequent pass defense.
But the Seattle Seahawks' defense does the opposite. They focus on second-line defense and ground defense, giving the quarterback enough time and space to pass the ball, but leaving the quarterback in a dilemma with no passing target. Among them, the quarterback is forced to fumble around in the pocket like a headless fly, and then the defensive frontline players apply pressure, allowing the quarterback to make helpless choices and giving his second-line defense room to create mistakes.
The ground defense is the cornerstone of the Seahawks, and the secondary is a bullwhip waiting for an opportunity to strike.
In other words, if the deployment and rhythm of the Seahawks' ground defense can be disrupted, it means that the offensive team can usher in new opportunities.
Unfortunately, even at their peak, the two running backs of the San Francisco 49ers are not beast-like players like Marshawn Lynch or Adrian Peterson. This also means that Lu Ke must start with rhythm and constantly The most important thing is to switch the combination of passing and running the ball and be able to complete a certain advancement.
Just on the first offense, he chose to pass the ball by running the ball. This was the first disruption to the Seattle Seahawks' defensive deployment.
Now in the second attack, Lu Ke will choose to run the ball by passing the ball, once again disrupting the opponent's defensive rhythm.
In the final analysis, this is still a tactical layout calculation. In the battle of wisdom, Lu Ke once again showed his brilliance!
After his footsteps came to the left side, Lu Ke saw the smooth sailing in front of him, because the Seahawks' ground defense mainly existed against Marcus or Gall; when Lu Ke chose the passing tactic, the linebacker must choose By retreating to assist the second-line defense, they were not well prepared for Lu Ke's "read option offense". This was also an inevitable weakness in their relatively simple and focused defensive tactics.
Of course, this was not a read option offense, because Lu Ke did not focus on a linebacker for tactical deployment, but chose to run with the ball as appropriate.
Without any hesitation or pause, Lu Ke was no longer a rookie who had just entered the league. He immediately ran forward with the ball and quickly caught the sight of Wagner who was rushing towards him——
As a middle linebacker, Wagner is the last line of defense against running backs. Now that both outside linebackers have begun to drop back to defend the pass, Wagner is the only choice for defense; although Bryant is also the defensive tackle this time, his huge body cannot complete the acceleration and defense at all. Sprinting, I could only watch Lu Ke drifting away.
Lu Ke still didn't panic, running quickly towards his left side, using a diagonal advancement route to create as much trouble for Wagner's defense as possible.
Kick the ground! Kick the ground! Kick the ground!
Lu Ke's rushing style is light and agile, just like Bambi. He jumped between the jungles and rushed from the starting position to the left sideline. He fully demonstrated his speed. This is not just a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Passively running the ball, but an active push!
