Patience, patience, patience.

In the game of electric light, there is a difference between hesitation and calmness, hesitation and patience, the former is the hesitation brought about by the confusion of being in it and unable to clear the fog, while the latter is the wisdom after jumping out of the override to capture the global trend, the same difference of one millisecond, but because of the difference between the former and the latter, it leads to completely different results.

Although he saw Marcus's pass, Lu Ke's wrist paused slightly, and he didn't pass the ball immediately, and then he could see that all the players in the lineback and defensive line rushed towards Marcus in a swarm - not only embattled, but ambushed on all sides.

Sure enough, it's a trap!

Lu Ke's right hand was quickly retracted, and the footsteps that left the pocket were still moving steadily and horizontally, but he was more resolute and agile than just now, and then his vision caught Logan, who was diagonally in front of the right wing and cornerback Patrick Peterson, and immediately completed a quick through pass with a knife on the ground.

The slash was only seven yards short, but it found Logan quickly and easily.

Peterson and Logan formed a heads-up matchup, but Peterson's attention was obviously drawn by Lu Ke's feints and failed to destroy the pass at the first time, Logan successfully completed the catch with a quick stop and turned - he is still the most familiar player in the team for Lu Ke's passing timing and passing route.

Peterson missed the opportunity to break the pass, but he still completed the card position defense immediately, showing the league's top cornerback style comparable to Richard Sherman; Logan then pressed his back against Peterson's body, pushing his feet hard like a bullfight, squeezing another yard or two before being forced to stop.

Two gears and one yard.

Lu Ke beckoned his teammates to quickly step up and line up, and it was obvious that the Arizona Cardinals defensive team was not very satisfied with the defensive effect just now: even though they predicted the San Francisco 49ers' offense in advance, they still let Lu Ke connect successfully, and directly came to the fourteen-yard line in the San Francisco half, initially getting rid of the crisis at the front of the end area, which was obviously not the effect they expected for the defensive group.

But the Arizona Cardinals defense team still quickly calmed down, continue to complete the formation, compared to the offensive group, the defensive group that is born half a beat behind the defense group needs more composure and stability, but also more need patience and careful, once the defense group begins to lose its mind, then the collapse will come more quickly and more ferociously than the offensive group.

The Arizona Cardinals defense changed formation again, they hoarded all the defensive players within six yards, and the dense defensive positioning looked more like a red zone defense than an open defense, which also piled up all the pressure forward, as if Lu Ke couldn't pass the ball, what kind of tactic is this?

Lu Ke's defensive reading has not been able to see too many clues, and the problem now is that such a defensive position is really too obvious, and a quarterback knows that there is something wrong with it, but the opponent's move to break the pattern first can bring more confusion of myths; In fact, this is consistent with the purpose of the attacking group's constantly changing position formation - to confuse the opponent by taking the initiative to change, and to seek more initiative in the tactical game.

Lu Ke felt that his offensive thinking was not clear enough, he did not kick off immediately, glanced at the stopwatch of the countdown to the kick-off with the rest of his eyes, and then stood up straight and modified his offensive tactics:

The pistol formation plus the two-by-two basic offensive formation, but Boulding, who was standing on the inside of the right wing, took two steps back slightly towards his diagonal rear according to Lu Ke's request, and basically aimed vertically at the offensive tackle Alex Boone on the right, while the lateral position was one step away on the parallel line in front of Lu Ke.

Boulding's positioning is very odd, the running guard is not like a running back, the forward line is not like a striker, and even the wide receiver position is a little reluctant, which also makes the regular basic offensive formation inexplicable; The defensive group standing on the opposite side hesitated, but they still did not change the formation, and did not even move according to Boulding's move.

Lu Ke's eyebrows raised slightly: Does this mean that either the opponent chooses to raid and pass, and there is no need to worry about the position of the receiver at all, but if so, Bording can become a striker, and the defensive group will inevitably need to adjust the alignment, but because the arrangement of the rushing and passing alignment was done in advance, he did not act rashly; Either the opponent chooses to retreat and pass the ball to defend, and the formation in front of them is all smoke bombs, and they have already completed one-on-one marking - that is to say, Bording is marked, but now he doesn't want to expose his tactical intentions, so he deliberately does not move.

The former, or the latter? Or is it something else?

Lu Ke quickly shouted two slogans to Bording and Marcus behind him, and then did not give the defensive team time to react, announced the kickoff without hesitation, and handed the rugby to Marcus with a turn. There were no feints, no cover moves, and the handover was completed neatly and neatly, raising the rhythm of the entire offense.

Lu Ke chose to run the ball.

After handing over the football to Marcus, Lu Ke turned around, and then saw that the defenders who were fully pressed were scattered around the stadium like flowers - Lu Ke guessed correctly!

To summarize simply, this is a pass defense, the Arizona Cardinals put all the defensive players in the suspicious position, and put on a tough posture of all-round pressure in the short pass area, but this is all smoke bombs, this is actually a full-court close-range tight pass defense, and the moment Lu Ke announced the kick-off, the mystery was revealed:

On the defensive front, three defenders and two outside linebacks put pressure on the front line, one inside lineback was responsible for marking the running back, and the other inside lineback stepped back to join the ranks of two corner backs and one safety guard, marking four receivers respectively. The last remaining safety guard continued to retreat without looking back, protecting the backfield and preventing long passes.

After stripping away all the tricks, it can be seen that this is actually the most basic defensive tactic, but it creates a lot of suspense through the transformation of frontcourt compression, making it impossible for the quarterback to make accurate judgments. The only variable is that the quarterback they face is Lu Ke.

A change of tactics before kick-off allowed the attacking group to regain the upper hand.

Lu Ke took the initiative to pull Boulding back, and then turned Boulding into the sixth offensive forward - first, this set up the inside lineman opposite Boulding, forcing the opposing defender to appear an outcast; Secondly, Bolting's role is not to join the front line confrontation, but to open the way for Marcus and win more space for the running back to advance.

If the opponent really chooses to attack and pass to put pressure on the all-out raid, then Bolting can consolidate the pocket protection of the front line and win more space for Marcus to advance, and then it will depend on Marcus's play; But if the opponent chooses to pass the ball, then Lu Ke's layout will seize a misplaced opportunity for the offensive group -

Just like now.

Boulding lowered his center of gravity to open the way forward, only to find that the opposing defensive front line was completely charged with the attacking front, and there were no opposing players in front of him, so he smoothly tore a gap; Marcus followed closely behind Bolding, and walked easily down a broad road.

After rushing out of the meat grinder where the two forwards faced each other, Boulding could see that the interior lineback Karlos-Dansby was rushing towards him, he adjusted his pace and lowered his center of gravity, and actively rushed towards Downsby's body, easily knocking Downsby's center of gravity away, and then Marcus jumped out of the way of the two of them.

An open world!

Marcus advanced strongly with the ball, and the interior lineback, cornerback, and safety guard, who were quickly stepping back, all realized that their defensive tactics had been recognized, and rushed up in unison at the first time, but lost the initiative because of the shift of gravity, and failed to intercept Marcus by hitting the wall.

Five yards.

Seven yards.

Nine yards.

Marcus' ground attack advanced a full nine yards before being caught by three defenders and falling above the 23-yard line of the San Francisco half, not only completing the first offense, but also escaping the offensive danger zone at the edge of the end zone.

With a delayed shot and a strong run, the San Francisco 49ers only needed two offenses to complete an important advance and seemed to be gradually regaining their touch.

It's hard to imagine that this was the offensive group that stumbled in the first quarter of the game.

In fact, those easy-to-hand ideas are all illusions, two attacks seem simple, but every decision is a knife edge dance, and the slightest error can lead to completely different results; Moreover, Luke's two offensive options are Logan and Marcus, and he is still using the UCLA iron triangle to complete the advancement, which does not mean that the entire offensive group has recovered.

On the contrary, Lu Ke is patiently looking for a breakthrough in a difficult situation, he can't be in a hurry now, he can only attack one gear at a time to find his feel and confidence, at this time the situation is still far from the "normal state", but this time the success of the attack again and again can play a subtle role in the balance of confidence of both the offensive and defensive sides-

If the Arizona Cardinals defense team realizes that Lu Ke is beginning to wake up, the psychological pressure they are under is also incalculable.

The situation is starting to get delicate.

It's another ten yard.

Lu Ke made a tactical change of fake facsimile run, trying to upset the balance of the situation through a change of pace, but the linebacks were not deceived by Lu Ke's feints and aimed at Marcus's footsteps, and finally Marcus had just crossed the tee line when two linebackers pulled a tripwire - directly blocking the helmet with his arm, forcing Marcus to fall and end this ground advancement.

Then, the second gear is nine yards.

The San Francisco 49ers offensive team still has a lot of work to do.