Is Reading Options Offense Really Perfect?

Of course not.

First of all, the offensive forward line needs to be under a lot of pressure, once or twice is fine, if used frequently, the offensive front line is prone to mistakes and deviations; Quarterbacks also need to be under a lot of pressure, and using quarterbacks as running backs, not to mention their value, physical fitness alone is not worth it, just look at Washington's redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III.

Secondly, when the defensive group is strong and agile enough, the reading option offensive advancement space is really limited, and the San Francisco 49ers' defensive team has its own set of experience in the face of running quarterbacks, and can often make predictions in advance to complete the defense; The same goes for the Seattle Seahawks defense, which has undergone a fundamental transformation this season.

Although Lu Ke used the reading option attack without warning, he firmly grasped the initiative and broke the change of formation of the opposing defensive group; But in the past two games, Lu Ke has used the reading option several times to attack, how can the Seattle Seahawks be defenseless at all? Although the first reaction was half a beat slower, the second reaction followed.

After the defensive end Clemens lost his position, the first wave of impact on the defensive line was blocked, and the perimeter Irving stepped up quickly to form a second defense, cutting off all the advantages created by the reading option offense with an extremely fast and incredibly fast pace.

The individual ability of the Seattle Seahawks defensive team is vividly displayed at this moment, obviously Irving is already in a passive position, but he still relies on his physical fitness to quickly complete the restart, when Lu Ke and Marcus "link" is broken, he has already stepped up quickly.

Dangerous!

Erwen strode forward, and in a blink of an eye, he had already crossed the offensive front, intercepting Lu Ke's continuous lateral movement like a tiger descending a mountain, and the grappling and impact were waiting right ahead, but would Lu Ke just be restrained?

The answer, of course, is no!

Lu Ke knows the super strength of the Seattle Seahawks defensive group, and he is not just using the reading option offense, but the upgraded reading option offense!

Do you remember Lu Ke and Marcus holding the ball for a long time?

That's not just to fool Clemens, it's to fool the opponent's entire defensive group, but also to win more space for your receiving team!

After getting rid of the entanglement of the defensive end, Lu Ke still did not forget the strong threat of the opponent's lineback, if the lineback chose to retreat to defend the pass, then Lu Ke chose to break through from the right wing with the ball; If the lineback chooses to step up to defend and run the ball, then Lu Ke chooses to pass the ball to complete the advancement.

For reference, Lu Ke has just completed a 26-yard ground ball advancement, and the opponent's defense must be guarded; Even if there is no targeted tactic, the mental awareness of the defender still has a fixed impression, and it is more likely that he will choose to step up to defend and run the ball.

In the short moment before kick-off, everything possible was clearly visible in Lu Ke's mind: focus on Clemens first, then Irwin.

The Seattle Seahawks defensive team has been completely messed up, but Lu Ke still executed his plan step by step, and when he moved sideways to the right, he caught Erwin's upward movement, and his footsteps did not panic, his eyes quickly scanned the position of the entire court, and his brain and consciousness were running quickly.

One-step. One more step.

Seeing that Irving was already approaching, Lu Ke was still not in a hurry, and moved the ball to the last second, pulling Erwin's position closer and tighter as much as possible, and also making the other two linebacks outflank as early as possible, and then at the last moment, with a small slash that shot quickly, passed a bullet pass, which quickly passed through Erwin's shoulder and flew out with a "whoosh".

Erwen was quickly stepping up to exert pressure, seeing that Lu Ke fell into the mouth of the beast like a little white rabbit, he only needed to open his mouth to be able to swallow the other party in one bite, but he didn't expect a bullet to pass diagonally above his left side, obviously there was still half an arm's space, but he felt that his shoulder was hot and painful, like a wave of air sliding over his shoulder, and then it burned the jersey and skin.

Subconsciously, Irving's footsteps paused, and he raised his hands to try to slap the rugby ball...... Immediately, he pounced directly into the air, without any suspense, just like a girl fluttering a butterfly, the shy and clumsy movements made Erwin ashamed, but the only thought in his mind at this time was:

What happened!

The gaze was projected forward again, Lu Ke no longer had a rugby ball in his hand, slowed down his pace, relaxed his movements leisurely, and looked at the past diagonally forward, as if he was waiting for the result of his pass, and then Erwin only reacted half a beat slower now-

It's a pass!

So, who is Lu Ke's passing target?

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Because of the San Francisco 49ers' unexpected reading option offense, because Lu Ke had just completed a 26-yard ground advance, this also forced the Seattle Seahawks' defensive front to invest more strength, after all, their second-line defense has the Bombers who are feared by all quarterbacks in the league, and they can safely hand over the backcourt to the Bombers!

As a result, a "four-versus-four" situation was formed in the backfield, with two wide receivers and two close forwards forming a receiving team, facing a blasting army formed by two corner backs and two safety guards.

At this time, Lu Ke's full understanding of the defensive position of the Bombardment Legion is highlighted: the "zigzag" trident always sticks to his post, which also means that the separately embellished Earl Thomas will never easily leave his defensive position, and there is only one person in the midfield, Kem Chancellor, so Chancellor must make a choice-

Which player to defend against?

On one side is Crabtree against Bronner, on the other side is Logan against Sherman, and in the middle there are two players on the move.

Of course, Chancellor knew that he chose to defend one player, and the other player would become a vacancy, but Lu Ke clearly choked this lifeline, Bording and Seleke's running route rushed straight along the vertical dotted lines on both sides of the central area, and both of them ran out of the goal route and rushed to the end area by leaps and bounds, completely straight and without any turns, which also meant that Chancellor had no way to take care of two players at the same time, otherwise he would just take care of one or the other, and he had to choose one.

Subconsciously, Chancellor chose Boulding.

No one should forget the energy that Boulding burst out of the Baltimore Ravens in last season's playoffs; And Salek is just an undrafted substitute player, his ability and fame are far inferior, and the whole run does not seem to have much personal style, and all abilities are not outstanding.

It was not a difficult choice for Chancellor, who had already made a judgment subconsciously, and he rushed to Bording immediately. Then, Salek was left alone.

At this time, Salek didn't have any ideas in his mind, he was a stand-in scarecrow, like a chess piece, pinning down the distribution of forces in the defensive group, and then playing the role of a stump-type lighthouse, building a diorama for the route of the entire offensive group - he didn't dare to think about it casually, because he knew that his ability was not enough, if he thought more casually, it would be easy to disrupt Lu Ke's plan, and he could play the greatest role by honestly advancing according to Lu Ke's arrangement.

But this wave of attacks is a bit strange.

According to Lu Ke's instructions, Salek ran out of a zigzag route, pulled to the right first, and rushed head-on to Sherman's defensive position - anyway, he was an outcast, and it would be great if he could contain Sherman and let Logan unwind/release, but Sherman was not fooled; Salek immediately ran diagonally to the left side again without any pause, seeing that Chancellor was already not far away, but Chancellor did not come to defend, but ran towards Bording, and Salek was "abandoned" again.

Selek still didn't get distracted, and continued to implement Lu Ke's route arrangement, his steps turned around, and then he rushed straight forward in the direction of the goal.

Although it was a straight sprint, Salek did not release all his speed, but rushed forward steadily, and Lu Ke's advice kept echoing in his mind:

Ready to catch the ball at any time, if he encounters either stepping into the 40-yard line of the opponent's half or encountering a frontal interception by an opposing player, he will quickly run back and still make a posture ready to catch the ball to attract the attention of the defense as much as possible.

So, Salek did just that.

This time, the San Francisco 49ers' attack started above their own 38-yard line, after kick-off, Salek continued to change the running route, and continued to advance, covering the entire running route in all longitudinal and horizontal areas, seemingly complicated but simple route running, under the control of Lu Ke's several consecutive shots, Salek actually really crossed the halfway line, and crossed the 40-yard line of the opponent's half.

Immediately afterward, Salek saw Thomas on the way.

Thomas, who was alone in the backfield, was also constantly adjusting his defensive position, because Lu Ke didn't make a move for a long time, and he didn't dare to act rashly, but now seeing that Salek was almost about to break through the defense, Thomas hurried over and cut off Salek's forward route.

Unexpectedly, Salek paused with an emergency brake, turned around and began to run back, killing Thomas by surprise, Thomas hesitated for a moment, but still didn't catch up after him - he still didn't give up his defensive position, because he knew that Lu Ke's passing route was full of countless changes, what if this was a plan to turn the tiger off the mountain?

Thomas retraced.

Salek runs back.

Salek's footsteps rushed back quickly, only to cross the forty-five yard line of the opponent's half, and was pulling towards the midfield line, and then he saw Lu Ke make a pass in his direction - he was also ready to receive the ball at this time, but before he could think, the next second, Lu Ke passed the ball.

He's the passing target!