Rodgers, who has always maintained a steady state with a low error rate, was intercepted on the first pass in the opening of the wild card game, which was definitely not expected by both teams, and then Lu Ke won the opportunity to start attacking from the 40-yard line of the opponent's half.

Lu Ke knew that this was an incomparably rare opportunity; But the experienced Lu Ke also knows that the more he faces the opportunity, the more he needs to be calm, the impact of the weather and the atmosphere of the playoffs are interference factors that cannot be ignored - Rodgers's mistakes can more or less see the impact, if Lu Ke takes it lightly, in the "snowball fight" weather, it is not an incredible thing to hand over the ball again.

So, Lu Ke walked onto the court without impatience and tried to calm the heart in his chest that was beating wildly because of the playoffs and the Blue Castle Stadium.

He needs to focus on the game.

Last season, the Green Bay Packers defensive team exploded with amazing energy, with several players putting in their best seasons of their careers and becoming a force to be reckoned with in the league; But this season, after experiencing personnel loss and injuries, this defensive group has been beaten back to its original shape.

Of the 32 teams in the league, the defensive group is only ranked 25th, of which the pass defense ranks 24th and the ground defense ranks 25th.

The transfer departure of legendary security guard Charles Woodson is undoubtedly a big loss, Klay Matthews, Morgan Bonett, Sam Helders and other main players have all suffered from injuries of varying degrees, each missing a number of games, although they have all returned in the starting lineup of this wild card game, but the impact of injuries has made their performance this season collectively declined, and the impact on the defensive group is all-round.

Now the defensive group in front of us, the rushing pass still has a certain impact, but the overall pressure is relatively weak, not only affecting the ground defense, and then it has not been able to relieve the pressure for the second-line defense - and the second-line defense after the loss of Charles Woodson has to be reshuffled, and the performance this season is relatively mediocre, lacking bright moments.

But to sit back and relax and take on an opponent just because the opponent's defensive group is only 25th in the league is almost self-defeating – this is the competitive NFL, this is the bayonet National League, and any little arrogance and pride can be the start of Waterloo.

Interestingly, the San Francisco 49ers put on the exact same formation — the same formation that the Green Bay Packers used in the first wave of the opening game:

Five attacking forwards plus two near forwards, seven players are lined up in a row, only the center is slightly single arrow protruding, and the other six players are collectively half a step behind; The two wide receivers are like wings, standing horizontally seven and eight yards away on the left and right sides.

The quarterback stands close to the center, and the running back stands perpendicular to the quarterback, forming an "I" position. The whole formation forms a standard equilateral triangle, and the perfect golden symmetrical position is like a textbook standard, and in a trance, people think that it is a position measured with a measuring tape.

If you want to talk about the differences, there are two most obvious differences: first, the Green Bay Packers chose a three-wide receiver position, while the San Francisco 49ers chose two close ends, and by the way, Vernon Davis, who returned to the main lineup after missing six games due to a concussion, did not start in this game, and it was still Logan Newman and Garrett Saleck who started, and Vernon will appear as a rotation player; Second, the distance between starting running back Frank Goyle and Lu Ke was not four yards, but a full seven, stretching the length and depth of the entire formation to perfection.

What's going on here?

Is it a coincidence that the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers chose the exact same formation in the first wave of offense?

What's more, Hubble is in such a formation, so do they choose to attack on the ground or pass the ball?

The difference in pre-game preparation can be seen from the position of the Green Bay Packers' defensive group:

Three defensive forwards and two perimeter guards are at the forefront, facing off against the offensive fronts; The two interior guards are about three to four yards behind and stand in the center of the field, corresponding to the quarterback and running back.

The two cornerbacks are almost parallel to the defensive linebacks, but their positions are aligned left and right with the two outside receivers to form a close defense. The positions of the two guards were pushed back and backwards, and they were already more than fifteen yards away from the Chu River Han Boundary, moving their steps one after the other, making a gesture that they might step up at any time, but as long as the task was still to guard against the landing Ke suddenly attacking the long pass in a blitzkrieg manner.

After the final weeks of the regular season, the Green Bay Packers have realized that Lu Ke's long pass attack has become more subtle and more sudden, but the power has not diminished in the slightest, which has forced them to invest more troops to prevent it from happening in the home team's defensive group, which is relatively weak in the second line.

Just when everyone thought that Lu Ke was about to announce the kick-off, he stood up straight and shouted two slogans, changing his offensive tactics.

What the? The first wave of offense began to change the slogan? Shouldn't it be done according to the pre-match arrangement? What's going on here?

Because it was so unexpected, even Tony Aikman in the studio couldn't help but chuckle, "No wonder everyone is discussing Lu Ke's game philosophy now, his grasp of the context of the game is indeed different from other quarterbacks, in fact, personally, I am very, very looking forward to the battle between Lu Ke and Payton Manning, both players are the top types of defensive reading and on-court adaptability, and their offensive battles must be different." ”

Logan, who was standing on the inside of the right wing, moved laterally towards the left wing, and then you could see that Mike Neal, the outside lineback opposite Logan, was also moving; But unexpectedly, Logan came behind Lu Ke, braked urgently, went around again, and stood on the inside of the right wing again.

Neil was stunned, but reflexively followed Logan back on.

As long as the fans who know a little bit about the ball know that the tactics of the Green Bay Packers against the defense have been recognized - not only because Neil is targeting Logan, but also because Neil's defensive target is locked on Logan, which also means that the Green Bay Packers listed five players on the defensive front line to try to create the illusion of rushing and pressing the formation, which was recognized by Lu Ke.

The conclusion is that the Green Bay Packers' defensive tactics are not to press up front, but to defend against the ball. The entire tactical arrangement was completely recognized by Lu Ke.

In fact, Green Bay and San Francisco faced the same situation in the first wave of offense and defense, but Rodgers did not change his tactics, not so much because Rodgers' defensive reading was not in place, but because McCarthy was confident in the offensive tactics before the game and determined that his tactical choice was correct, which did not give Rodgers the motivation to adjust on the spot.

Not only McCarthy, but all coaches, including Hubble, should have similar ideas, the pre-game tactical preparation has been fully in place, the initial offensive and defensive tactics have been determined after countless summaries, and the best choice is to execute according to the plan; But the difference is that Hubble is more daring and more adventurous, Lu Ke modified his tactics in the first wave of attacks, but Hubble didn't raise any objections, so he let it go - it is estimated that most coaches will shake their heads again and again, exclaiming that Hubble "has too big a heart".

But Lu Ke, who was in the stadium, did not leave any chance for the Green Bay packers to regret or adjust, and immediately announced the kick-off after confirming Logan's position.

"Attack!"

Lu Ke took the rugby from Jonathan Goodwin, turned and moved two steps back, and handed the rugby to Goyle without hesitation.

Lu Ke chose to run the ball - since the defensive tactics of the Green Bay Packers focus on passing, there is no need for Lu Ke to make fake fax run action cover, and complete the delivery as soon as possible, trying to improve the strength of the ground attack, which is why Gower was chosen to start instead of Marcus.

In such cold weather, the pace and intensity of the ground attack is the center of gravity of the entire attack, and it must be kept steady.

As expected, because Lu Ke's kick-off rhythm was very smooth, the defensive tactics of the Green Bay Packers were not able to complete the adjustment in time, and the players still subconsciously moved according to the established tactics, which also made the San Francisco 49ers have a slight upper hand in the frontline duel between the two sides.

Goyle managed to find a gap between Goodwin and Rupati, and rushed out sideways; But the Green Bay Packers' two interior linebacks, AJ Hawk and Brad Jones, didn't lose their attention and kept an eye on Goyle's footsteps and intercepted Goyle's ground-level push with a closing motion.

Goyle successfully advanced four yards.

Although he was not able to produce a big yardage push, the opening performance was a solid first step.

Two gears of six yards.

The San Francisco 49ers set up a multi-line offensive formation, stockpiling three receivers on the right side; However, Lu Ke and Gower's positioning is still inclined to the "I" formation of ground advancement, mixing the entire offensive formation and disrupting the judgment of the defenders.

After kick-off, the Green Bay Packers only used a four-man rushing pass strategy, and the main tactics were still focused on passing defense, sticking to the pre-game preparation plan to the end.

The two cornerbacks, two safety guards and one outside lineback all quickly retreated, and except for one safety guard who was alone in the backcourt waiting for an opportunity, the other four players formed a counter-defense one by one, and they were close to the four receivers of the San Francisco 49ers; After the two interior defenders confirmed that Lu Ke did not hand over the rugby to Gower, they also scattered, covering the short passing area in the central area, and successively put into passing defense.

The San Francisco 49ers' offensive front line earned Lu Ke a solid pocket protection, which gave him plenty of time to observe the passing line.

Don't be in a hurry. Don't be in a hurry! While Lu Ke's pocket footsteps moved steadily, the observation line of sight successfully covered the whole field.