The sky was slightly drizzling, and the vast clouds and mist covered the whole sky, and even the Golden Gate Bridge almost disappeared into the billowing steam, and the whole world was gray, as if walking in the mysterious mountains and forests, and gradually getting lost between similar shrubs and forests.

It's a typical San Francisco winter.

Rainy season, windy season, cold season. Luckily, there was no wind, the temperature was cool and you didn't shiver, it wasn't a perfect day for the race, but it wasn't bad weather to ruin the race.

Standing on the court, standing behind the offensive front, Lu Ke straightened his waist and took in the entire court, all the cheers and noises in his ears completely disappeared, all the tension and excitement in his chest completely dissipated, and he completely entered a state of absolute concentration without distractions, carefully reading the defensive formation on the opposite side of the Chu River and Han Realm.

The hairy rain has almost disappeared, leaving only the mist condensed into water droplets surging secretly, fortunately, it will not affect the vision, the observation space on the court is clear at a glance, the defensive formation of the New York Giants is extremely clear in front of you, and the video footage information of the past two playoff games quickly completed the correspondence in your mind.

Compared to the 10th week of the regular season, the Giants' defensive position is clearer and more defined.

It is also a "4-3" formation, with a combination of four defensive forwards and three linebacks; It is also a defensive strategy that leans towards man-to-man, using cornerbacks and perimeter guards to cut off passing lines. So, what exactly has changed since entering the playoffs?

On the one hand, the space in the first and second lines of the Giants' defensive group has widened, with the first line pressing forward one to two steps and the second line stepping back one to two steps.

It also means that the front line has increased the intensity of the offense, similar to the first three boards of a table tennis game, and invested more in raiding quarterbacks, defending runs, and defending short passes; At the same time, the long pass defense was strengthened, but the middle pass area was deliberately vacated to create a trap.

Matt Ryan of the Falcons, Aaron Rodgers of the Packers, and Lu Ke of the 49ers, these three quarterbacks have one thing in common, that is, a very beautiful long pass, and Ryan's long pass is slightly less stable, depending on the performance of the wide receiver, but overall, all three of them are very daring to pass and are also very good.

The Giants' targeted defense, more efficient use of forces, and increased intensity are important changes.

On the other hand, the Giants' defensive group has become more aggressive in pressing, both in the first and second lines, similar to the Pittsburgh Steelers' pressure strategy, where the focus is not on killing one hit, but on building up the pressure little by little; At the same time, the ability to fight alone is ignored, and the defensive work is more completed by the cooperation between players and players.

Although they opted for man-to-man defence. But the movement after the kick-off is more deceptive, often creating the illusion of a zone defense with a cross-rotation of the defence – something that the attacking team can't predict in advance, just as the defending team can't predict the attacking team's tactics.

Of course, the Giants' defensive team has improved compared to the regular season, and this is one of the changes.

At this moment, that's it.

The San Francisco 49ers put on an intricate two-by-two formation.

In the center, five offensive forwards lined up; left, Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis; right, Ted Jean and Logan Newman; The whole is an inverted shotgun formation, with Lu Ke standing four yards behind Jonathan Goodwin and Marcus Lynch standing three yards behind Lu Ke.

But the intricate part is that—

Crabtree did not stand on the outside, but on the inside where Vernon was normally standing; Vernon, on the other hand, stood on the outside of the groove, between Crabtree and Adam Schneider, about three yards behind, forming an inverted triangle.

Jean was not standing on the outside, but also on the outside of the slot; Logan's stance also retracted a lot, and in the end, Jean formed another inverted triangle with Logan and Joe Stanley.

Left and right symmetry.

The whole formation looks like an eagle kite about to fly, with wings spread on both sides, but the middle area is extremely bloated, and there is a long kite string dragging behind it, making people wonder if it is top-heavy and can fly.

Facing the strange formation of the San Francisco 49ers, the defensive formation of the New York Giants also made slight adjustments.

On the front line, four defensive strikers are pitted against five offensive fronts; The two cornerbacks strode in, corresponding to the positions of Crabtree and Logan, respectively, to complete the man-to-man defense.

Three linebacks were about two yards behind the offensive lineback, two outside linebacks stood on the outside of the groove, corresponding to Vernon and Jean, and one center lineback shifted slightly to the left, as if to observe Marcus's position and Lu Ke's position.

The two guards kept backing and back, pulling out sixteen and seventeen yards, and then corresponding to the positions of Jean and Logan, respectively, defending any potential long balls – targeting the two players with deep strikes, but at the same time moving towards the central area, maintaining the mobility of the center of gravity at all times.

On the whole, it is still a man-to-man defense, but it advances the pressure of the whole defense and shows aggression. Everything was expected and in line with the changes in the last two playoff games.

Despite this, Lu Ke still did not let his guard down, and after carefully reading the defense, he opened his mouth into the headset and asked, "Are Brian, Ranvar Joseph and Chris Canty standing more to the sides?" Or is it my delusion? ”

Ranvar and Cante, the New York Giants' defensive tackles, stand on the inside of the defensive line, but their positions seem to be slightly different than usual.

Brian Hampton, the tactical director of the tactics room, is on the right path despite the disagreements they had in the last game, so all differences can be put aside for a while and they can come back to the game together.

Standing in the tactics room, observing condescendingly, Brian immediately gave a confirmation, "Yes." Can you predict where their center of gravity is heading? ”

Without hesitation and pause, Lu Ke quickly said his thoughts.

Hubble immediately understood Lu Ke's intentions, quickly moved two steps laterally, looked at the position of the New York Giants' defensive team from the side, and immediately made a decision, issued an order, and modified the tactics.

Originally, it was a mid-pass tactic, with Crabtree and Logan's short pass runs, and Jean and Vernon, who were covering the outside of the pocket, continued to push forward, looking for space to catch the ball; But now, Hubble has modified it to a run-and-run tactic, a run-and-run tactic executed by passing defense.

Lu Ke quickly conveyed the latest tactics, all the players in the offensive group did not move, and still maintained the same formation, but the next division of labor and cooperation will be completely different, this is the importance of the tactical manual, only by understanding the meaning of Lu Ke's codes, the players can follow the established policy, to attack, otherwise, it will be a disaster.

"Attack!"

After the quick announcement of kick-off, Crabtree and Logan, who were standing on the opposite side, instantly sprinted forward, while Vernon and Jean, who were on the outside of the groove, started at the same time and ran quickly towards the center of the inside.

The four receivers' four running routes were already out of space in just a few big strides, the cornerbacks and linebacks all started to move, and the short passing area was instantly noisy, and the crowd was constantly moving, trying to get stuck in their positions and complete their game tasks.

At the same time, the clash between defensive and offensive strikers converges on a strange rhythm.

The defensive ends on both sides of the flanks are on the outside, trying to go around the pockets and burst through the wings to complete the quarterback's tackle; The defensive tackle on the inside is also slightly outward, moving the impact of the entire defense to the sides.

Meanwhile, Mike Rupati and Adam Schneider on the left joined forces to the left, and Jonathan Goodwin, Anthony Davis and Joe Stanley on the right teamed up to the right, with the five attacking forwards trying to open a passage as if they were pushing through the gates.

That's it, the defensive front line and the offensive front line stepped on the same rhythm, and then you can see that the offensive front line pushed away the defensive front line effortlessly, and a road to heaven appeared in the center, just like a trick in a martial arts movie, flowing smoothly and in one go.

After kick-off, the Giants' No. 93 central lineback Chase-Blackburn quickly adjusted his pace, his eyes locked on the opposing No. 14 player, constantly looking for a good opportunity to attack, and then saw the whole passage open, and the figure of No. 14 was completely exposed.

There was no time to think about what was going on, reflexively, Blackburn slammed his feet with a force, and the whole person rushed up like a cannonball, fiercely chasing the footsteps of No. 14, flying over, trying to complete the capture, but in the line of sight, I only saw No. 14 turn around and step back, and when he turned around again, the rugby ball in his hand was gone.

Damn it!

Blackburn only had time to see a nimble figure leap past him, he subconsciously stretched out his hands, trying to grab the other party, but only caught a shadow, after the air, the center of gravity and momentum also lost the entire inertia, the footsteps began to stumble, watching the back of the twenty-seventh, riding in the dust.

This is actually a run-and-run tactic!

……

Marcus Lynch held the football steadily, and in just five yards of space, he had increased his speed to the extreme, there were no offensive forwards, no defensive forwards, not even linebackers, a smooth road, he lowered his center of gravity, steadily continued to pick up speed, his body could clearly feel the arm that was trying to turn his center of gravity to complete the defense, but his steps were extraordinarily fierce, and he rushed out of a sunny avenue.