The opponent's five-yard line, a touchdown on first down.
Lu Ke still did not slow down and continued his fast kicking posture. After quickly adjusting his steps, he raised his right hand and made a passing motion in the direction of Vernon on the left. But it was just an action. The rugby ball was still Holding it in the palm of his hand, he quickly turned around with the force of the fake move and handed the football to Marcus who was taking quick steps.
Now, "frightened" is definitely the best word to describe the Atlanta Falcons' defense. From front line rushing to ground defense to pass defense, it's a mess, a complete mess, a complete mess, and it's completely disorganized from head to toe. .
The four defensive forwards on the front line were unable to form an effective pass rush at all. They hit the offensive line like headless flies, but each of them failed to fight. The three linebackers were even more unsure of their positions, and two of the outside linebackers chose both. He raided the quarterback, but he had just crossed the offensive line's position, and then he saw Lu Ke standing there with a leisurely expression, no football in his hand, and an inside linebacker was confused in the sea of people, looking left and right. Just spinning in circles.
As for the safeties and cornerbacks, it was even more sad, because the receiving players did not move forward at all. All four receiving players stood between the line of scrimmage and the end zone line, and then stared at them - yes, staring. The safeties and cornerbacks looked less like members of the offensive team than members of the defensive team, so that the four second-line defenses were stunned. If the opponent did not cut into the end zone, then they would be useless.
In the stunned gap, Vernon and Logan on the right both rushed forward, pushing away the opposing defender and opening up a small channel for Marcus.
It was only five yards. Marcus' speed and strength had just exploded. In the chaos, he easily entered the end zone and scored a touchdown. This was the first run of the San Francisco 49ers since the playoffs this year. touchdown ball.
Because the entire offensive and defensive tactics were asymmetrical, all defensive players were led by the nose. Before they had time to react, Marcus had already sprinted out.
This time, the fake pass-running tactic achieved incredible results under the cover of the dazzling fast attack. All Marcus needed to do was to rush forward and lift his legs. That was enough, and then he watched in stunned silence as the defensive team watched Below, a touchdown was completed. Even now, they still don't quite understand what's going on.
Objectively speaking, there are almost no star players in the Atlanta Falcons defensive team. Even the personal abilities of the two safety guards have not reached the top level. However, the defensive team can still be among the top of the league this season, relying on tactical layout and team strength. , this is true for both front-line defense and second-line defense.
However, in the wave of attacks just now, when the defensive team faced Lu Ke, all layouts and formation changes fell into Lu Ke's calculations, which made the defensive team always fall behind by half a beat or even one beat. In the process, there were constraints everywhere and they fell behind step by step. The team strength was disintegrated. After being unable to form a mutual support, they could only rely on their personal abilities to complete the defense. As a result, it turned into a mess.
After the halftime break, the rhythm of the San Francisco 49ers' offense suddenly seemed to speed up ten times, while the rhythm of the Atlanta Falcons' defense still maintained the same pace as in the first half, and even slowed down a little. Naturally, it completely followed. If not, the whole scene would be one-sided and overwhelming.
It is unimaginable that in this wave of offense and defense, the San Francisco 49ers only faced one second-down offense. All other offenses were completed in one go. It took only two minutes and 48 seconds, a total of six offenses, and a touchdown. It was already in the bag, and it seemed that the Atlanta Falcons had no power to fight back. This was completely different from the situation in the first half.
Not to mention the Falcons defensive players who stood on the field and endured the torrential rain, even the other Falcons players and coaching staff standing on the sidelines were a little overwhelmed.
The entire advance and touchdown were like searching for something. Marcus did not encounter any impact or interference, and easily scored the touchdown. This made him unable to help but start to get nervous, and he was actually in the end zone. He danced with his hips swiveling, and his weird dance posture made all his teammates on the offensive team show disgusted expressions. They abandoned Marcus on the spot and turned around to leave.
In the end, Marcus was left standing alone in the end zone, feeling very lonely; but fortunately, the fans continued to cheer and shout, and even clapped their hands to cheer for Marcus, shouting, " Marcus, don’t cry, don’t cry, you scored a touchdown but they didn’t, stand up and continue to masturbate for a while.”
Marcus clenched his fists hard and started yelling. He roared all the way back to the sidelines, and then said to the group of disgusted teammates, "You are just jealous! Yes, you are just jealous of me." His dancing is so handsome! There’s no way to help it, it’s innate, and there’s no point in being jealous.”
It was so shameless that even Lu Ke and Logan couldn't stand it.
On the court, the game continues.
"21:27", the San Francisco 49ers relied on the first wave of shock waves at the beginning of the second half. After a strong touchdown, they narrowed the score gap to six points. As countless analysts and commentators said during the halftime break, the second half of the game was indeed Anything is possible, and now the pressure is once again on the Atlanta Falcons offense.
In fact, at the end of the first half, the Atlanta Falcons offensive team could feel the increasing pressure. The San Francisco 49ers defensive team was full of firepower and Matt Ryan was also in a hurry. As a result, the halftime break came. , which is good news for the Falcons, interrupting the continuous improvement of the opponent's defensive team and winning breathing space for themselves.
After halftime adjustments, the two sides restarted, and the Falcons offense reloaded again.
In just the first wave of offense, Ryan could feel the subtle changes in the defensive team.
The intensity of the pass rushing pressure of the entire frontline defense is increasing, and the pocket protection of the offensive line immediately becomes more and more turbulent. Especially the impact on the right side becomes more powerful, and the pressure on the offense increases significantly; however, this is the center. The situation was anticipated during the break. Although Ryan was a little embarrassed, he was not unprepared.
In addition, I want to specifically describe what major adjustments the 49ers' defense team has made, but I can't tell a reason. It can only be felt that the advancement of the Falcons' offensive team is starting to become difficult.
With ten yards on the first gear, Ryan chose to hand the football to running back Michael Turner. Facing the 49ers' tough ground defense, Turner only advanced two yards.
Eight yards on second down, the entire pocket was in danger of being torn apart. In the stormy sea, Ryan quickly passed the football to tight end Tony Gonzales. After the six-yard short pass found Gonzales, the latter used his own Using his physical advantage, he forced the cornerback back, continued to advance two yards, and successfully completed the first attack conversion.
Another ten-yard pass, the offensive line was like paper. Facing the rushing passes of four defensive lines, they were quickly knocked away. Ryan felt a huge crisis and used his step up to try to complete the pass, but failed to find it. An effective target, he was preparing to run with the ball, but was severely sacked and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ryan's footsteps were just above the line of scrimmage and no yards were lost.
Ten yards from second gear, the pocket once again faced turmoil. Ryan faked a pass, attracting the target to Julio Jones, and then found Gonzalez with a quick short pass. However, Gonzalez passed the five-yard short pass. After receiving the ball, Reis still successfully relied on his personal ability to break through and complete the first attack conversion.
Faintly, Ryan could smell the crisis, but in the middle of the game, countless information surged in his mind, and it was fleeting. He couldn't sort it out immediately. He still had to keep his concentration on the court; what's more, the entire offense is still Maintaining a sense of smoothness, they completed two consecutive first-attack conversions and were already close to the midfield in a blink of an eye. There seemed to be no major problems.
Ryan speculated that it might just be the increased intensity and rhythm of frontline defensive pressure that led to this weird feeling.
Then another ten yards.
After the kickoff, Ryan could immediately feel the huge pressure in his pocket. The front was like a wall, and the left and right sides were contracting and pressing rapidly. Especially the advancement on the right side was like a tiger descending a mountain, and the air waves set off made Ryan's fingertips tremble. Can't help but close it up. Ryan knew he had to take action quickly.
In fact, Ryan has the ability to run with the ball. Although he is a traditional pocket quarterback, his running ability is much better than Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. In the regular season of 2011, he tried three times. Fourteen times he ran the ball for 84 yards and two touchdowns, which is one of his additional abilities.
But at this moment, the double-teams on the left and right sides cut off Ryan's back. He had no other choice but to quickly complete the pass.
As soon as he glanced at it, he saw that Gonzalez was unable to get rid of the defense of substitute cornerback Tarell Brown, who had just been rotated in. Tarell completely cut off Gonzalez's receiving path and slashed across the ball. He immediately stood between Ryan and Gonzalez. As long as Ryan dared to pass the ball, Tarell dared to intercept it.
In a flash, Ryan identified the target of the pass: wide receiver Roddy White.
Julio Jones's goal is too obvious. From the corner of his eyes, he can see two players completing the outflank. If it is a third-speed transition, then Ryan may use Julio's absolute strength to complete the pass, but now it is just Passing the ball in the first gear, he quickly found Roddy diagonally in front of him on his right side.
Sure enough, there was no defensive player within three yards of Roddy.
With his hands up and down, Ryan completed the pass.
But at this moment, starting cornerback Chris Gulliver flew across and caught the ball before Rody stepped up to catch the ball. He accurately completed the catch diagonally above Rody's shoulder.
Interception!
