Throughout the game, the Houston Texans' first defense chose to raid the quarterback, and achieved miraculous results. JJ Watt successfully sacked Lu Ke.
Similarly, the San Francisco 49ers' first defense also chose to attack the quarterback, but Matt Misaki had already taken precautions and immediately stepped back to create distance; at the same time, when the pocket was moving, he quickly completed the observation. and judgment, choose to actively leave the pocket and look for passing gaps.
Obviously, Sabu is also actively trying to control the game.
According to intuition, the San Francisco 49ers' defensive second line should be relatively weak, which allows the Houston Texans' receivers to form a one-on-one matchup and create a matchup advantage; but after leaving the pocket, Sabu unexpectedly discovered that, The matchup situation was somewhat different from my prediction.
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, this year's first-round pick, cut into the center zone and matched up with safety Donte Witler.
Veteran wide receiver Andre Johnson came to the right area and faced off with San Francisco's first-round pick safety Eric Reed and cornerback Carroll Rogers.
According to convention, Zabu should choose Hopkins to pass the ball, but the problem is that outside linebacker Patrick Willis straddles the passing line, destroying Zabu's passing vision; moreover, Hope Kings is a rookie, while Witler is a strong back who was shortlisted for the Pro Bowl last year - a strong back among the safeties who is responsible for facing tight ends. The Texans are at a disadvantage in the matchup.
Correspondingly, Andre is still the Texans' top wide receiver, while safety guard Reed is a rookie, and Carroll's condition declined significantly last year; more importantly, Andre has been stuck in his position in advance, and they The offensive and defensive matchups did not form a close defense. Andre had already torn out about one or two yards of receiving space, and the receiving gap was relatively more advantageous.
At this moment, defensive end Ray McDonald had already broken through the offensive line, raising his hands high and waving them constantly, destroying Sabu's passing vision while sprinting non-stop. Come here, the time that Sabu gained by moving in advance is about to run out, and he has no time to hesitate.
Raise your hand, wave your arm, shoot, pass.
The whole action was neat and tidy, and Sabu sent a through pass, drawing a slight arc to avoid being intercepted by McDonald or Willis in the middle, and then moved towards Andre. The location quickly flew past.
Seeing that the football was out of hand, McDonald controlled his steps to avoid unnecessary collision with the quarterback. He turned his head and followed the arc of the football with his eyes; Sabu also raised his chin. , eyes fixed on the parabola of the football, looking for Andre's position.
Then, McDonald and Sabu noticed something was wrong at the same time:
What happened to the passing arc and pass placement?
There was an obvious deviation in Misaki's passing arc. The entire arc landed in the no man's land between Andre Johnson and Patrick Willis, just like the "three no-touches" in basketball. , and quickly teleported towards the no-man's land, which was far from the imagined location.
Sabu's heart suddenly contracted; at the same time, McDonald adjusted his center of gravity again and was ready to continue fighting.
Andre immediately noticed the deviation in the passing line, adjusted his position with small steps, and sprinted towards the direction of the ball, but Eric Reed used a lazy step to block it. Crossing Andre's path, the two collided directly, and Andre's footsteps were forcibly interrupted.
When Willis caught MacDonald's movement route, he immediately made an intuitive judgment. He moved horizontally toward his left side like a crab. His eyes quickly scanned the position of the receiving player, and then looked at He threw it in the direction of the rugby ball, and while his footsteps were still moving, the rugby ball began to fall rapidly.
This is a short pass of about ten yards.
Immediately afterwards, Nabu saw a nightmare scene: the football was spinning rapidly in the air, and then it went into... Willis's hands.
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Chance!
Willis' intuition from many years in the field immediately sounded the alarm. The distribution and positioning of the entire offensive players became clear and three-dimensional in his mind. The corner of his vision firmly locked on the flight path of the football. In the flash of lightning, There was no time to think and judge, and I relied entirely on intuition to capture fleeting opportunities.
After Sabu's passing vision was interfered by McDonald, there was a significant deviation, and finally fell into a no man's land. This also meant that there was no interference or fetters from other players around Willis, and he quickly crossed and changed steps. During the lateral movement, Willis reached the flight path of the football without encountering any obstacles.
You can see that Andre is about to get rid of Red's defensive position in the field of vision. Willis made a sprint in advance, jumped up lightly with the inertia of the run-up, raised his hands high, and continued to spin unstablely. The flying football was caught accurately and the football was caught without any error or any bumps.
Interception!
Willis firmly controlled the football with his hands, gritted his teeth, tightened his muscles, and calmly intercepted Sabu's first pass of the game!
Without encountering too many challenges, after a series of dislocations, Willis easily completed an interception. His feet immediately felt the pull of gravity and fell back to the ground. Immediately afterwards, he noticed that An As Andre sprinted towards him, Willis bent his knees, lowered his body's center of gravity, and resisted Andre's collision with his strong physique.
Because of the different offensive and defensive positions, the physical fitness of Willis and Andre are essentially different. Andre tried his best to complete the tackle, but he hit a wall hard and was embarrassed. The rebound force destroyed his center of gravity. Because the forward momentum was too fierce, the bumpy and swaying center of gravity immediately deviated from the track, and the whole person stumbled and fell to the side.
Andre tried to control his body and complete the pick-and-roll defense again - when he was a wide receiver, offense was his duty. His defensive technical and tactical abilities were really bad. He was even a little disoriented and couldn't tell the direction at all. Just this little time difference, Willis has already started again.
"Chance!"
This was the only thought in the back of Willis's mind. After avoiding Andre's impact, Willis didn't need to adjust his footsteps at all, and immediately started running forward with the ball.
As a veteran of the defensive team, even as a linebacker, running with the ball is really not Willis's strong suit. His footsteps and posture are extremely clumsy, like a strong black bear, rushing toward him with a bang. Running forward, there is not much speed to speak of in the whole run, but the momentum of the forward rush is strong and heavy, like a bulldozer, unreasonably crushing forward; but it is not a ground-rushing push by a running back. , without any skills or steps at all, just relying on the physical advantage to push instinctively.
Just like Hercules pushing a box.
Boom, boom.
Willis continued to push forward, and then from the corner of his vision, he saw a large white jersey on his right, a stormy sea, opening his fangs towards him; at the same time, Shao Bu, who was directly in front, also In an attempt to complete the self-salvation defense, the offensive and defensive positions were reversed in an instant. Players on both sides played the game in a way that they were not good at.
McDonald, who was prepared in advance, took the lead, lowered his center of gravity slightly, intercepted the ball on the road, and then bumped into Shao Bu with his shoulder, easily overturning the quarterback in front of him - Where is the quarterback? Know how to intercept? The center of gravity was not lowered, the body was not tense, and the steps were not firm. In the head-on confrontation with the defensive end, a collision was overturned like a piece of paper.
Shao Bu fell heavily to the ground.
But Macdonald stood motionless, turned around quickly, and then saw Willis running past him. Macdonald also followed Willis step by step, but his sight was not clear. He cast his gaze at the defensive players who were coming like a tide, becoming Willis's protective barrier.
The starting position of the offense is the twenty-yard line, and the interception point is the twenty-nine-yard line.
Now Willis takes advantage of the time difference and has already cut within the twenty-yard line. The end zone is already close at hand. Naturally, they will not give up the great opportunity to score a touchdown.
Not only McDonald, but two other San Francisco defensive players, Carroll and Reed, also rushed forward immediately, ready to help Willis block the offensive player's return defense.
Then you can see that the red and white waves are all driving in the same direction. They are running and chasing with all their strength, while Willis's powerful and heavy forward steps are leading the way. , the whole scene looked a bit funny, but the audience could no longer suppress their excitement and excitement, and began to shout without thinking:
"Run! Forrest Gump! Run!"
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Willis had no time to think now. The burst of adrenaline made him focus entirely on his footsteps. There were no other thoughts in his mind. He just sprinted, sprinted, and sprinted. This was not something he was good at, nor was it something he was familiar with. field, but he knows that now the team needs him to complete this return attack!
Kick! Keep kicking!
The calf burst out with powerful force, completely increasing the momentum of running. The peripheral vision of his eyes quickly scanned and shifted, and he could capture large tracts of white people swarming towards him. Their speed was far faster than him. , the distance space is compressing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the heat waves in the air are beginning to roll in, making every pore on the skin feel the burning pressure.
Hurry up, hurry up!
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