1548 Surviving in chaos
Footwork adjustments. Footwork adjustments.
With the support of stable pocket protection, Lu Ke's footwork adjustment also maintained an unhurried rhythm, quickly swept through the four different running routes of the whole court, without too much hesitation and hesitation, raised his hand and chose a small diagonal pass in front of the right side, trying to connect with Logan to complete the shadow pass behind the shoulder.
Logan didn't fully increase his speed against cornerback Sam Helders, but used his physical advantage to jam the position early and win a small space to catch the ball, but it was enough for a behind-the-shoulder shadow pass that tore through the defensive card at an angle.
Logan back-to-back blocked the impact of Shelders, continuously superimposed all the weight of his body and the center of gravity on Shelders, and then turned and jumped lightly, creating a gap in the alignment in an instant, and his hands were ready to catch the ball, but the next second Logan watched the rugby slide over his head with question marks on his head.
What's going on?
"Ah...... Regretful! ”
"The arc of the pass is slightly higher, and the general will miss Logan Newman's touch point, creating an incomplete pass, Newman can almost touch the rugby, but because of the arc and power of the rugby, even if he touches it, he can't complete the one-handed pass, and Lu Ke's passing arc control is still not very prepared."
The moment the rugby ball was off his fingertips, Lu Ke's hand didn't feel very good-
The leather feels slightly harder than expected, on the one hand, the muscles are more relaxed during the practice, and the movements in the actual game are bound to be tighter, and the control is still slightly deviated; On the other hand, after entering the game, the feeling of passing in the confrontation still needs to be adjusted, and the feeling of the first pass is still not right.
The same was true for Rodgers' first pass.
Lu Ke's eyes followed the rugby, and then he saw that the rugby was beyond Logan's control and flew out of bounds.
The pass is not completed. Lu Ke could see at a glance that it was not only a problem of arc control, but also that the angle and strength could not be controlled in place, even if Logan's fingertips touched the rugby, it was estimated that he would not be able to complete the catch; Fortunately, there was no mistake in the pocket protection, which allowed Lu Ke to concentrate more, and the arc control was still slightly attentive and was not intercepted.
Three gears and six yards.
After quickly communicating with Hubble and determining the tactics, Lu Ke once again threw himself into the next wave of attacks.
The San Francisco 49ers changed their formation slightly, still playing a two-by-two offensive formation, but the inside of the near end Logan and Salek both returned to their normal positions, and the two wide receivers, Crabtree and Bolding, stood evenly on the wings, which also broke up the Green Bay Packers' position.
What is this formation?
The defensive group of the Green Bay Packers basically does not have a formation at all, and the positions of the three defensive forwards are staggered before and after, forming a "product" shape; The two inside linebacks and the two outside linebacks were scattered irregularly in the short pass area five yards away, none of them forming a counterpoint, and the goddess stood at random like a flower; The two guards stepped back fifteen yards away and stood on the dotted line opposite the goalpost, one left and one right.
It's normal to have only two cornerbacks, two wide receivers on each side, but the two are also in different positions, with third-year player Davon-House rising to the starting line-up this season after serving as a rotational substitute in the previous two seasons, and he defends Crabtree with only about three yards of space between the offensive and defensive positions; Shelders, who was opposite Boulding, pulled his feet back, and the space between them widened to about eight yards or nine.
Spread out completely! Complete chaos!
The Green Bay Packers defensive team was obviously fully prepared, and they deliberately disrupted all the positions in the front and back, left and right, destroying the traditional basic formation, and completely confusing Lu Ke's defensive reading. It seems that they should have gone back and forth to study the routes of the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks against the San Francisco 49ers, respectively, and made changes based on the Arizona Cardinals' tactics.
Now, Lu Ke's defensive reading really hasn't been able to capture any information - because there is no pattern at all, and at the same time, it is still a defense that has just started, and he needs more reference data to be able to make a judgment.
But is Lu Ke so helpless?
Of course not!
Lu Ke noticed a small detail, he stood up straight and shouted two slogans, but the San Francisco 49ers' offensive formation did not change, which also means that it is likely to be a change in the running route, and the Green Bay Packers defense team has no way to judge - could it be that this is a passing attack?
"Attack!"
The seemingly dazzling and murderous defensive position actually continues the defensive strategy of the Green Bay Packers since the opening: four-man rushing passes, interior defenders stand by in place, and other players retreat to defend and pass; However, the overall similar tactics hide small changes in each attack and defense.
Perimeter guard Clay Matthews deliberately staggered his position, bypassing the position of offensive tackle Joe Stanley, throwing off Stanley's center of gravity in a left-shoulder-to-right shoulder-to-right manner, and seeing that he was about to form a breakthrough, he rushed towards Lu Ke in his pocket - don't underestimate the four-man rushing passing tactic, every change of alignment can create a completely different result, and now Matthews is using his individual ability to break the balance.
In addition, all the defensive players showed a forward pressing posture in their positions, but they collectively retreated at the moment of kick-off, established the advantage of passing defense in advance, and completely opened their vision while moving quickly.
The Green Bay Packers took the initiative to make adjustments to their defensive tactics, which also allowed them to have a slight upper hand -
Matthews was about to break through Stanley's position, and Lu Ke's figure was already close at hand; The preemptive attack of the passing defense also stuck all the passing lines and seized the advantageous position in advance, which also forced Lu Ke's passing action to hesitate a little, and he was not able to find the passing target in the first time.
But the dominant situation only lasted for a breath and breath, and the home fans had not had time to cheer and shout, seeing that the pocket protection of the offensive front line was about to be broken, but they saw Lu Ke make a horizontal adjustment of cross steps, shook off the rushing pass of Matthews on his blind side, and then without any pause, raised his hand and teleported the rugby ball diagonally to the right side.
A player in a white jersey appeared in a large gap in the short pass area, and there was not a single defender in the green jersey in a circular space with a radius of about seven yards! The whole receiving gap is completely wide open!
What's going on? Who, exactly, is that? Where did it come from?
Could it be Frank Gower?
Wait, it's not!
Goyle is teaming up with Stanley to fight against Matthews, and their joint defense has pushed Matthews' center of gravity away, and then you can see Matthews stumbling and almost falling, using both hands and feet to be able to control his body, not to mention capturing Lu Ke, not even effective impact.
Who, exactly, is that?
It's Logan!
"God!"
There was a burst of exclamations in the studio, everyone didn't know how it happened, shouldn't Logan be in the front area? Why are you rushing off the tee line now? What's going on?
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After the kick-off, Logan's footsteps moved a step laterally to the inside, joining the ranks of offensive tackle Alex Boone, and facing off head-on with the onrushing defensive end Johnny Jolly, but after Boone cleverly jammed Jolly's position, Logan bypassed Jolly's entanglement with a re-retreat and a turn, and after completing the adjustment in small steps, he rushed out along the slot.
Trailing by about two beats, Logan stepped on the time gap and broke through the tee line, a gap had formed in front of him, and all the defenders were pulled to the left by the offensive players' running routes, which also made the open space on the right completely open.
This is the detail that Lu Ke captured in the defensive reading -
The Green Bay Packers deliberately broke up the entire defensive formation and undermined Lu Ke's defensive reading in a way that covered the whole court and was out of place, which was a positive impact; But correspondingly, the position of the defender will also lose position, and the misalignment of each other can allow the defensive group to take the initiative, but it can also become a loophole for the offensive group to open up the situation, and the pros and cons are like a double-edged sword, which is bound to need to be weighed.
Overall, the Green Bay Packers consciously tilted their stance slightly towards their right and San Francisco's left side—the only tendency to disrupt their position, successfully undermining Luke's defensive reading; But the skew of the formation inevitably left the San Francisco 49ers' defense on the right side relatively weak.
The most obvious part is that Logan and Boulding are on this side, but only cornerback Sherders is on this side. Admittedly, there is also an outside lineback and a safety guard standing near the right slot one after the other, ready to complete the defense, and the defense team can still be surprised; But Lu Ke thought that this could be a breakthrough in the tactical layout of the offensive group, so he did it.
After kick-off, Boulding on the right, Salek and Crabtree on the left, as well as Goyle in the pocket, and even the offensive forward line were no exception, and the entire attacking group of players moved laterally to the left side, intentionally or unintentionally, forming the illusion that "Howl's moving castle" was moving sideways.
Because of the concentration of power and obvious movements, this also forced the Green Bay Packers to put more force into their right side to form a defensive encirclement.
Then, hidden in the offensive line, Logan deliberately delayed the start time, successfully confusing the public, and when he rushed forward again, he was in front of a completely open space, starting from the right slot and continuing to the right sideline, the whole area was like a straight road to the end area, and there were no defenders in sight.
Logan is unguarded!