Behind by a big margin, fifteen yards on third down, the team stood on the edge of a precarious cliff, with the outcome hanging by a thread.
Such a scene seems familiar.
This was the case in the first game of Lu Ke's career. At that time, he was still a nobody, and he stepped into the battle in a critical situation. The same is true in the most important game of Lu Ke's career now, and at this time, he has grown into a regular season MVP. The fate and future of the team depend on his hands.
At the beginning, Lu Ke would not be timid.
Now, Lu Ke will not back down.
Standing on the thirty-five-yard line, Lu Ke's mind had completely calmed down. He forgot about the score, the Super Bowl, and even what quarter of the game it was. Instead, he concentrated entirely on the wave in front of him. Offensively, he needs to make defensive reads.
The Baltimore Ravens' defensive team still continued its previous successful tactics, keeping the same in response to all changes: three defensive fronts on the front line, four linebackers on the second line slightly behind by three yards, and two cornerbacks on the third line standing three yards behind on both sides. The fourth-line two safeties are another five yards behind covering the central zone.
When Lu Ke read the defense, outside linebacker Suggs chose to take the initiative and joined the defensive front, assuming the posture of rushing the offensive line.
"Seventy-five! Seventy-five! Fifty-five! Fifty-five!" Lu Ke was shouting a series of numbers. This was not a running route arrangement for a non-aggressive attack, but a tactical arrangement focusing on defending the opponent:
No. 75 of the San Francisco 49ers, offensive tackle Alex Boone; No. 55 of the Baltimore Ravens, outside linebacker Terrell Suggs. This is a set of counterpoints.
Lu Ke is reminding Boone that when Suggs chooses to rush the pass, there is a high chance that he will choose the route of outflanking from the outside; at the same time, Boone's partner offensive guard Anthony Davis needs to pay attention. If Suggs chose the inside route, so he needs to help Boone complete the block.
The most important thing is, don’t get distracted!
Later, Lu Ke changed his offensive tactics. It was originally a two-by-two formation. Now Moss, who was standing on the left, staggered around Lu Ke's position and came to the right, joining Crabtree and Gene's team; Logan is the only one left on the left.
This is the most basic style of all offensive formations. There are three wide receivers on the right side and a tight end on the left side. In other words, the left side should be the strong side, but the three wide receivers on the right side each have short-term capabilities. The different attack capabilities of the passing area, mid-passing area and long-passing area, as long as you can run out of the route in advance, the passing threat cannot be underestimated.
Don't forget, the San Francisco 49ers are now facing a third-and-15 yard dilemma.
If you choose to run the ball, there is a high chance that you will give up all the advantages of the offense. This is basically meaningless for the San Francisco 49ers who are currently behind by a huge score. What's more, after two seasons of research, the entire league already knows that Hubble and Lu Ke are both bold types, and it is absolutely impossible to act safely, so the possibility of passing the ball will further increase.
Now that the San Francisco 49ers have blatantly adopted a passing formation, the focus of the Baltimore Ravens defense must naturally change accordingly.
Furthermore, Gower, who was standing behind Lu Ke, also left his position - Lu Ke cleared the backcourt, and Gower also came to the right, showing a parallelogram position, juxtaposed with Crabtree, and Moss and Jean stood at the front, and now the entire right wing was suddenly overcrowded.
The Baltimore Ravens defense hesitated for a moment, but still did not change their formation.
On the left side corresponding to four receiving players, there is still a safety guard and a cornerback; and on the right side corresponding to one receiving player, there is still a safety guard and a cornerback. The defensive team did not make targeted adjustments due to the change in the receiving player's position. On the surface, it looked like a complete zone defensive tactic.
But Lu Ke has watched countless game videos of his opponents. He knows that if the Baltimore Ravens defense team is willing, they can switch to a man-to-man defense at any time - the focus is on the changes in the linebacker group, which is why their defense team is unique. One of the league's trump cards.
To put it simply, the Ravens only need to actively move the outside linebacker and inside linebacker on the left side laterally to solve the problem. With these two players joining the ranks of the safety guard and cornerback, a "four VS four" situation will be formed on the left side. situation, to make up for the disadvantage in the number of defensive players.
At the same time, the Ravens' right side can also make changes according to the situation on the field, looking for opportunities, leaving the cornerback to form a confrontation with the only receiving player, and then the safety guard and outside linebacker take the initiative to tear up the pocket and form a rush. Pass - The outside linebacker on this side is Ray Lewis.
It is precisely because of the superb ability of the linebackers that the Baltimore Ravens are often able to complete the transformation at the moment of starting, and still maintain the intensity of the entire offensive pass rush and pressure. This ability is really hard to guard against.
On the surface, the Ravens' defensive team has not changed at all, but Lu Ke knows that there is an undercurrent.
However, since Lu Ke dared to make such a tactical layout and made targeted arrangements for Boone, this shows that he has conceived the entire overall situation in advance.
Let's see now, is it Lu Ke's strategizing skills that are superior, or is it the defensive team's on-the-spot reaction that takes the lead?
"attack!"
Lu Ke announced the kickoff. After holding the ball with both hands, he began to move laterally to his right side without any hesitation. However, his eyes were not observing the position of the receiving player, but locked on the outside linebacker Sager. Si's footwork.
If Suggs chooses to rush the pass and step up, then the right side is "four VS three", and one of the four receiving players will inevitably be unmatched; if Suggs chooses to retreat to defend, then The pocket collision will not be so violent. No matter how the defensive tactics on the left are executed, Lu Ke can win more observation time-even the opportunity to run with the ball from the right.
Therefore, Lu Ke only needs to keep an eye on Suggs and then make tactical choices.
In fact, this tactic is not new. It can be called an evolved version of the "read option offense" or a passing version, a specialty of running quarterbacks; however, no one expected that a pocket quarterback He actually chose the read option to attack in such a crucial game!
Lu Ke was moving laterally, and out of the corner of his vision he immediately caught Suggs' step-up pass——
The Baltimore Ravens defense still insists on the tactic of raiding the quarterback. They only need to put enough pressure on the quarterback at the source and reduce it to ten points, and they can seize the opportunity, especially now that the San Francisco 49ers offensive line has pocket protection. After repeated failures, their tactics became even more effective.
Sure enough, the pocket cracked again.
It’s not that the offensive line’s blocking is not strong enough, but that the defensive line’s morale is now high, and the impact brought by the burst of adrenaline is obviously more ferocious, and they can always seize more advantages in strong duels; and the offensive line still needs More time to improve your competitive status.
But thanks to Lu Ke's advance layout, the offensive line barely withstood the first wave of impact.
As expected, Suggs still rushed the pass from the outside. Boone made a lateral movement in advance, knocked Suggs's forward movement away, and then blocked Suggs' position with his own body. , which temporarily eased the pass rushing tactics; as for Boone's left offensive line, it had been knocked away but not torn, which could not affect Lu Ke's movements.
Lu Ke's active lateral movement left the pocket early. After noticing Suggs' step up to pass, he immediately raised his right hand and made a passing motion during the movement. In an instant, the entire Ravens team The defensive team was fully vigilant - the shortcomings of the pass-rushing tactics were highlighted. If they were not able to hit the target with a fatal blow, they would then have to face the relative weakness of the second-line defense.
The San Francisco 49ers' right wing is obviously heavily stocked:
Marcus and Crabtree gathered in the short passing area, one inside, one outside, one left and one right; Moss had already cut into the mid-passing area and was rushing towards the center; Gene was speeding up all the way, and in the blink of an eye he was already rushing forward. After passing the mid-pass area, drive straight towards the long-pass area!
Four receivers run four routes, but there are only three defensive players on this side.
The Baltimore Ravens defense immediately became trembling. Although Suggs was still rushing into Boone regardless, trying to complete the sack task; the other three linebackers and a safety all rushed towards this side - - It is obviously too late to complete the defense now, but to avoid continuing to advance after completing the ball, or even losing a touchdown.
However, Suggs was the only one who noticed Lu Ke's steps: That was a fake move!
Lu Ke didn't pass the ball at all. After making the passing movement, he moved his body. He stepped forward and came back again. He moved quickly laterally to the left. The movement just now was not in a hurry. Now The pace of movement suddenly accelerated, obviously prepared in advance.
Suggs had no time to adjust his center of gravity. He just stumbled around Boone and rushed towards Lu Ke on his hands and feet. However, when he lost his center of gravity, he could no longer catch up. He could only watch Lu Ke's movements. The feet were flying, moving quickly through the fragmented pockets, and the agile footsteps were really pleasing to the eye; even though the defensive front line knocked away the offensive line, they were still unable to get past the offensive line players, and could only fight against the cows from across the mountain, which could not be stopped. Lu Ke's footsteps.
In one breath, Lu Ke moved from the right to the left. Without waiting for the Baltimore Ravens defensive players to react again, he raised his hand and sent the football to the left. The football drew a line in the air. The high arc was quickly and cunningly sent towards the sideline area fifteen yards away on the left.
Under the newly brightened lights of the Superdome, the football rotated forward like a tornado, finding Lu Ke's most trusted tight end No. 88——
Logan Newman!
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