What's the biggest reason why the Seattle Seahawks defense has been able to sweep the league this season?
Blast the Legion?
It is true that the powerful power of the Legion of Boom has dealt a serious blow to the quarterback's passing attack, but the Legion of Boom is not omnipotent. They also need the support of their teammates, otherwise they will be full of energy as a second-line defense. But it can't be used; what really makes the entire defensive team complete its essential transformation is the ability of the defensive front line to change——
Why are the captains of defenses often the linebackers? In other words, why do the defensive linebackers face the quarterback on the offensive team? It’s because the linebackers can initiate changes in the entire defensive tactics△The Seahawks’ defensive frontline has the ability to switch between pressing and rushing the ball at will, and can often be the first to break the quarterback’s lead in a head-on confrontation with the offensive team. Control the rhythm, and then win more defensive space for your explosive army.
To put it simply, the defensive frontline can choose to apply strong pressure or wait for opportunities to make a surprise attack. Both aspects have the league's top level of strength and can disrupt the quarterback's tactical layout at any time, thus adding to the toughness of the entire Seattle Seahawks defensive team. Lay the foundation.
From a pure data point of view, the number of sacks of the quarterback or the number of ball possession transitions such as interceptions and fumbles, the defensive frontline is far less dazzling than the blast of the Legion, but they are like a metronome, controlling the defense. The core hub of the group's tactical layout.
Even Lu Chong is no exception. The information he can obtain through defensive reading is very limited, which also greatly weakens his ability to gain advantages through early judgment and early layout - just relying on "guessing" to complete the game is If it doesn't work, it will inevitably end in a complete defeat. He must control the situation through defensive reading based on the study of game videos.
Entering the critical moment of the showdown, according to Lu Ke's understanding and judgment, the Seattle Seahawks defensive team will deliberately open up the formation and open up the short passing area——
If it was the Seahawks team last season, then the short passing area would be a trap; but after the Seahawks upgrade this season, they have strong confidence in their true love, so there is no need to create a trap. The purpose of spreading the formation is to put the entire The defensive intensity is concentrated and disrupts the quarterback's offensive tactics.
Therefore, after the kick-off, Lu Hao quickly took a step back and took a preemptive stance to distance himself from the confrontation between the two strikers.
"attack!"
Along with the sound, Lu Que continued to retreat, and it could be clearly seen that there were small changes in the Seattle Seahawks defensive team again, but they remained the same. They really stretched the entire defensive formation b means The judgment is correct!
Three of the four defensive forwards all stepped up to rush the pass - not just confrontational pressure, but three players completing the pass rush. This was a very bold defensive tactic. Because three pass rushers often cannot take advantage of five offensive fronts, for other teams, this is tantamount to giving up frontline confrontation and concentrating all defensive forces in the backfield; but the Seattle Seahawks are not "others" Team", strong personal ability once again became the key to changing the situation.
Defensive tackle Brandon Bane in the center stepped forward and met Jonathan Goodwin's collision, and the two formed a confrontation.
The defensive ends on both sides, Red Bryant (Red Bryant) and Chris Clemens, all moved toward the outside of themselves, trying to bypass the offensive tackles at both ends of the offensive line, from the outside. Forming a breakthrough, their position completely avoided the assistance and blocking of the two inside offensive guards, instantly leaving Mike Rupadi and Anthony Davis with a gap, while Joe Stanley and Alex- Boone must step back to intercept.
Because Bryant and Clemens' detour attack completely interpreted the meaning of "sudden", Stanley and Boone had to retreat continuously to get stuck in their positions, but their innate advantages were lost and they were unable to completely stand firm. And, the opposing card position is losing ground.
Rupadi and Anthony were completely left out.
This is the intention of the Seattle Seahawks defensive team, to use personal abilities to form a one-on-one confrontation, "three on three"; and then use misplaced tactical layout to empty Rupadi and Anthony. At this time, Rupadi and Anthony had no way to get past their teammates to help defend the two defensive ends on the outside, and could only assist Goodwin in defending the defensive tackle Maybourne on the inside.
Waste of resources!
This is a real waste of resources. Sometimes, the defensive team rushes the pass with three people but creates a huge threat - because Bryant and Clemens' pass rush is gradually eroding the advantage, step by step; every time! Before you know it, the two defensive ends are about to break through and complete the sack.
At the same time, another defensive tackle, Tony McDaniel (Tony McDaniel), stepped back continuously and joined the linebackers. During the retreat, he kept an eye on the whereabouts of running back Gall, and quickly joined the blast. The Legion's ranks cut off all pass defense lines.
As a result, although the short passing area is open, Lu Ke has no time or opportunity to pass the ball towards the short passing area. Firstly, three defensive frontliners are creating a series of dangerous situations; secondly, eight defensive players are responsible for marking four receiving players - if you include Gall who is one shot behind, there are only five receiving players, including It also includes the strong defense of the detonating Legion, which also means that the passing lanes are getting narrower and slimmer.
Does this defensive formation sound familiar?
In this game alone, the Seattle Seahawks have used it for the third time. But before that, the San Francisco 49ers' offensive starting position was relatively low, which also meant that the defensive team needed to cover a larger area, which also allowed Lu Ke to successfully break the game once; but now the offensive starting position is at 20 Above the two-yard line, this also makes the end zone and the area in front of the end zone densely filled with visiting team players wearing white jerseys. Trypophobia patients may not be able to persist.
So, what should Lu Yi do?
Step back!
This was Lu Ke's first response plan. After pre-judging, Lu Yan took a step back without hesitation, easily opening up the entire pocket space, and then a strange scene appeared on the ball— —
Three offensive linemen worked together to block a defensive lineman; while Bryant and Clemens were both pushing the offensive tackle they were facing forward, while Stanley and Boone were losing ground. , then the former's four-person group formed a gap with the latter's four-person group: Bryant pushed Stanley, Clemens pushed Boone, they had already cut into the pocket, three yards! Five yards＿yard＝ was advancing towards Lu Yan step by step, while the other four people had been left far away near the kickoff line.
The defensive team created an unimaginable pass-rushing effect through tactical changes, going completely deep into the pocket and creating endless pressure for the quarterback's passes.
But Lu Ke created enough space by anticipating and moving in advance, and his footsteps had already opened up the distance in advance. This made Bryant and Clemens's wishful thinking not directly effective, at least for Lu Ke Leave enough reaction time.
Bryant and Clemens still did not give up, because they both firmly believed that blasting the defensive second line held by the Legion would never leave much space. This also meant that Lu Kaijiu had no passing route. Moving in the pocket, they only need to continue to apply pressure to complete the defensive task!
Push y push! Both Bryant and Clemens gritted their teeth and continued to press forward.
Boone controlled his body in time. Although the defensive position was about to lose his position, he still stopped Clemens.
Stanley's body was too bulky. After the initial impact, Stanley's center of gravity was confused and he was unable to adjust it. He was retreating like a falling tank. Now he relied entirely on his own weight advantage to get stuck like a roadblock. has secured his position; but it is only a matter of time before Bryant's breakthrough.
Lu Ke's footsteps continued to move in the pocket, watching the two defensive forwards rushing forward from the corner of his eyes, but his main attention was still focused on the passing route. As long as he could send the football out, the crisis situation in front of him would be over. Easy to solve. But there is no time!
There is no gap at all!
The two tight ends and the two wide receivers have been completely submerged in the surging crowd. There is a faint red in the large tracts of white. All the gaps are too narrow and too hazy, and it is slightly unclear. Note that his pass may be intercepted.
Even Gower, who jumped out of the slot after half a step, was unable to create a gap, because an outside linebacker had already followed Gower's position step by step, and there was also an inside linebacker who was ready to move next to him. It seemed that as long as If Lu Ke dared to pass the ball, he would dare to shoot it away or even intercept the pass. Gall failed to win too much space to receive the ball.
The Seattle Seahawks' second-line defense is really too airtight!
Danger!
Lu Lan had no time to hesitate anymore, because the opponent's tight defense cut off all Lu Ke's passing routes. This also caused Lu Ke to hold the ball longer than expected, and his crisis reappeared. -Bryant was almost breaking through Stanley's blocking position and was rushing over; not only Bryant, but also Clemens also slammed Boone away with his shoulder, and then increased his speed instantly. He rushed towards Lu Ke.
In order to avoid fouls, neither Stanley nor Boone could use rough methods, but now it was too late to cause fouls. Then Lu Hao was caught in the strong wind. He felt as if he was dancing wildly on the wire rope!
Footsteps, he needs his own steps to save himself!
Damn defense!
