The San Francisco 49ers offensive team put on a strange formation, based on the "I" formation of ground offense, but put all five receivers at the front.

On the left flank, Crabtree was on the outside and Saleke was on the inside, standing shoulder to shoulder with Stanley; On the right wing, Logan and Boulding are both on the inside, and there is only half a step between the two, but Logan is slightly half a step forward and Boulding is slightly half a step back, forming a shadow position, and at the same time, Marcus runs to the outside, forming a symmetrical position with Crabtree, and Marcus is slightly outside.

It's a strange formation.

The "I" formation was originally based on ground offense, but there was no running guard around Lu Ke, but a strengthened version of the multi-line offense, showing a comprehensive passing attack, which also forced the position of the Carolina Panthers defensive group to make corresponding adjustments.

Because the San Francisco 49ers' West Coast offensive system is changeable and unguardable; is also because there is no running back assistance around Lu Ke now, naturally, the defense of the Carolina Panthers needs to be changed in a targeted manner:

The three linebacks and two cornerbacks are clearly scattered, with five receivers forming a one-to-one correspondence; The two security guards were obviously in the back, defending Lu Ke's surprise long pass.

"Attack!"

Lu Ke held the ball in both hands, and with a quick sweep of his gaze, he immediately captured the four-man rushing pass of the Carolina Panthers - it can be seen from here that no matter what situation it faces, the home team tries to maintain enough pressure on the front line, even if it can't destroy the pass, at least it can't make Lu Ke's pass too comfortable, and then according to Kikley's on-the-spot strain, wait for the opportunity to create more opportunities, so that the judgment can be further verified with the deepening of the game.

Lu Ke's footsteps reflexively retreated and adjusted in the pocket, quickly opened the distance, created passing space, and the peripheral vision could see the area near the right side of the central zone, Logan used the back-run tactics of emergency stops and turns to tear out a gap, but Lu Ke didn't have time to make a step adjustment, and a rush from the blind side could be seen in the rapid lateral movement of his sight:

Accidentally!

Cornerback Josh Norman was supposed to play against defensive wide receiver Michael Crabtree, but at the kick-off moment, Norman completed a misalignment with Crabtree, and then stabbed into the pocket diagonally from the blind side, like a sharp blade, and rushed straight towards Lu Ke's position.

Because the cornerback's position was far enough away, this allowed Norman to completely bypass the positions of Stanley, Salek and others, and formed a head-on confrontation with Lu Ke.

This time, Lu Ke did not have Marcus as a shield by his side.

Norman's eyes and mind only saw Lu Ke's figure, regardless of the recklessness of accelerating towards the target with all his might, like a high-speed bullet train, the speed is getting faster and faster, and the speed is getting more and more fierce. Because it was Lu Ke's blind side, he didn't notice Norman's change of course at the first time, and instantly fell into passivity, which also gave Norman's impact the upper hand.

It's close!

It's closer!

When Lu Ke noticed Norman's surprise attack, the distance between the two people had been shortened to within five yards, and the imminent sense of crisis made Lu Ke respond immediately:

Retreat!

The footsteps reflexively retreated diagonally to the rear, and the instantaneous explosive force in the extreme state allowed the body to maintain stability and quickly make an escape response; But in the face of Norman's momentum of rushing forward with all his might, he now has no time to turn around and pass in the direction of Logan, and the opportunity is fleeting, and now Logan is not necessarily the best passing option, he immediately caught a more suitable passing option -

Pass the ball while retreating.

Lu Ke did not hesitate, he landed with a knife in his hand and followed the direction and angle of his retreat, and sent the rugby ball to the far end, and the deliberately high arc easily crossed the top of Norman's head, and reduced the deviation of the pass in the chaos, finding a ...... that no one defended Crab Tree!

"Oops!" Norman saw that he was about to hit and even kill Lu Ke, and then he could only watch the rugby leap over his head, and he didn't even have time to raise his hands to block the net, and the rugby had already teleported behind him, which made Norman full of frustration: just a little, just a little, he had deceived Lu Ke, just a little bit at the last moment!

Rugby slickly made its way past Norman and found the unmarked Crabtree.

But Crabtree seemed to be a little overexcited - because of the special significance of this game, and because he didn't expect such a good opportunity to appear like this, and because he didn't foresee that this was his chance to catch the ball at all, he, like Lu Ke, did not expect Norman's surprise action, and had to make temporary adjustments, so that he actually made a low-level mistake of slipping on the soles of his feet, and he was not able to stand firm in the first time and missed the best opportunity.

Fortunately, Crabtree is now completely unguarded, and Salek is entangled with outside guard Thomas, and the safety guard is too far away; At the same time, Lu Ke's pass was deliberately raised, leaving enough room for error, and Crabtree controlled his body with his hands and feet, and then jumped high, successfully bagged the ball before the rugby crossed the boundary, and finally completed the catch.

Immediately afterward, safety guard Quentin Meekel had already arrived and pushed Crabtree out of the touchline to end the push.

The Carolina Panthers used a cornerback raid without warning, but it fell short; The San Francisco 49ers' near-miss pass tore a hole, but collapsed due to a slippery foot and ended early. In this way, the San Francisco 49ers still have a slight advantage, at least six yards ahead.

When Crabtree returned to the team and prepared to line up, he was met with the gloating eyes of his teammates, and he could only raise his hand in surrender, "I'm an idiot!" I know! This small episode made the San Francisco 49ers' slightly overly excited emotions to complete the adjustment, and from a positive point of view, it can also be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Two gears and four yards.

Lu Ke caught Kikley's attention with a fake run and real pass - his eyes were completely aimed at Marcus, and then Lu Ke turned and completed a quick short toss pass, but he didn't expect some problems with the route run, and Logan, who was the target of the pass, encountered the out-of-formation defensive end Greg-Hardy (Greg-Hardy), and his footsteps were blocked.

Hardy took advantage of his teammate's misalignment to create a gap, shook off the opposing Stanley, and slammed directly towards Lu Ke from the outside, only to collide head-on with Logan. It's just that Hardy desperately wanted to capture Lu Ke, and Logan was desperate to complete the catch, neither of them entangled with each other, instantly got rid of each other, and continued to push forward, but so slightly stagnant, neither of them was able to achieve their goals.

Hardy was not able to capture Lu Ke; Logan also missed Lu Ke's pass, which also made Lu Ke's first pass of the game appear before it was completed.

Hardy's surprise move, which is another surprise after Norman.

The San Francisco 49ers opted for a fake run, while the Carolina Panthers opted for a misplaced pass – and this time, the home defense managed to take the lead and complete a successful defense. It can be seen that both sides are constantly dispatching their energy in the opening stage, executing according to the tactics prepared before the game, and doing their best to try to seize the opportunity, which further confirms Lu Ke's judgment:

The Carolina Panthers, playing at home, are looking for ways to apply pressure from the front line, which is the pivot of their entire defensive tactics.

Lu Ke immediately convened his teammates in the offensive group to make slight adjustments to the focus of offensive tactics, the most important thing is the adjustment of the offensive front, so the situation is also predictable in the pre-game preparations.

Including Ankuang-Boulding. After a season of running-in, he has now finally found the trick - it is difficult to understand the entire playbook of the San Francisco 49ers; But as long as you actively participate in every tactical meeting and follow Lu Ke's way of thinking to learn integration, then it is not a problem.

Immediately afterwards, the visiting team's attacking group and the home team's defensive group both put on a distinctly changing positional formation, further revealing the hole cards of the two teams.

In the offensive group, the standard pistol formation is paired with a multi-lane attack, with Marcus standing on the right side, which is consistent with the focus of the multi-lane formation.

But interestingly, the three receivers on the right flank combined with Marcus to form a step-by-step slash position, with the outermost Bolding position almost parallel to the offensive line, and the inward position of Salek moved two steps to the left and one step back, and then Logan continued to move one step to the left, half a step back, and finally Marcus; Meanwhile, Crabtree on the left flank sits alongside Stanley as the sixth attacking striker.

Such a position is really unpredictable.

In the defensive group, the whole line is pressed, the four defensive forwards and two linebackers are all listed in the front line, and the positions are all compressed in the area of the offensive front, which seems to condense the entire defense, compress, compress, and then compress, and the thickness and depth of the entire strength are also revealed.

What's more, all the positions were disrupted, and Kikley was mixed in, unable to make an accurate judgment on whether it was front-line pressure, ground defense, or smoke bomb cover with short passes.

Then the second-line defense also broke the pattern. While the San Francisco 49ers stocked up on the right wing with four receivers, the Carolina Panthers only placed two defenders, including a lineback and a cornerback, on the left wing. At the same time, on the other side of the defensive position, in addition to a cornerback aimed at Crabtree tree, there was also a safety guard standing on this side, but the position was about six yards or seven yards away from the tee line.

There was only one security guard left, and his position had stepped back to fifteen yards away.

So, what exactly is this defensive formation?