"attack!"
Cam Newton stood there waiting for running back DeAngelo Williams. Instead of handing over the football immediately, he tried to delay for half a beat, creating the illusion of a read-option offense, or letting the defensive player The action of retreating to defend the pass continued for a while, or he was looking for himself to advance with the ball, thereby winning more room for the team to advance - however, this time the delayed shot was caught by the opponent.
The San Francisco 49ers made a judgment early and launched a ground defense unswervingly. Four people rushed the pass at the front line. The two linebackers did not take a step but stayed put. They slowed down the pace and then made up for the position in the central zone. All pioneers were intercepted, thereby blocking all ground advancement routes.
At the same time, outside linebacker Ahmed Brooks formed a mismatch in advance, completely ignoring his opposite receiver Brandon LaFell, and cut directly into the inside of the pocket without encountering any obstacles. He had easily arrived at D'Angelo's side and started to...wait and wait.
So, the picture is a bit funny.
Cam and D'Angelo were handing over the football, but Cam did not let go immediately. Instead, he kept holding the ball and looked ahead. His peripheral vision did not catch Ahmed, who was watching eagerly next to him - and his back was to Ai. Hamed's D'Angelo was even more unable to see. Then, Ahmed did not step forward rashly to prevent Kam from holding the ball himself. Instead, he waited quietly and tackled whoever held the ball.
Literally: Ahmed literally stood there and waited.
All the other players collided head-on and fiercely. Only Ahmed himself was in another time, as if he was in a different world. The scene is actually somewhat comical and a little ridiculous.
However, this only lasted for a second.
Players above the offensive line immediately noticed Ahmed's "derailment". Chris Scott gave up the confrontation in front, turned around and flew towards Ahmed; at the same time, Cam also realized that the defensive team had seen through the intention of advancing on the ground early, and he had no room to hold the ball to advance, so he had no choice but to hand the football to D'Angelo.
The two offensive players started at the same time. Ahmed ignored Scott's dive and focused all his attention on D'Angelo. He moved sideways to avoid Scott's tackle. , he suddenly rushed towards D'Angelo, first Scott bumped into Ahmed, and then Ahmed bumped into D'Angelo, the whole situation became extremely chaotic.
Ahmed failed to fully tackle D'Angelo. Even though the center of gravity of his footsteps was completely confused, the latter still staggered away from the entanglement of Ahmed and Scott and tried to pass from the right side. He continued to run laterally, looking for a gap to break through, but in the end it was too late.
The other defensive players of the San Francisco 49ers stepped up very quickly and swarmed in. Finally, they forced DeAngelo to the line of scrimmage, without losing any yards, but also without advancing any yards. Counting, after a lot of twists and turns, it still unfortunately stopped at the kick-off line.
Cam can clearly sense the tremendous pressure exerted by the San Francisco 49ers. Just like the Carolina Panthers, the visiting team's defense has also been prepared through a large amount of game tape-because the offensive mode of the home team's offense is relatively stable. , is also relatively fixed, and relies more on ability to complete the advancement: whether it is a read option offense or a forced advancement on the ground, these are "power balls", and the tactical combinations are relatively less tricksy, which also means that the San Francisco 49ers The defense can be more targeted.
First of all, they strengthen ground defense and wait for opportunities to enhance quarterback raids. Unlike the Carolina Panthers, the San Francisco 49ers' defensive tactics are more inclined to the Seattle Seahawks' style, mainly exerting pressure on the quarterback, not to capture the quarterback. Instead of killing, it destroys the quarterback's passing vision and passing rhythm. Cam's passing success rate has always been low. As long as enough pressure is applied, he can create more chaos.
Secondly, focus on the second-line defense and create as much interference as possible with counter-attack defense, because Cam's passing is not known for its accuracy. He needs the receiving player to use his own ability to tear out gaps and actively complete it while running and moving. Passing the ball - Passive catching means that the quarterback takes the initiative like Lu Ke. This also allows the San Francisco 49ers' second-line defense to interfere, which can reduce the success rate of the pass connection and force Carole. The Panthers gave up the passing attack and relied on the ground attack again, and the two sides launched a war of attrition.
In the tenth week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers crushed the Carolina Panthers offense in this way. Of course, the team still had Patrick Willis at the time, and the injuries were far less serious. In this game, whether the team can create enough pressure on the front line to disrupt Cam's passing rhythm? This is the absolute focus. From the first wave of offense and defense, the San Francisco 49ers have been fighting for the upper hand.
How could the Carolina Panthers be unprepared for such a situation? Now it's up to Cam.
Ten yards in second gear.
The San Francisco 49ers once again used five people to rush the pass. This time it was Aldon Smith who broke through the pocket. The Carolina Panthers, who were prepared in advance, took the initiative to face Aldon by D'Angelo; and Aldon seemed to be affected by Ahmed's encouragement, regardless of the full force of the collision D'Angelo.
Although D'Angelo's body is very strong, his pick-and-roll ability cannot compete with Aldon, and then he retreats in a panic, further compressing the safety controls of the pocket, and Cam's ball-holding movements suddenly become It became stumbling; to make matters worse, another inside linebacker, Navarro Bowman, also bypassed the front confrontation area and cut inside, forming a second breakthrough. Cam immediately panicked.
Faced with consecutive sack crises, Cam did not choose to move out of the pocket and patiently look for the passing target. Instead, he quickly passed the football toward the left gap with a cross-step change and boldly passed a shot. A 13-yard pass found tight end Greg Olson who was unmarked.
This tight end was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 31st overall pick in the first round of 2007. He came to Carolina in the same year as Cam. After three years of running in, he has now firmly become the team's number one tight end. .
In the wave of offense and defense just now, Cam and DeAngelo moved laterally to the right side at the same time. In addition, all receiving players ran to the right side, creating a severely tilted situation. Olson, who ran alone to the left, successfully got rid of cornerback Tarell Brown's marking, took advantage of the tight end's matchup advantage to suppress his opponent, and successfully won a three-yard receiving gap.
This should be regarded as an improved version of the short screen pass!
Olson had already torn out the space to receive the ball, but... Cam's Six-Medium Divine Sword failed to appear. The entire passing arc was too high and too fast. Olson tried his best to leap high, but it still didn't work. Being able to touch the football only to watch it fly off the sideline.
Passing accuracy is still a problem for Cam, especially when the pocket protection is lost, the entire passing level has declined to an alarming degree.
On the visiting team's defensive team, after Aldon completed a beautiful pressure, he clenched his fist heavily to cheer for himself. Although others did not know the reason, there was a vague speculation in the San Francisco 49ers - Wallace's matter was still there after all. Although I don't know how Aldon dealt with the impact, it was inevitable that Aldon was a little distracted.
Ahmed's performance just now gave Aldon a wake-up call: The game has officially begun. All situations off the court need to be left behind for the time being. Don't think wildly, otherwise there is no need to wait until the Wallace incident breaks out. He may fall behind again. He needs to pick himself up now. Even Ahmed, who rarely steps up and sacks, is now actively improving his game status. He also needs to keep up with the rhythm.
He couldn't fall behind anymore and "strike out". He had used up all the two previous chances to survive. If it happened a third time, it might be the end.
Navolo also came over, gave Aldon a hug, and whispered in his ear, "Don't let Bambi down."
Aldon clenched his fists again and encouraged himself: Yes, he must never let down Lu Ke's trust, let alone the team's trust.
In the blink of an eye, it was ten yards in third gear.
Once again, the San Francisco 49ers ripped open the pocket with a three-man pass rush. They did not create a sack, but created huge passing pressure on Cam. The two inside linebackers Michael Weiholt and Navarro Bow Both Manns straddled the central area and intercepted Cam's own running route with the ball, which also forced Cam to choose to pass the ball.
Tiptoe.
Tiptoe again.
Cam stood in the fragmented pocket, unable to make a passing choice. Seeing Navarro preparing to rush forward and sack him, he quickly used small steps to move his position and passed the ball with a direct bullet. Tight end Olson was found in the short pass area.
There was no deviation in the pass this time. The short seven-yard pass accurately connected with Olson, but Olson failed to get rid of the cornerback Carroll Rogers on this side. It just ended. In football, Carroll had already tackled Olson, immediately destroying Olson's center of gravity.
Olson tried to use the tight end's size advantage to force forward, but Carroll was well prepared and grabbed Olson in a wrestling position and fell to the ground; immediately after, safety guard Eric Reed also rushed forward. came over, completely overwhelmed Olson, and stopped him in front of the first offensive line.
In the end, the referee measured that this advance only completed nine yards, which also put the Carolina Panthers into a fourth-and-one-yard situation.
At this time, they were twenty-nine yards ahead of their own end zone. Once the fourth-down challenge failed, it meant that the San Francisco 49ers would launch their attack from here; what's more, it was just the beginning of the game. After thinking twice, the home team still decided He gave up the fourth-speed attack and chose to punt.
So, Carolina Panthers, strike out!
