'It was a tactical mid-pass attack. In the studio, Gruden instantly sorted out his thoughts, "From the first time he kicked off, Lu Ke took the initiative to choose the upper position, and then completed the pass at the fastest speed, we can take a look at the arc control and landing point selection of this pass, from timing to position, including angle and strength, wow, it's really beautiful." ”

"Exactly where it landed thirteen yards away, where Logan and Jean crossed at the same time." Gruden drew a cross on the TV screen, like a treasure buried, "and through Logan and Jean's mutual cover, Logan's ability to pick and block, and Jean's ability to catch the ball, not only succeeded in getting the first attack again, but also broke down the Steelers' defensive tactics again." ”

"It's definitely a perfect combination of intelligence and strength. Now, I'm even more curious, is this Jim Hubble's choice, or Lu Ke's choice? As a former head coach, Gruden easily discovered the essence of this tactic and couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"What do you think?" Tirico asked with a smile.

Gruden was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile on his face, "I'm putting my bet on the quarterback's side." ”

Jaworski then felt Terico's gaze as well, adding, "I can't argue with that, I think Grudon made the right choice." From this pass control, Lu Ke's state has recovered at least seventy percent, tactical interpretation and pass control are very in place, and now the Steelers' defensive team is facing more pressure. ”

"It's true that the Steelers' defensive team is still doing well, and if it weren't for Polamaru's timely second start, it would have been a passing touchdown; And the first-team players also put unparalleled pressure on the 49ers' offensive line. Next, it's up to the two sides to play against each other. This wave of attack is crucial for both teams. Gruden agreed.

As he spoke, the exciting duel on the court had already begun again.

It can be clearly felt that Lu Ke is raising the pace of the offense, wave after wave, refusing to give the Steelers breathing space, and then the offense starts again, after many successful passes in a row, this time Lu Ke handed the football to Marcus Lynch.

Suddenly, the 49ers offensive front line took the initiative to meet and disrupt the rhythm of the Steelers' defensive front, with Mike Ruppati and Jonathan Goodwin tearing a weak gap, Marcus rushing out and crashing past James Farrell, who was unsteady in his center of gravity, to continue to complete the advancement.

Clark and Boramaru, who had retreated slightly, were both shocked into a cold sweat, and teamed up to make up for the defense, and pushed Marcus to the ground in time, not brewing a bigger tragedy, but ...... Marcus ran eleven yards! Eleven yards!

Not only did he get the first attack again, not only did he win the biggest yard run of the game, but he also led the 49-man offensive team to the 23-yard line. After the passing attack was opened, the attention was distracted, but the running ball attack accurately found the gap, completed the advancement, and revitalized the momentum of the entire attack.

Step by step, step by step, step by step.

From passing to running, the 49ers are opening up little by little, while the Steelers are losing ground little by little.

However, this is a tough battle, and no one will give in easily. Now, the pace of the game has been raised, and the time for serious thinking is really limited, which also means that it is more dependent on the players' instincts/abilities and the accumulation of training to complete the game, and the real test for the two sides has arrived.

This is an absolute test of strength, thickness and depth!

……

Ten yards in gear, after Lu Ke kicked off quickly, the Pittsburgh Steelers defense team still did not relax at all, and the momentum of the tiger's descent quickly squeezed the pocket, not tearing the defense of the offensive front, but completely crushing the encirclement of the pocket, Lu Ke looked like a meat filling wrapped in a bun.

Although Lu Ke still made a prediction and move in advance, and passed the rugby ball as soon as possible, this time he was unable to find the rhythm accurately, and Logan fell into the middle of the two players, lost his position, and finally made an incomplete pass.

Ten yards in second gear, still pressing from the frontcourt, Lu Ke successfully found Vernon Davis in the short pass area and completed a four-yard short pass connection.

Unfortunately, Vernon was caught in a circle of encirclement. Although he broke away from Harrison's tackle at the first time, he was then held in place by the double defense of Polamaru and Ike, and unfortunately only advanced two yards after receiving the ball, and was unable to really break through the blockade.

In the blink of an eye, the San Francisco 49ers were in a three-pitch four-yard situation.

While this isn't a big-yard three-gear transition, it's still clear that the Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive intensity is rising. To be precise, this is the expected outcome.

Unlike other defensive groups, even if they lost a touchdown, even if they lost several large-yardage advances, the Steelers defensive group was still unmoved, the execution and advancement of tactics were still decisive, and the flaws and gaps were strengthened to a certain extent.

After all, it's just a rookie quarterback standing across from him.

Lu Ke began to pant again, coughing heavily, the whole state still did not reach 100%, after continuous high-intensity and fast-paced advancement, his head was a little deprived of oxygen, but the feeling of cold piercing was completely gone. In other words, the physical condition has not recovered, but the mental state has entered the level of selflessness.

Lu Ke took a deep breath of cold air, the icy water vapor calmed down the scorching lungs, and the brain cooled down a little. He knows that the situation is precarious right now, and the opponent is doing everything in his power to try to completely crush the young 49ers, but as long as they can get through this stage and even make a breakthrough, then the balance of advantage will be further shifted.

Winning or losing a game is often a matter of one breath.

In three gears and four yards, Lu Ke chose to tee off quickly, and a simple short pass found Logan, hoping to advance with the ball in a short and fast rhythm to complete the three-gear conversion of four yards.

But Logan only pushed forward three yards, and then the defenders piled up layer by layer, and the offensive players also surrounded layer by layer, trying to rely on the advantage of collective strength to force the push through that yard. Both sides did not give an inch, like a silkworm chrysalis wound up one by one, which was spectacular.

Unfortunately, it still didn't work out.

Four gears and one yard.

Lu Ke did not leave the court, but stood in place and quickly communicated with Hubble, he hoped to play fourth gear.

Because now the momentum of the offensive group is rising, because the opponent's defensive group is not giving an inch, this time the fourth gear is one yard, not only a four-gear conversion, but also a battle of momentum, not to mention winning or losing, if the 49ers choose to give up here, the next game will only become more and more difficult. This breath of the offensive group must be held tightly.

It was not an easy decision.

Because now that the San Francisco 49ers have entered the free kick range, they can choose David Akens to play, and after scoring the free kick, the score can come to "10:24", and the gap will become two touchdowns, which is undoubtedly more favorable for the fourth quarter of the game; If you take the risk of playing in fourth gear, if you miss it, you miss it, and the final quarter of the game will be extremely difficult.

"Are you sure?"

Hubble struggled for a moment before asking. Because there is not much time to argue and analyze slowly, the forty-second countdown is still passing, and the opportunity in the process of the game is fleeting, and it must be decisive and firm.

"Yes." Lu Ke's concise and clear answer, calm and powerful, and straightforward, and then Hubble's answer came from the earphones, "Don't let me regret it." ”

Lu Ke knew that Hubble agreed.

So, Lu Ke turned around, summoned his teammates over, and said quickly, "Let's fight." The opponent may be worried that we will fake the kick-off and cheat the early move, but we will ignore them now, we just choose to play strongly, so once we kick off, we should be resolute in our running route and do not hesitate. The specific route arrangement......"

Without pause or respite, Lu Ke quickly completed all the tactical arrangements, and didn't even have time to refuel, just clapped his hands, and then asked his teammates to quickly complete the formation, because at this time, there were only twenty-two seconds left in the countdown to the kickoff, and it was continuing to decrease, twenty-one seconds, twenty seconds......

If you don't succeed, you will succeed.

Lu Ke twisted his fingers, through the gloves, the feel was still not delicate enough, it seemed to lack that kind of heart-to-heart touch, but today he couldn't take care of these anymore, this time the pass must be completed, there is no way out, and there is no choice. He refuses to accept other possibilities!

Standing in the pistol formation, putting on a posture of pushing one yard with a running ball, Lu Ke's eyes were fixed on the defensive group players opposite, the air seemed to tense in an instant, he knew that in order to avoid early action, the opponent directly sent the first attack, and the nerves and muscles were tense to the extreme, which could also be their opportunity.

So, without any fancy kick-off order, Lu Ke immediately announced the kick-off.

Sure enough, the Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive front line and lineback group paused slightly, and the entire reaction speed was a quarter of a beat slower than that of the offensive front, which made the offensive front line occupy a slight upper hand in the confrontation, building a calm pocket, giving Lu Ke enough observation space and passing time.

But the problem is that the defensive second line has not been affected at all, and at the same time as the receivers started, they also started one after another, and then Lu Ke glanced at the whole field and found that he couldn't find any passing targets, and every opponent was stuck deadly, not even a single gap.

"Hell!"

"Falcon's Eyes!"