226 Fatal Blow
Calm down. Hold your horses.
Lu Ke didn't expect the effect to be so good at all, and Lynch's performance exceeded expectations, but after expressing congratulations and congratulations, Lu Ke's thoughts slowly precipitated, and he began to communicate with the coaching staff again to arrange the tactics of the next wave of offense.
Hearing the arrangement of the coaching staff, Lu Ke's eyes also showed a hint of surprise, and he looked at Jim Hubble on the sidelines.
There was no dialogue, no gestures, but Jim seemed to understand Lu Ke's doubts, nodded and gave an affirmative answer, and clenched his fists to cheer for Lu Ke, and then did not communicate too much, signaling Lu Ke to immediately go into the attack.
Lu Ke twisted the joint of his neck, kneaded the arm muscles of his right hand slightly, beckoned his teammates over, and completed the tactical arrangement in a few words, and finally his eyes fell on the five players on the offensive front, "The game is under our control, now we need to further improve our attention and completely destroy the opponent's will, the victory belongs to us!" ”
After speaking, Lu Ke's focused and burning gaze locked on the five offensive forwards, especially the two blind side helpers Rupati and Hachar, and without further words, the belief in victory and decisive will were clearly conveyed; Rupati and Hachar couldn't help but boil their blood and nodded heavily in agreement.
"So, let's get some touchdowns!" Lu Ke clapped his hands and motioned for his teammates to disperse and complete the formation in an orderly manner.
In a shotgun formation, the San Francisco 49ers put on a posture of passing the ball with all their might, Lu Ke stood about seven yards behind his pocket, and the entire court and the whole team showed a fan-shaped shape and spread out in front of him.
It was a truly traditional shotgun formation, without any bells and whistles, with five offensive forwards up front, two receivers on the left, Michael Crabtree and Ted Jean, two receivers on the right, Logan Newman and Kyle Williams, and the last receiver, Marcus Lynch, standing about three yards behind Logan.
Such a formation, ordinary, can be seen in almost every game and every team; But it is this ordinary formation, but it is ever-changing, and it is a big killer for a quarterback who passes the ball accurately.
The Tigers' defensive team also made corresponding adjustments, the first line put on a "3-4" formation, and for the first time in today's game, the number of front-line raiders was weakened, and only the tactics of three-man raids were adopted, and the four linebacks behind them showed an irregular curve scattered from left to right.
The four players in the second line are in a "3-1" formation, with one safety guard lone behind to defend against long balls in the backcourt, and two corner backs and one safety guard responsible for covering the area of short and medium passes.
Lu Ke stood in place, with an empty area in front of him, on the side and behind him, and really emptied the backfield, as if he was standing in the position of the fan handle, controlling the whole field.
Lu Ke's attention first fell on Atkins, but at this time, Atkins was extremely calm, and there was no way to predict whether he would raid or run, obviously, he had also experienced the lessons of the previous attacks; Then he glanced at the positions and gaps of the first-line defense and the second-line defense, a typical regional defensive formation, and I didn't see much movement.
At this moment, Lynch took two steps forward, Williams took two steps back, and the two men switched places; Then, with a slow lateral run, Williams ran behind Jean and Crabtree and got to his feet.
In such a cross-position, the Tigers' defensive team was unmoved, did not move at all, and unswervingly implemented the zone defense strategy; But the surging air can smell a little unusual, the 49ers are changing, the Tigers are changing, and the invisible battle between the two sides is slowly surging.
The noise at Paul Brown Stadium began to surge again, and the Cincinnati Tigers were now on the back foot in the face of the San Francisco 49ers' strong offense, and the home fans reacted and realized the root of the problem again: they needed to cheer up their defense and let the defense send the 49ers' offensive team off the court, only then Andy Dalton could play again and the team had a chance to win.
As a result, the support of the home fans became even more turbulent, echoing and reverberating throughout the stadium, some people were roaring "ahhhh
The contrast between the silence inside the stadium and the clutter above the stands is stark.
Lu Ke had no distractions, staring at the wind and grass of the defensive group with blazing eyes, and then raised his voice and said, "Ready, ready, kickoff!" ”
The San Francisco 49ers' offensive group did not move, nor did the Cincinnati Tigers' defensive group, this time the fake kick-off did not cause any chain effect, but the tightness of the air became more obvious, and even the scorching hot air wave could be felt on the surface of the skin, and the hairs seemed to start to roll up.
"Tee off! Kickoff! Attack! ”
Methodical and step-by-step, but when Lu Ke's "attack" order sounded, the entire attack group of 49 people began to move, and it broke out in an instant, seizing an advantage of less than a quarter of a second; Immediately after that, the extremely tight Tigers defense began to move, and what a quarter of a second means in competitive sports, no one can describe, but what is presented is a dislocation of rhythm.
The three receivers on the left quickly rushed forward, and the three players did not disperse, and at the same time sprinted in a straight line, and the three formed a powerful force, like a dragon diving into the sea, completely disrupting the first and second lines of the Tigers' defense, driven by the regional defense strategy, the players in this area flocked to it-
Not only that, but considering that the three receivers are all together, Crabtree is a big wide receiver, and Jean and Williams are both dexterous wide receivers with strong attacking power; As a result, the Tigers' defensive team involved four players, one cornerback, one security guard, and two linebacks, and sprinted over to try to break the iron triangle.
The two players on the right both ran quickly towards the outside touchline, with Newman running higher in the parabola towards the far end of the middle pass and even the long pass; Lynch's parabola is lower, pulling towards the area of the fast short pass -
A corner-back and a line-back had to start defending their own area, while the defenders who had fallen in the second half began to move closer to Newman's position to guard against a surprise long pass.
The whole stadium is like a goddess scattering flowers, with a tornado on the left and a laser ray on the right, and the second half of the stadium becomes a storm in an instant.
Lu Ke's hands firmly grasped the rugby, and after kicking off, he stepped back again, just one step back, like a general standing on the point platform, taking in every move of the entire stadium; Then the eye caught eye on the collision of the offensive and defensive fronts.
Five players in the offensive front line with a high level of concentration; At this time, the players in the defensive group were pinned out, and there were only three players left in the defensive front line, plus one lineback, forming a "five-on-four" advantage. As a result, the 49ers' offensive front line fiercely resisted the first wave of raids by the Tigers.
Not only that, but they also executed one-on-one defending, with everyone keeping a firm eye on their defenders, with Atkins once again being cared for by two players, who were so tightly fenced that they couldn't find too many chances.
Atkins also had a high concentration of concentration, breaking left, right, and forward, but with the two players defending together, his situation became extremely difficult, and the passage of time began to become clear, one, two, three, four...... The San Francisco 49ers' offensive front line managed to build a solid pocket that left plenty of passing time for the quarterbacks.
But Atkins still didn't give up, using the weight advantage of his body, he broke through a gap, and then rushed out with an unstoppable and powerful momentum, and then noticed the rugby in Lu Ke's hand with his eyes.
There was no pass, and there was still no pass! That's so rare! Lu Ke's passing speed has always been fast, and he has impressed with his observation time and decisive decisions, and he is not an indecisive quarterback, and will even choose extremely risky passing routes when there are no passing options.
For four seconds, or even longer, Lu Ke still didn't pass the ball, what does this mean?
Worst!
Atkins couldn't help but exclaim, his body pounced fiercely, but after the previous entanglement, the momentum had completely weakened, and he pounced heavily, but only saw Lu Ke dodge, avoiding the capture lightly and smartly, and then took two big steps forward, raised his right hand high, like a longbow, full of bowstrings, showing a perfect full moon, and then, the arm contracted instantly, bursting out with powerful power, and after a quick swing, the rugby ball drew a high parabola.
The combination of power and beauty, at this moment, is really dazzling.
Atkins fell heavily into the turf like this, feeling the impact in his face, but he didn't care about it at all, only one thought: who is the target of this pass?
Picking up speed, picking up speed again, Williams and Jean pushed their speed to the extreme, and after crossing the 40-yard line in the opposition half, the big, slightly slower Crabtree was the first to fall behind, and he ran at a right angle towards the central hinterland.
"Not good!"
The Tigers' defenders exclaimed, and now that there was no one to defend the entire central hinterland, two players quickly followed, leaving two players clinging to Williams and Jean.
So, was the pass to Crabtree this time?