Patrick Willis flipped through the first half statistics in his hand, and after carefully confirming several groups, he couldn't help but blurt out curses, "Damn it! That pervert!"
"What's wrong?" Vic Fangio, the defensive coach standing nearby, turned his head and cast a questioning look.
Willis handed the data sheet back to Fangio, shook his head helplessly, and then looked at Lu Ke who was standing on the other side of the locker room, "Nothing, just Bambi and I just discussed the first half. The other team’s offense, and the numbers are all right, damn it!”
Fangio also turned his head and looked at Lu Ke, who was discussing the tactical layout, "Isn't this a matter of course?" Then he patted Willis on the shoulder, "Why, what did he say?"
Although every team has a tactical room for rational analysis, the quarterback's perspective is ultimately different and can often capture details that they cannot detect.
"First, we need to strengthen our raids, and it is best to choose the right side, not the blind side; second, the core of the offense is Tony Gonzalez, not Julio Jones." Willis has also been in the Zongheng League for many years. He is a veteran. After briefly refining what Lu Ke just said, he came to his own conclusion.
In fact, Willis had a more or less general feeling about the battle situation analyzed by Lu Ke, but it was a little vague and could not be summarized immediately. After Lu Ke's key analysis and refinement, things suddenly became clear. There is a kind of enlightenment and joy. This is a kind of competition ability.
First, both Julio and Gonzalez are too deep at receiver.
There is no doubt about the ability of these two players, and they can have the upper hand against cornerbacks. Once their starting positions for receiving the ball are pushed to the backfield, the advantage will further tilt towards the offensive team, and the cornerbacks and safety guards will also have the upper hand. As for the defeats, it can be seen from Julio's push in the first half.
The best solution is naturally to apply pressure from the front, shorten the passing time of the quarterback, and also shorten the advancement time of the receiving player.
Not only that, the defensive front is already the strength of the San Francisco 49ers' defense. They don't need to use their shortcomings to attack each other's strengths. They can make a big fuss about their own strengths and gain more advantages. In the final stage of the first half, the improvement in frontline pass rush intensity achieved good results. This is the most direct feedback result.
Secondly, the focus on the offensive line has shifted.
Generally speaking, the blind side of the quarterback is the habitual focus of attack for each team. If you choose the non-blind side, the quarterback may make predictions in advance and escape sacks, adding more variables; this also greatly increases the success rate and threat of the blind side. This habit has been passed down in the league for decades.
Because of this, blindside offensive linemen are paid much more than non-blindside offensive linemen. Even the San Francisco 49ers are no exception. During the offseason, they moved Joe Stanley from the right side to the left side in the hope of enhancing the protection ability of the blind side, and ultimately achieved amazing results.
But just now Lu Ke brought up a very interesting phenomenon - even the statistics in the tactics room did not notice it, but Lu Ke brought up the offensive guard on the right side separately. If this can become a breakthrough, even though it does not meet the requirements Tactical rules can produce unexpected effects.
Finally, about Tony Gonzalez.
In the past two seasons, three tight ends, Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham, and Logan Newman, have emerged one after another, changing the traditional concept of tight ends in the league——
In the past, tight ends were more active in the short passing area, either picking off screens or passing short passes to catch the ball. They could play a beacon effect in positional battles. Generally speaking, touchdowns were still the task of the wide receivers; now, the three The young tight end has made full use of his catching ability, even more powerful than the large wide receiver. His strong catching, standing catching and continuous advancement after catching the ball have become important weapons that change the game.
During the entire long season, the number of touchdowns of traditional tight ends basically stays in single digits. If they can break through ten, it will be enough to become the league's touchdown leader; however, the number of touchdowns of today's tight ends is directly in the single digits. The growth doubled, and the character on the field completely transformed.
Before the three young tight ends appeared like comets, the king of traditional tight ends was Tony Gonzalez. This is a historical tight end who is destined to enter the Hall of Fame before he retires.
In 1997, he joined the Kansas City Chiefs with the 13th pick in the first round. After that, Gonzalez created a dynasty of his own. Although the overall strength of the Chiefs was weak, Gonzalez still produced incredible statistics; Then, in 2009, he moved to the Atlanta Falcons, and he still maintained a very high level and showed his strong dominance——
In sixteen seasons so far, he has been the tight end with the most receptions and receiving yards in the league for seven of them, and has been the tight end with the most receiving touchdowns in the league for four years. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times and five times. A first-team All-American and four-time second-team All-American; in addition, he currently holds the three records for the most games played, most catches, and most receiving yards by a tight end in league history.
The most astonishing thing is that Gonzalez's ability to advance after receiving the ball is unique in the league. Since entering the league in 1997, the average number of yards advanced for each catch has been higher than ten yards. The only exception is 2010. The average yards per catch in a season “has only been that good for over fifteen years, which is really astounding.
Simply put, this is a king!
For comparison, Gonzalez's best number of touchdowns in a single season is ten. He reached this result twice in 2003 and 2008, which is close to that of Gronkowski, Graham, and Logan. There is a huge gap between end forwards. This is the difference between traditional tight ends and modern tight ends.
It is undeniable that Gonzalez is still an indispensable part of the Atlanta Falcons' offense, but this season, wide receiver Julio has completed his transformation and has gradually become Matt Ryan's most trusted passing target. The relevant data are all red, and he has become the team's top receiver without any doubt. The tactical significance is naturally self-evident, and the same is true for this game.
But Lu Ke raised an interesting point: Gonzalez is still the core of the entire offensive team?
What does this mean?
In the first half of the game, Julio dominated the game on his own, and then Gonzalez and Roddy stepped forward to share the pressure on Julio, which led to 27 points in the half. The best performance of the season, everyone thought that Julio was the core of the passing attack, what if he wasn't?
Even the layman knows that putting your eggs in one basket is dangerous, just like Larry Fitzgerald did to the Arizona Cardinals or Calvin Johnson did to the Detroit Lions. After the defender's passing intention is exposed, they will be under increasing pressure. By relying on their own efforts to achieve a breakthrough, they may also become the key to the defensive team's counterattack.
But for the defensive team, they hope that the opponent will put their eggs in one basket so that they can concentrate on defense. The strong rise of the Seattle Seahawks defensive team this season is largely due to the relative centralization of defensive tactics.
The San Francisco 49ers have always regarded Julio as the key to their operation, and their defensive focus in the second half will also be adjusted based on Julio, hoping to achieve a breakthrough here; but if Lu Ke's judgment is accurate, then the situation on the field will be different. Completely different——
The premise is that Julio's running range covers the entire field. Except for long passes in super deep areas, his speed cannot be compared with that of a fast horse like Ted Ginn. Other areas can basically be reached at any time; and As a traditional tight end, Gonzalez's activity area is still mainly in the short passing area.
Then, the defensive team can exert more pressure on the front line. On the one hand, it creates trouble for Ryan's passing, forcing his passing distance to be limited to short passing areas, slowing down the Atlanta Falcons' offensive fluency and depth; on the other hand, , also marking Gonzalez in the short passing area, either cutting off Gonzalez's receiving point, or forcing Ryan to focus more of his passing on Julio, and the defense of the cornerback and safety will be You can move more purposefully, even half a beat in advance.
As a result, the game situation will indeed change.
Willis conveyed his summary to Fangio. As the coach of the defensive team, he just went through it in his mind, his eyes became solemn, and he nodded meaningfully, "Bambi's interpretation of the offensive team It is indeed unique, I will communicate with the tactics room to confirm."
Having said that, they still need to use scientific methods to verify it, but Fangio can be sure in his heart that nine times out of ten, Lu Ke should be correct, "I am beginning to feel that we are cheating in this year's draft. At the conference, the importance of the Vondrick test should be emphasized again."
Willis just shrugged, "There is only one Bambi. The Fonderrick test may not be able to find another one."
Lu Ke, who was becoming the subject of discussion, was completely unaware of it.
Although Lu Ke just took the initiative to convey his interpretation to Willis, he just hopes to add another perspective to his teammates. In terms of defensive tactical layout, I believe the coaching staff is far more experienced than him, who is not even a layman. .
Therefore, after conveying the message, Lu Ke put all his thoughts behind his mind and concentrated on the offensive team's tactical layout.
Compared with the defensive team, the offensive team has gradually taken the initiative in the second quarter. The changes in the Atlanta Falcons defensive team are gradually revealed. The weakness of ground defense is also becoming the key to Lu Ke's breakthrough. This also makes The offensive line's open coverage and the running back's route selection become more important.
Between the intense and rapid discussions, the halftime passed in a blink of an eye, and then the San Francisco 49ers players filed out of the locker room and returned to the court.
"The second half of the 2012 National League Finals is about to begin, and the San Francisco 49ers, who are currently trailing by 14:27, are about to take the lead in attacking!"
