It's actually a ground offensive again?

Today's National League final was really very abnormal, and the Seattle Seahawks offensive group was decisive and took the lead; The San Francisco 49ers offense opened the scoring with ground pushing, and the steady stance was clearly prepared, with both teams performing slightly differently than expected.

"Cam Chancellor's judgment was very accurate, he caught Marcus Lynch's ball in the first place, and two consecutive sharp turns and stops were crisp and neat, successfully blocking the possibility of Lynch breaking through from the slot, forcing Lynch to continue to move sideways with the ball, and finally Byron Maxwell completed the tackle."

"After the efficiency of the first ground push, the Seattle Seahawks defensive team was noticeably alert and didn't allow Lynch to complete the over-yardage."

"Maxwell's performance is still above expectations, and the strength of the 'Bombing Army' is not declining but rising, which is not good news for the San Francisco 49ers; The game was exciting at the beginning! ”

After a long season, the San Francisco 49ers are plagued by injuries, and so are the Seattle Seahawks.

In addition to wide receivers Percy Harvin and Sidney Rice and near end Anthony McCoy, cornerback Brandon Bronner is also out of the squad, but not because of injury.

Among the four generals of the Bombardment Corps, cornerback Brandon Bronner, who held the right side of the Seattle Seahawks, was one of the original members, but in the second week of December he was found to have seriously violated the league/drug/substance/agreement - not the ban/drug, but Coke (powder), and was directly banned for life, of course, this can still be appealed, and there may be many possibilities in the future, but even if he appeals, because the process is very complicated, he is doomed to miss the playoffs.

The veteran, who was undrafted as a rookie in 2005, was unable to find a chance to play in the NFL, and had to go to Canada's CFL league for five years before joining the Seattle Seahawks in 2011 and building a blast team under Carroll and was selected for the Pro Bowl that year; But because of age and injuries, Bronner has always been considered the weakest link of the Bombers, and Lu Ke has repeatedly completed passes from Bronner's side.

Still, Bronner's ability to be a part of the Bombers and gain a foothold in the competitive Seattle Seahawks defense is a testament to the strength of the Seattle Seahawks, who are relatively weak even if they are weak, and now with a ban and an uncertain career future, the Seattle Seahawks' Bombers are also being tested.

Bronner's place was replaced by an unrecognizable player, Byron Maxwell, who was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 173rd pick in the sixth round in 2011 and came from Clemenson University, a football school that rose after the new millennium, and perfectly met Carroll's requirements for a corner back:

At 6.08 feet (185 centimeters) and 207 pounds (94 kilograms), he is slightly one size smaller than Bronner, and basically the same as another cornerback, Richard Sherman.

In the previous two seasons, Maxwell was still more active in the special service group, and could only be regarded as the team's fifth cornerback; However, this offseason, he made the third corner back with his excellent performance, and when Bronner was suspended, he was rightfully the starting corner-back.

Many professionals have expressed concerns about Maxwell's ability, after all, the "Bombardment Army" can sweep the entire alliance, and individual strength and collective tacit understanding are indispensable, so can Maxwell make up for the vacancy left by Bronner?

In fact, Maxwell's ability to card is indeed inferior to Bronner's, and his lack of experience is still exposed after all, but Maxwell is young, and his strong physical strength covering the whole court can often make up for his shortcomings, coupled with the mutual linkage of the Bombing Army, the final results are even faintly better than when Bronner was on the court - at least from the past four games, even against Drew Briss, he did not drop the chain, which made Maxwell successfully win the trust of the head coach and teammates.

According to the pre-game prediction, Maxwell can be Lu Ke's passing offensive breakthrough, because Maxwell is often lacking in card positions, as long as Lu Ke can accurately pass the football into place, then forming a breakthrough is not a problem - at least it is easier than Sherman.

Unexpectedly, in the opening two gears of attack, Lu Ke chose to rush the ball on the ground, and did not use the pass to cover at all, which also made the game trend different.

The Seattle Seahawks defensive team still hasn't made changes easily, just slightly ahead of the position, but the overall formation still maintains the basic shape, after three seasons of polishing, this defensive group is now the most mature and tacit state, just like last season's San Francisco 49ers offensive group, they are often able to simplify the threat of complexity, and at the same time will not be led by the opponent's nose, more self-centered.

Although Lu Ke chose to rush the ball twice in a row, the Seattle Seahawks still unswervingly followed the pre-game deployment to complete the defense.

Ten yards in gear.

Lu Ke turned and handed the football to Marcus for the third time in a row, and the Seattle Seahawks defensive front, which had experienced the previous two ground attacks, immediately stepped up and jammed all the running routes, and outside guard Malcolm Smith and defensive tackle Brandon Maybern both tore open the offensive front line and flew towards Marcus.

It all happened in a flash of lightning, but then Malcolm realized: there was no football in Marcus's arms.

Fooled!

I saw that Lu Ke and Marcus completed a cross change, moved sideways to his left side between quick steps and retreats, and took the initiative to run out of the pocket without any hesitation, just when Malcolm and Maybern were entangled with Marcus, Lu Ke had already opened enough space on the left flank, and a quick short pass found Salek.

Salek, who rushed out in front of the slot, shook off the outside lineback Bruce Irving - Irving thought that Lu Ke was ready to run with the ball, and stood in place and paused for a moment to judge Lu Ke's next step, but he didn't expect that Lu Ke did not hesitate and completed the pass with a knife in his hand, which made Irving slow down by half a beat when he chased Salek.

Three-yard short pass.

Salek made a sharp turn to complete the catch, and then the safety guard Kem Chancellor had already slapped his horse and pressed against Salek with his body, so that Salek could not continue to advance, and barely advanced two yards in the stalemate, and then the two men fell to the ground, ending the attack.

Two gears and five yards!

Lu Ke consciously raised the tempo, did not gather and negotiate, quickly lined up and quickly kicked off, and instantly added an additional receiver to the two-by-two offensive formation - Marcus, when Marcus rushed out from the right slot, the entire offensive running route formed a "left, two, right, three" formation, and all the offensive lines were laid out without warning.

Because the San Francisco 49ers suddenly picked up, the Seattle Seahawks were not able to complete the tactical arrangement, and could only defend according to their Ben/Ability reactions.

During the four-person rush, the linemen also joined the ranks of the blasting corps and launched a second-line defense, but they saw that Lu Ke was in a serious pocket pressure environment, not only did not dodge, but also took the initiative to step up into the pocket, and in the encirclement, he completed the short pass with a raised hand.

It's a fast short pass again!

The San Francisco 49ers ran cleanly, with Crabtree and Salerk on the left running a cross line, and Logan, Boulding, and Marcus on the right all stockpiled in the short pass area—Logan and Marcus cutting in toward the center and Boulding pulling outside.

The five players' running routes were not too complicated, and they were all controlled within ten yards, laying out the attack in a light and agile way, and then you could see Lu Ke's fast short pass transmitted out of the pocket protection without any hesitation or pause.

Crab Tree!

Crabtree, who was pulling from the outside to the inside, caught Lu Ke's five-yard short pass in a quick lateral run, and did not encounter any challenge, and when he turned around, he could see Logan and Marcus who were dismantling the route for him, opening up an open space.

The guard Chancellor's footsteps were completely pulled away by Logan, and he couldn't make a correct judgment in time, but the corner back Maxwell turned back in time to make up for the defense, but his center of gravity had been knocked away by Salek, and when he rushed towards Crabtree Tree, the strength and rhythm couldn't match, and then-

Crabtree shook Maxwell off one by one, won space to advance, and after easily winning the first attack, he continued to advance, but he was not able to increase his speed at all, and the speed of the blaster burst out, and Chancellor and another security guard, Earl Thomas, both intercepted Crabtree's forward rush, and although Crabtree was still trying, he was finally pushed to the ground by the two safety guards.

Although he managed to get the first attack, he only advanced by nine yards in the end, and was not able to further expand the results, which once again showed the meticulousness and strength of the Seattle Seahawks defensive team, which was only a little miss, and then was able to make up for it again, completely refusing to release the big yards.

Of course, this is also related to Lu Ke's tactics: two ground rushes, two quick short passes - while raising the entire offensive rhythm, at the same time sacrificing the intensity and strength of the push, he launched the advance in a steady and steady way.

"Lu Ke is laying out." In the studio, Kirk spoke, "Although we can't see the overall situation now, it is obvious that Lu Ke's tactical arrangement is purposeful, and we need to wait and see what happens." ”