Chapter 86: The Quality of a Quarterback (2)
"The quality of a quarterback?" Yi Fan couldn't help but frown. During this time, he made up a lot of books about football and quarterbacks, and also read a lot of introductions about quarterbacks' skills and playing styles, but he didn't see the term "quality of quarterbacks".
Kelly's reaction to Yi Fan didn't seem too strange. She stared into Yi Fan's eyes and said in a soft voice:
"Every team, whether it's the league's powerhouse, whether it's the Patriots, whether it's the Steelers, or the NCAA overlords, or our team. As long as it is a competition, there will always be opponents, and there will always be all kinds of setbacks, accidents and troubles. ”
Yi Fan nodded, no matter how strong the team is, it will always usher in failure. The longest winning streak in the NFL is the 21-game winning streak set by the Patriots in the 03-04 season.
In the modern NBA, the winning streak is in the 12-13 season, the Miami Heat led by Wade James, and the Golden State Warriors in 15-16 years, which lasted for 27 and 24 games respectively.
Kelly waved at the players on the field, shouted a few cheers, and continued: "Maybe it's an injury, maybe it's family, maybe it's a change of team." In short, no matter how strong a battleship is, there will be times when it is vulnerable. Not just the team, it's the players, no one can stay at the top of their game all the time. So, when the team is in trouble, when the players are not in good shape, when the victory is slowly slipping away, somebody has to step up. ”
"You're saying that as the team's quarterback, you have to step up in crunch time?" Yi Fan seems to have grasped the essentials a bit.
Kelly shook her head, it was clear that things weren't that simple.
"You're right, but that's only part of the story. As a quarterback, you need to stand up more mentally, even if the technique is not the strongest, but mentally, you have to be the strongest. At the critical moment, the whole team is united, the morale of the team is boosted, and everyone is helped to improve their condition. These, above the technology, are the qualities of the quarterback. ”
Speaking of which, Kelly's face was full of nostalgia.
"Mr. Brizwart always looks like he's at ease. Even if it is against the league's power, even if the score is more than 30 points behind. But it seems that as long as he is on the field, there is no problem that cannot be solved. Even if he doesn't win many games after he gets on the field, but with him on the field, the game will be very good! There will be hope. That's what we want to see as spectators, as fans of the home team. ”
Yi Fan has never seen Brizwart play, but through Kelly's words, he seems to be able to feel that a middle-aged uncle is running on the field, constantly encouraging his teammates and leading the team to victory.
"Thank you, Kelly. I lost this game, maybe before it even started. It was too lucky to win the last game, which made me feel a little more thoughtful. Unexpectedly, he was caught off guard by the other party as soon as he came up, and he didn't expect Nice to be injured. All sorts of emotions suddenly came together, and I was a little at a loss. ”
This is not what Yi Fan wants to see, and he also wants to be like Kelly, bringing the whole team together. It's just that at the moment, it seems like it's going to be very difficult.
"Take your time, no one can do it at the beginning, but I'm sure you can do it." Kelly said.
At this point, the first half of the game was already halfway through. With Kelly's encouragement, the team's offensive and defensive abilities played extraordinary, and the score of the two sides was tied at 19-19.
On the offensive side, relying on Connor's personal ability, he continued to break through singles, advancing little by little from 10 yards to 8 yards, but this high-intensity offense was very physically demanding, and after a few rounds, Connor was already visibly tired.
And defensively, because the opponent blooms more, there is no good way, and he has to rely on Connor to help defend everywhere, so he can barely hold a few waves, which makes his physical strength fall even harder.
Seeing this, Armin decisively called a timeout and rearranged his tactics.
"It's just started, there's still a lot of time left, so we're not in a hurry. Next, go all out against the opponent's running back, just grind him to death, and the opposite side will be finished. Armin said.
Nick nodded, he had played a lot of practice matches with Connor before, and he knew him well. I know that although he has enough explosiveness, he can't have stamina.
Since this match, he and Connor have faced each other the most, and they can clearly feel the fatigue of the other party.
At the same time, Kelly and Yi Fan also had to adjust their tactics.
"Connor is so tired, shall we help him together?" Kelly encouraged:
"Quechua, you go keep an eye on Nick and give Connor a rest. If you attack, play the first and second tactics, and there is still time for the game, it doesn't matter if you can't play these attacks. ”
Seeing that the score has caught up now, as long as the score difference is not widened again, it is bound to be decided at the last moment.
After a short break to adjust, the game started again.
Under Almin's instructions, the Big Star team focused their firepower on Connor, and after everyone got the ball, they all went in his direction, with a very clear intention.
Under the onslaught of the opponent, Connor was forced to participate in the defense again and again, and there was little respite.
Although the offensive efficiency was not high, this style of play took a lot of away from Connor's physical strength.
At the same time, the three Aruru brothers did not play as well as they should in attack. The score of both sides remained unchanged at 19.
This score lasted until the start of the second half.
“GO!”
This time, Erlu finally ushered in his first outburst as an outside receiver.
After a few rounds of familiarization, Mark finally found his passing form. He followed the requirements of the No. 2 tactic and threw the ball directly to Erlu on the right from a 40-yard long pass near the tee line.
Defending Erlu is the opponent's other wide receiver, because the three brothers have not played much before, his defense is a little lax.
It was this distance of half a body that made him miss the opportunity to pull out the flag.
Erlu squeezed the pass and ran almost to the sideline, facing Knick's help in front of the end area, throwing it aside with a beautiful back turn, and stepping into the touchdown zone in one fell swoop to break the deadlock.
And the butterfly effect triggered by this attack almost changed the entire situation.
Armin looked at the three Aruru brothers who were getting better, and knew that he couldn't hold on to Connor alone.
"The attack is played in a regular way, taking the opportunity and attacking their defensive second line. Shift the defense to zone defense, strengthen the help defense, and don't let them have a chance to catch the ball. ”
After all, now that it has entered the second half, the score has also flipped up, and Armin no longer dares to have extra goals and ideas in this situation.