Six-yard short pass.

This is a planned tactic, but there are some deviations in the execution, and it has not been able to continue to advance; But at the very least, Michael Crabtree managed to catch the ball, which was a positive start to the new season.

Slowly exhaling a breath, Lu Ke carefully hid his nervousness in his heart and put on a poker face.

Because he knows that even if he is really nervous, he can't show it, otherwise it may affect the course of the game, not only will it become a breakthrough for the opponent, but Clay Matthews may sniff out the abnormality and will definitely not let it go easily; It will also affect the attention of his teammates in the offensive group, and this offensive front line is still in the run-in period.

After taking a small half step forward, Lu Ke patted Joe Stanley on the shoulder to express encouragement.

In the attack just now, if Stanley hadn't stopped Matthews, I'm afraid the situation would have been different.

Stanley, who was playing as a left tackle for the first time in an official game, was obviously a little nervous. The way of starting, the angle of attack, the position formation, etc., are all completely different, especially on this side, you also need to face the star player Matthews among the packers, which is even more stressful, and Stanley can't help but quietly relax his posture to relieve the tight muscles.

At this time, feeling the encouragement and affirmation from Lu Ke, Staley pulled the corners of his mouth, and he didn't smile, but his mood was still slightly positive.

In the short forty-second countdown, Marcus Lynch was off and Frank Gower came on.

Not because Marcus didn't play well, but because the running back position is very special.

Running back is one of the most expensive positions in the league, it's a bowl of youth, and injuries are good at, often lasting two to three years in peak seasons, which is well above average.

Because running backs need to do dirty work and exhausting work, they need to charge head-on, they can't dodge, they can't dodge, and they also have to take the initiative to break through head-on, and almost every advance is bound to face tackles, impacts, and pinching. To describe it vividly, they are in a state of "striking iron" all the time, and they are the horseshoe that has been tempered thousands of times.

Even the Seattle Seahawks' "Beast" Marshawn Lynch, he couldn't run down with all his might.

That's why every team needs to have at least three players, or more, for the running back position; In addition, rookie running backs are more likely to play immediately in their first season, and physical talent and propulsion talent are still more important than the playbook.

In addition to maintaining physical strength and avoiding injuries, multiple running backs are constantly rotating and alternating between offense and offense, and they are also able to change the rhythm of running and use different running styles to charge the opponent's defensive line.

Last year, Marcus Lynch took over as the main running back, but Anthony Dixon, who was not in good form, and rookie Kendall Hunter still took turns playing to share the pressure for him. Even if the effect of running the ball is mediocre, they have to bite the bullet.

This year, the San Francisco 49ers have four running backs, with undrafted rookie Jule Hampton remaining more in the special services team, while the other three running backs have to take turns.

Fresh second-round pick RaMichael James is a dexterous running back who is the same height as Marcus but weighs even less, and his running is spirited and his ability to find holes and gaps. The data is good in college.

Frank Goyle, a professional bowl running back who returned from injury, has a similar style to Marcus, an all-round running guard who can run and catch the ball, and his height and weight are quite similar to Marcus, but the running styles of the two are still slightly different -

Marcus is a little more ferocious, and he can also burst out in the "beast mode" bulldozer stance at critical moments; Goyle, on the other hand, is a little more cunning, his footwork is his mastery, getting rid of grappling, sharp stops, changing routes, etc., and training under Chip-Kelly, a coach with a unique style and a sharp edge, during his college years, the whole running is more agile.

In the league tactical system, the way running backs are used differently depending on the number of gears and different situations.

Some running backs are "three-gear running backs", and their style is more suitable for three-gear offense, forming short-distance breakthroughs with unreasonable toughness to complete the three-gear conversion; Some running backs are "catch-and-run backs" who inadvertently break the tactical framework, as is the case with Darren Sprowls of the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers. Some running backs are "power running backs", like bulldozers.

In the first gear, Marcus shook Matthews and the defensive forward with a running route.

Now in the second gear attack, Goyle is replaced to change the rhythm of the tactical layout, of course, this is also a process to make Goyle adapt to the rhythm of the game after returning from injury.

The San Francisco 49ers offense quickly completed the formation.

"Attack!"

Lu Ke's tee shot was very fast, and he was consciously raising the pace of the game, forcing himself to forget about the nervousness and off-court distractions, and to force himself to enter the state quickly.

In competitive sports, many players are slow to heat up, and they need a period of warm-up and adaptation after the start, and slowly find their game form; But last season, Lu Ke's offensive team didn't have this problem, and they were the first wave of teams with the highest offensive scoring rate in the entire league.

Now, Lu Ke needs to regain this state.

Standing in the pistol formation, after Lu Ke finished the kick-off, he held the rugby ball with both hands, quickly retreated, but did not open up too much distance, just two big steps, and then turned to the left side of a sixty-degree turn, raised his chin, and quickly scanned the running route of the player who received the ball, and at the same time, the ball in both hands became a one-handed ball, and the right hand was slightly raised.

The whole action is crisp, simple and fast, and he puts on a posture of quick kick-off and quick passing.

Just when everyone thought he was about to make a pass, his right hand stopped at his side, and he didn't make any further movements. Then, seeing a staggered pass, the rugby ball left Lu Ke's right hand and fell into Goyle's arms. In the staggered footsteps, the offensive dominance has been alternated.

It's a fake fax run!

In fact, the action of handing over the rugby ball is still not too secretive, and it is exposed to the eyes of the defensive forward, which is still not Lu Ke's forte, but the running steps and observation line of sight before the delivery are very good, almost fake, successfully deceiving the first start of the defensive front line and the linebacker.

Goyle hugged the rugby tightly, paused and staggered, and rushed out in the opposite direction to the left of Lu Ke, bypassing the hard-hit area where the offensive and defensive forwards were entangled, trying to break through from the gap between the perimeter and cornerback.

It can be clearly seen that Goyle's footsteps are dexterous and light, with slightly swaying shoulders and a steady sinking center of gravity, maintaining the agility to dodge at the moment of breakthrough, but the problem is that Anthony Davis and Alex Boone on the right side of the offensive front line have already resisted the impact of the opponent and tore a crack, while Goyle gave up this crack and chose to break through on the outside, ......?

It wasn't just Davis and Boone who were slightly surprised, but Logan Newman and Ted Jean, who were on the right, were also a little surprised, so much so that neither of them was able to clear the way for Goyle in the first place.

Three yards.

Goyle only ran three yards before being caught by a combination of perimeter and cornerback, completing the takedown and falling to the ground, leaving him just one yard away from his first attack.

This run, you can't say it's a failure, but you can't say it's a success. The offensive group led by Lu Ke has mobilized the center of gravity of the defensive group and tore a gap in the gap, but Gower chose a more difficult outside breakthrough, which indirectly increased the difficulty of rushing. In the end, it is a pity to miss the first attack.

After standing up again, Goyle returned to Lu Ke's side, he showed an embarrassed smile, spread his hands to show his helplessness, there was no superfluous explanation, but the grinning expression already said everything. After returning from injury, his observation vision and timing judgment are still a little rusty, and it will take a little time to run in.

Lu Ke smiled dumbly.

Nodding to Goyle, he didn't say anything, quickly gathered all the offensive players together, gave the coaching staff's tactical instructions, and then prepared to continue the attack.

Three gears and one yard.

Lu Ke still unfolded the reading defense in an orderly manner, and it can be seen that the opponent has significantly strengthened the running ball defense-

In the face of a three-stop one-yard situation, the running back relied on his ability to forcefully arch the one-yard line, which is undoubtedly the easiest and most effective way to advance.

As a result, the positions of the three defensive frontmen were slightly closer to the middle, and the positions of the four linebackers also compressed the space, and even Matthews, who had the strongest offensive intent, moved slightly inward by half a step, which made the entire front line of the Green Bay Packers look slightly bloated, while the second-line defense consciously expanded the space backwards and put on a posture of defending the long pass sneak attack.

After repeatedly determining the defensive formation, Lu Ke announced the kick-off.

This is a deceptive "I" formation position, Lu Ke put on a strong punching posture, after catching the rugby with both hands, he made a posture of handing the rugby ball to Gower, but after Lu Ke and Gower exchanged positions, the rugby was still in Lu Ke's hands, this time it was a fake run and a real pass.

Lu Ke's footsteps did not brake, ran straight to the rear, after three big strides in a row, he quickly turned around, his eyes swept across, and he scanned from the right side to the left, and all the positions of the receiving player were immediately included in the bottom of his eyes, and he made a judgment between the lightning and flint, raised his right hand, shook it quickly like a whip, and pushed the rugby out forcefully.

In the line of sight, the rugby ball drew an arc high, and the landing point fifteen yards away fell rapidly, but there was no shadow of the receiving player on the running route, Lu Ke was completely dumbfounded, what was going on?