1761 Continuous Yellow Flag
"Boom, boom!"
In addition to the cheers of the San Francisco 49ers fans, the interference and destruction of the Denver Broncos fans, and the boisterous heckling of other neutral fans, all kinds of sounds are intertwined with each other, and then the lava begins to erupt continuously, and the calm and windless stadium seems to be able to feel the waves brewing again.
Ten yards in gear.
In the noisy and noisy game, Lu Ke calmed down to read the defense, and the Denver Broncos' defensive team still used the conventional "4-3" formation:
Four defensive forwards paired with three linebacks, and at this time the Denver Broncos completed the positioning in a textbook way, with four defensive forwards facing the offensive forwards, three linebacks standing about three yards and four yards behind the forwards, and the center linebacks just overlapping the vertical axis of the quarterbacks; The two cornerbacks stand parallel to the linebacks, on the left and right wings, corresponding to the two wide receivers; One guard was about three yards behind the lineback, two steps to the left of the central axis, and the other was two steps to the right of the central axis, but the vertical distance was five yards or six yards behind the guard.
The rules are simple, and even a little too regular, just like a novice to explain the position of the player, "here is the safety guard", "here is the left defensive tackle", and so on, there is no change at all, there is no layout, but people can't start.
Previously, Lu Ke emphasized that the Denver Broncos defensive group should not be underestimated, on the one hand, it is indeed polite, but on the other hand, it is also a fact. Jack-Del-Rio, the defensive coach of the Denver Broncos, has been in the industry for 15 years, serving as the lineback coach of the Baltimore Ravens from 1997 to 2001, and with the team to the top of Super Bowl 35, and then as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars for nine years until he was fired last year due to poor performance and came to the Denver Broncos for reemployment.
Admittedly, Jack Del Rio didn't have much of a stellar performance as a head coach, but he still had his own unique way of tuning/coaching the defensive team, otherwise he wouldn't have been the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars for nine years.
Del Rio's forte lies in the pressure of the defensive front, the tactical coordination of the defensive front line and the lineback can often create a lot of pressure and trouble for the quarterback, and the Denver Broncos' defensive front line organized by blue-collar players also has a good ability to rush and pass - not the best, but not to be taken lightly.
What's more, the San Francisco 49ers' offensive front line is also riddled with injuries, except for Anthony Davis, the other four players are more or less plagued by minor injuries, and the pocket protection efficiency has declined significantly this season.
Why, then, is Del Rio's blatant suspicion?
Lu Ke's eyes fell on the defensive end Malik Jackson, it turned out that Malik was also watching him with full attention, as if he was about to attack, and his eyes burst out with incredible longing - from the last game in December 2010 to now, it has been three years and two months, and they have finally met again; And this time, he will definitely not be easily defeated.
But Lu Ke just glanced at Malik, and then looked away: he must take care of the overall situation!
Just like the Denver Broncos and Big Manning, the San Francisco 49ers also need to consider the impact of cold weather, although Lu Ke is relatively weak to the impact of low temperatures, but it is still objective, he needs a little time to move his body, adapt to the weather, and make his hand feel hot.
As a result, the San Francisco 49ers put on a two-by-two formation to complement the pistol formation in their first wave of offense, which is also the basic formation.
In fact, Lu Ke's real tactic is - read the option to attack!
"Attack!"
Lu Ke caught Jonathan Goodwin's football and followed the starting running back Frank Gower to his right side, but his eyes were always watching the movement of right outside lineback Danny Travison and defensive end Malik Jackson.
Worst!
At the first time, Lu Ke's vision sensed the danger, and the defensive front of the Denver Broncos took a six-person rushing pass-
Four defensive forwards took the lead and two linebacks delayed by half a beat and then staggered to the top, creating a sense of hierarchy with a time difference and disrupting the rhythm of the San Francisco 49ers' offensive forwards. If you play the lineback, then the defensive front line will break the game hard.
What's more delicate is that before the kick-off, defensive end Malik slightly let go of the way by half a step, and without waiting for the opposing Anthony Davis to react, at the same time as Lu Ke kicked off, Malik cut into the gap between Anthony Davis and Alex Boone with an upward step, and pushed Anthony to Anthony's shoulder, and pushed Anthony to the outside guard Danny Travison, and then the free hand Malik has entered the pocket protection in a blink of an eye.
In the flash of light, everything happened too fast, Malik had already appeared directly in front of Lu Ke, blocking Lu Ke's path, and there was no longer any player barrier between them, Malik opened his arms and was ready to complete the grappling.
But Lu Ke was not unprepared.
This is the first wave of the San Francisco 49ers' opening attack, they have no way of knowing the results of the opponent's defensive group's preparations, they can only insist on their own dominance, but because of the weather, the offensive tactical options in the opening game are relatively limited, and it is very easy to be recognized - Da Manning is also facing the same situation just now, he used feints and tactical changes in the first two attacks to disrupt the established strategic judgment of the defensive group, and now it is Lu Ke's turn.
So, Jim Hubble chose the reading option offense, although this is not Lu Ke's forte, but this season, Lu Ke already has such an ability - opening with the reading option offense, you can test the strategy of the defensive group, and at the same time, Lu Ke will respond on the spot to complete the offense and seize a slight advantage.
In the process of defensive reading, Lu Ke realized that the defensive formation of the Denver Broncos was too basic and rigid, and there was almost no effective information; However, whether it is the offensive group or the defensive group, the basic formation is precisely the embodiment of the coach's coaching ideas, which is the most frequently used and most effective tactic, which can often peek into the coach's tactical literacy.
So, what is Denver Broncos defensive coach Del Rio best at? The answer is imminent.
The only surprise was that Malik's upward rhythm was very efficient, and Anthony Davis was not able to form an effective block, which made Malik's speed of cutting into the pocket break Lu Ke's expectations-
In this reading option attack, Lu Ke locked on Danny Travison as a target, he was not able to detect Malik's step at the first time, but he noticed Travison's footsteps on the top to defend Anthony at the first time, and then realized that a crisis situation had appeared, and then his vision caught Malik's figure, crushing towards him like a dark cloud.
Subconsciously, Lu Ke threw the rugby directly towards his right back.
Goyle, who was moving in parallel, was on high alert at all times, catching the rugby ball without question, and the speed exploded instantly, shaking off Malik, and then picking up speed along the right slot.
Although Malik took advantage of the misalignment to create an advantage, after Lu Ke and Goyle's rapid tandem broke the situation, he also reversed the disadvantage - all the positions on the defensive front line were stuck by the offensive forward, and as a result, Goyle was covered by his teammates, ran all the way, rushed out of the dense crowd for twelve yards, and then fell into the encirclement of three defenders, but he still continued to rush forward, and once again dragged the three defenders whose center of gravity did not stand firmly, and continued to advance about four yards, only then did he lose his center of gravity and fell to the ground.
It can be seen from this wave of offensive and defensive battles that the Denver Broncos are well prepared, and the San Francisco 49ers are not weak, and even go further than their opponents:
Goyle successfully advanced sixteen yards with the ball and easily scored the first attack!
But before the cheers of the nine people in the stadium could continue, the referee's yellow flag interrupted the rhythm: No. 76 Anthony Davis, who was in the middle of the defense, illegally intercepted Danny Travison behind his back, and was directly penalized by the referee for ten yards, counting ten yards backwards from the position where Anthony fouled.
As a result, the San Francisco 49ers not only failed to complete the first offense, but also needed to replay the first gear and face the dilemma of 18 yards in the first gear.
First, there were two yellow flag fouls in the defensive group, which resulted in the opponent hitting the end zone and scoring a touchdown; Then the offensive team also reached a stalemate due to a foul on the yellow flag, but that was not the end of it.
Once the Denver Broncos illegally blocked a foul, but the San Francisco 49ers had already relied on Lu Ke's short pass and Logan rushed out ten yards, so the foul was not accepted.
Once Lu Ke temporarily changed his tactics, causing the game to time out, before the yellow flag was thrown, Hubble directly asked for a timeout, canceled the foul, and let the game return to the situation of three gears and three yards.
An early move by Alex Boone sent the San Francisco 49ers five yards off and once again faced a three-yard eight-yard situation.
In the end, the Denver Broncos tore the pocket with a four-man rush, causing Lu Ke to be forced to take the initiative to leave the pocket in the stormy seas, looking for a passing target while running, and the short pass area has been completely blocked, and he was forced to only try a 38-yard pass, trying to find Ted Jean, who had broken through to the deep area.
It's a pity that Lu Ke's passing touch has obviously not warmed up, the passing arc is slightly larger, surrounded by three defenders, Jean tried his best to jump up and failed to catch the rugby, which eventually led to the incomplete pass and entered a four-gear eight-yard situation, and then, the San Francisco 49ers directly striked out.