Short screen pass!
When the entire offensive line and the quarterback are moving in the same direction, when neither Joe Stanley nor Mike Rupatti intercepts Craig Hardy and allows the latter to easily break through, when the quarterback faces Two defensive players made sudden sacks but still completed the pass without panicking while retreating... Then, there is only one answer: short screen pass.
Because the fundamental purpose of the quarterback is to attract all defensive forces to himself, using himself as bait to create more gaps for the receiving player; and then relying on other teammates' pick-and-roll, after completing the short pass, he can To complete the advancement further, all of this is a trap.
More importantly, the short screen passing routes are often arranged in advance - a high probability event, the passing and receiving routes may have been practiced hundreds or thousands of times in training, and there is no need to go into details. Thinking about it, the connection can be easily completed in rough seas.
Both Luke Kickley and Craig Hardy understood this deeply. Both of them accelerated their pace. Among them, Hardy was slightly farther away; Kickley was closer, and then Kickley moved closer. Klee could see Lu Ke's face hidden in the shadow of the helmet. He was calm and focused. He didn't show any panic because the pocket was torn. His whole flowing movements were even a bit graceful -
The light and agile step back is methodical, like a wave of micro-steps, which continuously pushes their position back, making Kikli and Hardy's forward lunges look a bit awkward and panicked; their calm and loose upper bodies always remain upright. , watching all the changes diagonally to the left with concentration and devotion, like a fox crawling on the ice, ears raised to catch the slightest sound, ready to go out at any time.
All situations are firmly in his hands.
step!
Two steps!
Just when Kikli took the third step, Lu Ke raised his right hand, took off on one foot, jumped back to get more passing space for himself, raised his right hand and made a hook. In the shooting posture, he flicked his wrist quickly in an instant, and then his body followed the trend and turned to the left. His movements were orderly and smooth. He had all the situations in mind and truly controlled the entire court. He was so cool and elegant. The agile movements seemed to slow down time all over the world, and even the sound of rough breathing could be heard clearly.
Oops!
All the cells in Kickley's body began to scream. He made an emergency braking action, turned around and looked in the direction of the football flight - Crabtree!
Kikli noticed Crabtree's figure immediately, and could clearly see that Gower and Selleck stood in front of Crabtree like twin towers, forming a fan-shaped protective umbrella. The defensive players were blocked out; while Crabtree was alone behind the inside of the arc, turned around and jumped slightly, making a motion to catch the ball, and the entire screen short passing pattern was fully presented.
More importantly, the slight adjustments made by the Carolina Panthers' defense failed to seize the opportunity——
Originally, the defensive front line included six players, but in the end only five were used to rush the pass. Another linebacker, Chase Blackburn, also chose to drop back and join Thomas Davis in the short passing area. To make up for the defense, Lu Ke could not directly catch a huge hole in the second-line defense; however, such a change was in vain, because the San Francisco 49ers also made a plan first:
Stanley and Rupati both rushed forward, forming a complete fan protection umbrella with Gower and Selleck, opening the way for Crabtree alone.
Why is Hardy able to cut into the pocket so easily? Neither Stanley nor Rupadi were able to defend Hardy? The reason is here. Lu Ke's screen short passing tactic anticipated the Carolina Panthers' frontline pressure attack early, so he made tactical changes based on his tactics.
Now, Blackburn can only lose his position in a panic and join forces with Quentin Mikel and Josh Norman to attack the opponent's pioneer - is this another pocket protection? Even Thomas Davis, who was responsible for guarding Boldin on the other side, began to move quickly laterally, and other defensive linemen also quickly retreated. Everyone, including Hardy, was moving towards Crabbutt. Li rushed over.
It’s a mess!
The Carolina Panthers defensive team was completely unable to predict the San Francisco 49ers' tactical changes. This was almost equivalent to a trick offense, completely disrupting all the layout of the home team's defensive team. It was obvious that Hardy and Kickley had torn apart Pocket, but still not able to gain the upper hand?
Everything happened at the same time. Kickley turned his head and immediately saw Crabtree jumping up to catch the ball, as well as the noisy scene of all defensive players rushing towards the "other pocket". The entire flow of people is really spectacular!
Wait, what about football?
Because Lu Ke and Crabtree are connecting, because the offensive players are moving, and because Hardy and Blackburn are also moving. Along with this, other defensive players are also moving, and all the focus and sights are on Concentrated on the area diagonally in front of the left side, before the brain reacts, the body's conditioned reflex has already taken the lead in moving to defend - in the ever-changing game, there is no time to think at all.
But...what about football?
After completing the emergency braking, Kickley was starting to prepare to run back. He subconsciously followed Crabtree's catching action and looked towards the sky, looking for the downward curve of the football, hoping to make a judgment on the entire offensive and defensive situation. However, Kickley Klee didn't see the trajectory of the football at all, not even a shadow. Could it be that Lu Ke failed to control the passing arc and flew directly out of the sideline?
Oops!
Damn damn damn!
Kikli sensed the crisis like a beast. Before starting the second time, he twisted his body forcibly, pushed his body forward step by step and continued to rush towards Lu Ke, turned his head, and then You can see Lu Ke still retreating after his feet landed:
Football is in his hands.
Relying on a full set of action covers of jumping, turning, and rotating, Lu Ke used fake passing movements, and with the cooperation of his offensive teammates, he successfully deceived the entire defensive team - the football was always in his hands, otherwise, How could Lu Ke make such a dramatic passing move as a fadeaway shot unnecessarily? This is completely inconsistent with Lu Ke's playing style.
After turning ninety degrees, Lu Ke's feet quickly landed on the ground. His light and flexible steps were like a kitten's. He completed the landing silently. He stood on tiptoe lightly and used the inertia of his body without spending much effort. , pulling horizontally towards the right, and in just two big steps, he had already actively left the pocket protection area, making a quick sweep to judge the situation.
At this time, Logan was entangled with cornerback Josh Thomas, but Logan successfully seized the opportunity. He had won a receiving space of about two yards; at the same time, there were no defensive players around Boldin. ——The defensive linebacker Thomas Davis had already taken the initiative to move towards the other side, which created a gap of five yards around Boldin; also, there was already a no man's land directly in front of Lu Ke. If If he chooses to run with the ball, he can at least win about seven to ten yards of space to push.
Risk gambling is like this, the greater the risk, the higher the reward.
Lu Ke quickly pulled the ball sideways and glanced out of the corner of his eye: Kikli had already caught up. Although he lost the opportunity twice and fell behind, Kikli still relied on his strong physical fitness and excellent sense of the game to keep up with Lu Ke's rhythm, while all other defensive players were not able to react. It also made Kikli face the dilemma of fighting alone, but Kikli still did not give up easily.
In fact, the distance between Lu Ke and Kikli was not as big as imagined, just two steps. Kickley is the league's top linebacker, and this is his specialty; and even though Lu Ke's pocket steps have made great progress, he is still not outstanding in front of real experts.
Even though Lu Ke had exhausted all his tricks, he only gained himself a two-step gap. This was the real dance on the tip of a knife - what if Kikli had not been deceived by Lu Ke's fake moves? Or maybe Kikli took advantage of the situation and completed the impact on Lu Ke? Then this attack may fail.
But this is the boldness of Lu Ke. He always dares to make risky choices at critical moments and will never be restrained by huge risks.
Lateral movement, lateral movement... Lu Ke is moving quickly laterally in a cross-stepping manner, but the moving route is not a completely straight line, but a small diagonal line forward. It seems that he is preparing to run with the ball. This is also This forced Kikli to slightly change his running route and intercept Lu Ke's path. This slight change bought Lu Ke half a second - maybe even less than half a second of breathing time, but in the ever-changing situation But it was enough during the game.
Adjusting his steps in small steps, he stepped up to exert force in an instant. Before Kikli could get closer, Lu Ke raised his right hand, pulled his arm out in the shape of a half-moon arc, exploded with arm strength, and sent the football out at the highest point, toward A beautiful rainbow curve was drawn diagonally forward on the right side.
This time it's true!
Kickley could clearly see the parabola of the football being sent out, and that elegant yet sharp rainbow pass caught all his attention.
It's slow, it's still slow after all! Kikli had completely lost his center of gravity at this time and forced himself to react again and quickly make up for the defense. As a result, the sole of his foot slipped and he fell to the ground in embarrassment, but his eyes were unwillingly fixed on the football. Who is the target of the pass?
