The special team was kicking off the ball on the court. Lu Ke stood beside the court, still moving his wrists and ankles to ensure that the joints could be fully warmed up.
The impact of the weather is still very obvious. The indoor humidity is greater than expected. Firstly, the ball is heavier; secondly, the surface of the ball is slippery. This is naturally difficult for Lu Ke who is good at controlling the passing arc. What's more, within just a few weeks of returning from injury, Lu Ke's hand was still not at its best.
Not only that, but the sense of space at Wembley Stadium is slightly different.
The entire stadium has as many as 90,000 seats, which is larger than Candlestick Stadium and most NFL stadiums. It has 20,000 to 30,000 more seats. However, the original stadium was completely overturned and rebuilt. The design and arrangement are more reasonable and much more compact than the Rose Bowl, which can accommodate 100,000 spectators. This makes the visual effect of the stadium higher and more open, but becomes more oppressive and dense after the spectators are full.
Now that the stadium roof is closed, the subtle differences in air circulation are even more apparent.
But Lu Ke didn't panic at all. He withstood the severe test of the "Chicken Soup War" in his rookie season, and now he is facing the changeable weather in London without losing his position.
Lu Ke's brain began to work quickly. After the kick-off, he did not immediately summon his teammates to arrange tactics. Instead, he carefully stepped on the field and used his feet to truly feel the conditions of the field; and then Taking the football from the referee, he tossed it vertically a few times, using his fingertips to control the rotation of the football and look for the feel.
As mentioned before, the Jacksonville Jaguars are a team that is better at defense than offense. At the same time, the defensive lineup is better at passing defense than ground defense.
But it's all relative, this is a downright weak team. Among the eleven starters on the entire defensive team, only one player has been selected to the Pro Bowl, defensive end Jason Babin.
The first-round pick selected by the Houston Texans in 2004, after seven seasons in the league, he bounced around many teams, and finally ushered in an explosion with the Philadelphia Eagles-he entered the NBA for two consecutive years in 2010 and 2011. Pro Bowl, but due to poor performance in the 2012 season, he was fired by the Philadelphia Eagles in November and then transferred to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
This is the only player on the entire defensive team who has been selected to the Pro Bowl in his career.
Of course, it must be noted that the Pro Bowl also has subjective factors that interfere with audience voting. A weak team like the Jacksonville Jaguars often has difficulty getting more attention due to its poor record, and the chance of a player being selected for the Pro Bowl is greatly reduced. ; But of all the players' careers, only Babin has been selected to the Pro Bowl, which seems too shabby.
This season, Jason Babin's condition is still unsatisfactory. Instead, seventh-year veteran outside linebacker Paul Posluszny unexpectedly posted good data.
The seventh week of the regular season was his battle of fame. Facing the Denver Broncos led by Peyton Manning, although the Jaguars lost the game with a disparity of "19:35", Prusny completed seven games. A single tackle, a swatted pass and an interception return for a touchdown - this was Manning's first interception this season, and it sparked a lot of talk.
The Jacksonville Jaguars use a "4-3" formation, which also means that the three linebackers are more responsible for the backfield. While the middle linebacker also takes care of running back defense, the two outside linebackers are more responsible for assisting in passing. He plays ball defense and rarely participates in the tactical system of frontline pressure or even surprise attacks on the quarterback.
It can be seen from Prusny's performance that his experience and awareness in short passing areas can often identify the quarterback's tactical intentions in advance, thereby buying time for his own pass defense, and then providing time for the Jacksonville Jaguars' The entire second-line pass defense creates more matchup advantages - the Denver Broncos' receiving team's ability to dominate short passing areas can be among the best in the league, and Manning's defensive reading ability is also the best among the best, but Prue Snee still handed over such data, which proves his strength.
Although the opponent was a weak team, Lu Ke did not mean to underestimate the opponent at all, and still completed the game preparations step by step and meticulously. Now that the weather in the London Bowl has changed, on-the-spot tactics will inevitably need to be adjusted, and Lu Ke's full pre-match preparations showed his advantage.
Lu Ke called his teammates over and quickly arranged the tactics according to Hubble's instructions. But after the tactics were arranged, he added, "Be more flexible in your running routes and control the running range within the mid-pass area." , try to stay in the short passing area, we may implement fake pass running tactics at any time.”
The words were very simple, because the noise and noise inside Wembley Stadium continued, and the impact of the away game was unavoidable, Lu Ke did not explain in depth; but the content was very simple.
The premise is, fake running and real passing. This also means that Lu Ke needs four receiving players to open up the entire running route to make a fake and realistic gesture of pulling the route; the reason for choosing the short passing area is, on the one hand, to combine the running routes of the four players. They are all compressed into a limited space, which makes it even more dazzling. On the other hand, it compresses the route running time, but when the running backs start to rush, they can help block the ball at any time.
Then, Lu Ke's eyes fell on An Kuang Bolding.
In the past three weeks, Lu Ke has gathered with the receiving players to study the playbook outside of fixed practice time, helping Anquan Boldin, Jon Baldwin, Quinton Patton, and Kawhi as soon as possible. Players such as Sim Osgood are integrated into the team's tactical system to avoid being in a hurry due to injuries again and enrich the team's offensive methods.
At present, Boldin is progressing the fastest and has gradually secured his starting position, replacing Michael Crabtree who has been absent for most of the season. However, Boldin’s familiarity with the execution of certain specific tactics Still not as good as Crabtree - the San Francisco 49ers' offensive tactics are too diverse and changeable.
Boldin felt Lu Ke's eyes, and then nodded to indicate that he understood, and then quickly walked to the formation position.
Lu Ke stepped on the ground with his left leg again. This habit appeared after he was injured. He needed to determine the condition of his left knee. He would often step on the ground with his left leg unconsciously. Today, he could indeed feel the slipperiness of the field. , you need to pay more attention when moving your feet.
Our own twenty yard line, ten yards on first gear.
Lu Ke's eyes still stayed on the opponent's defensive formation. The seemingly ordinary basic defensive formation evolved into more possibilities in Lu Ke's eyes. He pondered for a moment and glanced at the countdown to kick-off. , then stood up straight and shouted the tactical slogan again; but the offensive players discovered that the tactics had not changed at all, only the kick-off slogan was changed.
What's the meaning?
In the tactical slogan of rugby, the first half includes all kinds of tactical formations and combinations, and the second half is the countdown to kick-off. Generally speaking, the quarterback will choose "Hut", "Go", "Hike", etc. as the kickoff command. There are no hard and fast rules, just personal preference. Then during the meeting, the quarterback will emphasize that what will happen Kick off on the first few commands.
For example, a quick kickoff might be the first one, "Hut."
Like disrupting the kickoff, maybe fourth down, that's "Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut."
The rhythm and speed are completely controlled by the quarterback. They are ever-changing and difficult to guard against. Aaron Rogers is very good at using the rhythm changes of the kickoff call to cause the defensive team to move early.
Lu Ke just changed the kick-off slogan, which means that the first kick-off is above the third password, but this is a false kick-off; then the second kick-off is above the first password, which is the real kick-off. kick off.
The offensive tactics have not changed at all, but the kick-off rhythm has changed. Are they planning to make an early move in the first attack? What the hell is this?
But the San Francisco 49ers offense has developed a habit: trusting its quarterback, that's enough.
So, Lu Ke bent down again and announced the kick-off.
On the first kick-off, the fake kick-off did make the players on both sides move slightly. Although there was no early movement, Lu Ke had a clearer understanding of the overall position of the opponent's defensive team; he did not make any changes afterwards. Tactics, the second kick-off was announced immediately, and the quick kick-off was completed at the first command.
"attack!"
Lu Ke held the ball in both hands, retreated steadily, and made a movement to observe the passing position, but when starting running back Marcus Lynch stepped forward and passed by, he immediately withdrew his sight, turned around, and made a handover movement. Seems ready to run the ball.
An expected tactical choice!
Jim Harbaugh, like Garth Bradley, faced such a venue and such weather, still hoped to open the game steadily with ground attack. Although conservative, it is correct, especially when facing the Jacksonville Jaguars' worst ground defense in the league. Even if the San Francisco 49ers' ground offense is not outstanding, they can still have the upper hand.
Even for Lu Ke, his tactical arrangement just now was a fake one.
But whether it is a fake run and a real pass or a fake fake run, the focus is on the quarterback's on-the-spot control. The transformation from fake to real reflects the quarterback's ability.
Lu Ke glanced quickly, and immediately he could see that the defensive players were moving forward, and all attention was focused on Marcus.
As expected.
Just when Lu Ke was about to complete the handover with Marcus, Lu Ke withdrew his right hand, then quickly stepped back, widening the distance between himself and Marcus without any unnecessary adjustments in his steps. As soon as the knife fell, the rugby ball was sent diagonally forward to the right.
Logan Newman!
