The Atlanta Falcons defensive team is still looking for changes. They use misplaced changes to form a counterattack defense and take out their right cornerback Dunta and backcourt safety guard Deward, almost giving up rushing the pass for four points. The defenders have more advantages in passing defense. In the final analysis, they are still afraid of Lu Ke's long pass. So can they get what they want?
Read the defense. Read the defense. Read the defense.
Lu Ke's peripheral vision had already noticed that the countdown seconds had officially entered the ten-second countdown, but he still did not panic and completed all the work of reading the defense calmly. He immediately had an idea in his mind, but now it was too late to change tactics. There was no time, so he could only shout out two sets of numbers. After shouting quickly, he could not confirm whether his teammates had received the signal, and then announced the kickoff immediately.
"attack!"
The kickoff was almost at the buzzer. After Goodwin kicked off the ball, the countdown stopwatch cut to zero. This is a special situation. If the referee determines that the stopwatch has cleared before Goodwin throws the football away, then it is a "delay." "Game" foul; on the contrary, if the referee determines that Goodwin took the shot before the countdown cleared, then it is a legal kick-off. The specific situation is only a millisecond difference, and it mainly depends on the referee's penalty method.
For a delay of game foul, the offense will be penalized five yards.
But Lu Ke had no time to think about this at this time, and was completely focused on his tactical layout. Anyway, their offensive advance could not be stopped until they heard the whistle.
Lu Ke quickly retreated without any pause. He adjusted his steps and moved two steps laterally to the right.
On the right wing, Logan started first and collided head-on with Asante, but there was no entanglement. He just used the explosive momentum of the startup to knock Asante's position away, and then rushed forward quickly in the direction of the 75-degree radial line on the right; At the same time, Gene, who was behind Logan, took a step towards the left, then jumped out from under Logan's cover and charged forward fiercely along the inside straight line.
The moment Asante lost his center of gravity, he had no time to catch Logan, but then he saw Jean jumping out. He adjusted his body with a tiptoe and hit Jean head-on. The two were entangled in each other. , but Jean's forward momentum had an indomitable fighting spirit, forcefully forcing Asante's footsteps to retreat continuously. The two of them rushed ten yards away in an instant, and were still heading straight towards the end. Area forward.
Logan got rid of Asante, but failed to get rid of Moore. Moore blocked Logan's path immediately, but Logan gave up the plan of rushing forward in a straight line, and instead rushed forward quickly along the corner post in a small parabola. The two men formed a confrontation with speed and strength. Moore failed to block his position in advance, so he was forced to sprint forward in a tangled manner. Unknowingly, he had already rushed ten yards away, and the end zone was within easy reach.
Although neither Gene nor Logan could form an absolute gap, Lu Ke's passing accuracy still had space for the pass, so the entire defensive team followed Lu Ke's footsteps and began to tilt toward the same side.
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At the moment of the kickoff, Weatherspoon joined the ranks of three defensive forwards and executed a surprise pass rush without warning. He did not go around the pocket from the outside, but followed his teammates and rushed forward at the same time, using The confrontation between the two players Goodwin and Anthony created a chaotic rhythm and then gained the upper hand.
But Lu Ke moved very resolutely. He seemed to have arranged all the tactical details in advance before the kickoff. He took the lead and moved towards the right side of the 49ers and the left side of the Falcons. He also moved very quickly laterally and seemed to still be able to do it. Prepare to run out of the pocket, which immediately puts the defensive line in a dilemma——
They had to move laterally to their left: there was no defender left!
Assante and Moore have both been restrained and retreated, leaving the frontcourt completely empty; and Weatherspoon, the only one with mobility capabilities, took the initiative to step forward, wasting his advantage and falling into the quagmire of positional warfare. If he wanted to do it now, To stop Lu Ke, they must get rid of the entanglement of the offensive line and quickly complete the defense on the left.
Regardless of whether Lu Ke chooses to run with the ball or pass the ball, a gap has now been formed on this side. Although Lu Ke is a traditional pocket quarterback, no one can forget Lu Ke's 28-yard touchdown run in the divisional round last season.
Danger! Danger! Danger!
The entire Atlanta Falcons' defensive frontline became anxious and moved while getting rid of it, but the San Francisco 49ers' offensive linemen were particularly difficult to deal with. They maximized the strength of the confrontation in the "bang bang bang" collision, both horizontally and vertically. There was no space left, leaving the defensive linemen trapped in quicksand.
step! Two steps! Three steps!
After Lu Ke moved three steps laterally to his right, he stopped with his right foot and moved quickly in the opposite direction. The entire sprint was even twice as fast as before, just like the shadow clone technique. It left only an afterimage in the air before disappearing—at least from the eyes of the defensive linemen.
be cheated!
The left wing is actually the 49ers left wing! Isn’t the left wing hoarding troops?
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What is the situation with the left wing?
With the kick-off call, Crabtree burst out with speed and power in an instant. With just one big step, he formed a confrontation with Nicholas and knocked away Nicholas's left shoulder with his left shoulder. With great power, The collision caused a revolving door-like dislocation between the two, and Crabtree regained the space to advance.
Following the inertia of the interlaced forces, Crabtree made a mistake in his steps and advanced diagonally forward to his right.
Not far away, you can see the figure of inside linebacker Akeem standing in the center, so Crabtree's running arc shrinks slightly toward the inside, basically parallel to the defensive and offensive lines, along the narrow path in the middle. The passage moved quickly toward the other side.
Nicholas just temporarily swayed his center of gravity, falling behind by half a beat, and then caught up again. In the short time for Crabtree to adjust his steps, he returned to his position, forming a counterpoint with Crabtree, and then The two people were entangled in this way and began to move sideways.
Akeem's reaction was a little slower than half a beat. He subconsciously took two steps back to make room for Crabtree and Nicholas to pass by. His steps were hesitant: should he guard Marcus? ? Or should he help defend Crabtree?
While Crabtree was crossing, Lu Ke's footsteps were still moving to the right, which also meant that Crabtree might become a supporter in the short passing area. Akeem had to take it into consideration, and his footsteps were also qualified. Reflexively, he followed Crabtree and moved a few small steps, making a center of gravity shift that could make up for the defense at any time, but he did not lose his position rashly.
Meanwhile, Vernon, who was on the same side, was running in a different way.
Vernon, who was standing on the inside of the left wing, started up, stepped forward and collided with the opposite Abraham.
During the confrontation, Abraham could hardly resist Vernon's powerful collision, and was forced to retreat. However, from the corner of his eyes, he saw Marcus jumping out from Lu Ke's side, because Lu Ke had already Moving laterally towards the other side, could it be that Lu Ke's footsteps are hiding the truth from others, and Marcus is the real ball holder?
In the blink of an eye, Vernon was about to break away from the defense, and Abraham let go of his hands: he gave up guarding Vernon, and instead moved laterally, appearing in Marcus' path.
Vernon, who had regained his freedom, began to rush forward in the direction of the slot, but after just five yards, Akeem had already caught Vernon's movements, so he gave up on Crabtree and quickly moved towards Wu. Vernon, who was defending, came over to help.
However, Akeem had just moved his center of gravity. At this time, when he started for the second time, his speed was naturally not as fast as that of Vernon, who was sprinting with all his strength. He was already lagging behind, and he couldn't keep up with the speed of returning to defense. Seeing Vernon... To surpass his defensive position, he could only try to stop Vernon with a pulling foul, but before he could raise his hand, he watched Vernon speed up and sprint past.
At this time, Thomas Deward standing in the backcourt became the last barrier.
Now the entire Atlanta Falcons backcourt is in turmoil, but Durward has no way to defend Gene who has entered the deep area, because this time the kickoff line is at the 18-yard position, and the slightest negligence will be a leak. After losing the touchdown defense, he now couldn't care about Gene and could only defend Vernon.
Pay attention to one thing and lose another.
This is the most taboo shortcoming of the entire Falcons defensive backfield. Without any hesitation, Derward immediately rushed forward towards Vernon. Sure enough, he saw the momentum of Vernon's headlong rush. Derward blocked his position in advance and blocked Vernon, but his footsteps Still not completely stuck.
If Abraham hadn't let Vernon go, Durward wouldn't be in such a predicament. So, what about Abraham?
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Everyone's attention was on Vernon, but Marcus still didn't slack off or take any chances.
Marcus did not slow down. Almost at the same time that Lu Ke started moving to the right, he also started moving to the left. Under the cover of Vernon and Crabtree, he bypassed the slot. space, continued to move laterally to the left for about four to five yards, and then sprinted straight ahead.
As soon as his footsteps crossed the line of scrimmage, Marcus could see Abraham sprinting towards him, but Marcus was not in a hurry. He paused for a moment and made a shaking fake move. He swayed left and right, then took a step to the right, and then shook the defensive position where Abraham was waiting, passing by Abraham, and continued to rush forward.
Marcus was not distracted. All other players had been restrained, but there was still one defensive player:
Cornerback Dunta!
This is his next goal!
