"Whoosh!"
Vernon smoothly caught the football while running at high speed and controlled it with both hands firmly, almost before the circle of defenders closed in.
Not a short pass, not a medium pass, but a long pass! A long pass of twenty-three yards! Yun Danfeng passed the ball lightly but completed the long pass with great momentum! With the Atlanta Falcons defensive team already heavily defending the long pass in advance, the connection between Lu Ke and Vernon tore the defensive line apart, all the way from the line of scrimmage, and completed the long pass in the long pass area. Pass the ball!
The long sword is unsheathed! Seal the throat with one sword!
Such a feat severely damaged the morale of the Falcons' defensive team. They had already made a judgment in advance, they had completed the layout in advance, and they had forced Lu Ke into a desperate situation, but they still lost such a crucial offensive and defensive confrontation. What should they do? What else could they do?
Frustrated!
All the grievance and anger burst out in the chest, and McLean and De Ward rushed forward one after another.
First, it was Derward's horizontal outward force, and then McClain's vertical forward force. Both of them had burst out with anger, and they staggered forward fiercely. Vernon could not escape with his own strength, and even It became extremely difficult to maintain the center of gravity, and the whole person fell directly off the sideline, unable to continue to advance.
But it can't be helped now.
The 23-yard long pass was lost in this way. The San Francisco 49ers went from the 41-yard line to the 18-yard line in an instant. The crisis was becoming more and more heavy and overwhelming.
Where did it all start to go wrong?
Outside linebacker Stephen Nicholas.
Nicholas had already blocked Vernon's position in advance, but he tried to use a foul to stop Vernon. Unexpectedly, in the head-on confrontation, Nicholas failed to keep his center of gravity, and was thrown back by Vernon, landing on his back, and then lost. Without the opponent's defensive position, Vernon just took off.
Damn Nicholas!
Wait, foul?
The Atlanta Falcons defensive players reacted immediately and crowded around the referee. They all began to condemn Vernon for the foul he just committed and tried to ask the referee for a yellow flag foul.
The San Francisco 49ers offensive players were simply incredible. The offensive linemen immediately followed suit and began to curse the defensive players for shamelessly confusing right and wrong and not distinguishing between right and wrong.
The scene was a bit chaotic.
Moss immediately trotted over, helped Vernon up, and asked if there was anything wrong with Vernon. The collisions between Derward and McLean were both vindictive, and their strength and momentum were beyond reasonable limits. Then he saw Vernon. Nong waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's okay, I'm okay. I finally found my state again, how could two little flies affect me?"
Moss was relieved to see that Vernon still had the heart to joke. Aside from the fact that Moss has now integrated into the team, before, Moss and Vernon were the two players with the best relationship on the team. From qualifications to experience to situations, they have countless things in common to share. .
In the last game, Crabtree made a strong recovery and became the team's number one contributor in defeating the Seattle Seahawks. At that time, Vernon half-jokingly said that it should be his turn now; in this game, Vernon truly became The key to turning the game around and has been exceptionally good on several receptions so far.
Now, Vernon is in good condition and will not surrender easily.
The chaos lasted for about two minutes, and finally came under control. The referee announced the penalty, "Pulling foul, unnecessary rough movement foul, defensive team, No. 54, but due to the principle of offensive advantage, the foul was cleared and the offense The first attack of the team, above the 18-yard line on the right side of the field, the time was readjusted to..."
The referee looked down at his watch, confirmed the game time that had just been consumed due to the trouble, and notified the official timer to readjust it.
To put it simply, the referee believed that Nicholas committed the foul first, but Vernon's defensive actions did not lead to a foul. However, because the offensive team had just completed a twenty-three-yard advance, Jim Harbaugh gave up the penalty, allowing the defensive team to escape.
But the Atlanta Falcons defensive players took advantage and behaved, cursing and expressing their dissatisfaction, emphasizing that it was clearly Vernon's foul just now, and they encountered the home whistle, and then they were called a foul. Even head coach Mike Smith raised his voice and expressed his position: There will be complaints after the game.
"Attention! Attention!" Lu Ke kept shouting.
All the players on the offensive team were indignant. Their emotions were raging because of the complaints and curses from the visiting team, and their attention could not help but be distracted. Even Lu Ke was no exception; but as a quarterback, Lu Ke could not limit himself to this one time. When attacking, he had to think about more situations that would follow, so he forced himself to calm down and refocus his teammates' attention.
After a period of chaos, the game resumed. However, the emotions of both sides have fluctuated slightly, and the interference factors on the field are increasing. This is not good news for Lu Ke - their offensive rhythm has been destroyed. Could it be that this is Mike Smith's strategy?
Sure enough, standing on the 18-yard line in the opponent's half and facing a ten-yard attack, the offensive fluidity was obviously insufficient.
Lu Ke consciously slowed down the rhythm and tried to regain control of the situation, but the players' attention was still a little distracted: the running routes of the four receiving players were more or less deviated, either too much or not enough; offense There was also a slight deviation in the matchup position of the forwards, and the pocket protection became unstable.
In the rough seas, Lu Ke was forced to take a hasty shot and tried to find Moss in the center with a six-yard short pass. However, the position of the pass was deviated. Moss failed to complete the pass. This is how football is. It fell to the ground neatly.
Ten yards in second gear.
Lu Ke handed the football to Gower, who came on the rotation.
Gall relied on his ability to find gaps and rushed out along the narrow channel on the outside of the left wing. However, the Falcons' tight ground defense did not give Gall much chance. He stumbled forward for four yards and then stacked up. This ground advance ended in a defensive style.
In the blink of an eye, the San Francisco 49ers were in a six-yard situation on third down.
Before the foul, the entire offensive operation was still smooth and strong; after the foul, the breakdown of attention affected every aspect such as running position, matchup, and tactics. The two consecutive offenses were just a hair's breadth away, but the deviation in details caused the offensive team to reap the consequences. Now it has to face the dilemma of long yardage in the third gear.
If adjustments cannot be made in time, a strikeout will only happen in the blink of an eye.
Lu Ke did not choose to attack immediately, but called all the offensive team players together and began to discuss.
Before formally arranging tactics, Lu Ke looked sharply at each of his teammates, "Have you come to your senses now? Are you ready for the next wave of attacks? If someone has just started vacationing, then they must now You're back! Or are you scared out of your wits by that judo master?"
With a few simple words, Lu Ke's words made all the members of the attack team burst into laughter. The anger and unyielding finally disappeared, and their attention returned to Lu Ke.
Lu Ke's eyes checked the sights of each teammate one after another, confirming that everyone had come to their senses, and then began to lay out tactics.
If it was not necessary, Lu Ke did not want to use a timeout before the third quarter was halfway through, so he deployed his tactics very quickly. Before the countdown of the 40-second offensive interval ended, the San Francisco 49ers offensive team once again completed the sequence. Formation, ready for the next wave of attack.
The pistol formation is paired with a two-by-two formation, which is the most frequently used offensive formation by the San Francisco 49ers all season. In this wave of offense, Randy Moss came off the court and Michael Crabtree came on in rotation. The entire offensive formation became thicker and adjustments were made in response to the changes in the Atlanta Falcons' defensive formation.
On the right wing, Logan and Gene are the old partners, but their positions have changed slightly. Both of them are standing in the center of the right wing. Logan is in front and Gene is behind. Gene's right toe is pointed at Logan's right side. Heels, standing almost diagonally overlapping.
This also forced the Falcons' defense to make adjustments. Cornerback Asante Samuel stood almost face to face with Logan, just like the offensive line and the defensive line were opposing each other, and the space between each other was just a line of scrimmage; Safety William Moore also came to that side, about three yards behind Asante, on the same line as Gene.
On the left wing, the partnership between Crabtree and Vernon also changed their positions. Vernon still stood on the outside of the offensive line, standing side by side with Joe Stanley, but Crabtree's position moved from the outside. To the inside, and almost parallel to Vernon, the distance between the two men was only about two yards.
The Falcons defense, however, made huge adjustments, with defensive end John Abraham facing Vernon and outside linebacker Stephen Nicholas facing Crabtree. In other words, the entire defensive line moved laterally toward the Falcons' right side, using Abraham to guard the tight end while Nicholas guarded the wide receivers.
As a result, above the defensive front, there are only three players including two defensive tackles and one defensive lineman facing the five offensive fronts - there is no such thing as Anthony Davis and Jonathan Goodwin. Opposing players create gaps.
But there's still something mysterious about the Falcons' defensive positioning.
In the central zone, two linebackers Akeem and Weatherspoon stand on the left and right, about three yards behind the defensive front. Like two goalkeepers, Weatherspoon is opposite the offensive tackle Boone, ready to complete a surprise attack at any time. The quarterback's action; while Akeem faced running back Marcus who once again completed the rotation.
As a result, all the San Francisco 49ers' receiving players have formed a matchup, and the Atlanta Falcons also have a cornerback Dunta Robinson and a safety Thomas Deward to form gaps and can wait for opportunities. This is still a pass defense, so will Lu Ke choose to attack on the ground?
