Chapter 192: Metamorphosis (2)
Matthews, unknowingly, also stayed in the Wolverines for more than half a year, and during this time, he was not less looked down upon by others because of his physique.
Previously, because Izebull did not return, the team's running back lineup was relatively weak, and he had a chance to be pulled into the squad. But apart from the Z-shaped change of direction, he has few particularly outstanding characteristics.
4.55 seconds from 40 yards is not fast for an NCAA running back. Best of all, he weighs only 165 pounds, which is almost a doll-like existence in front of those 300-plus pound linemen, and although his bounce is not bad, reaching 1.1 meters, it does not make much use in the game.
In this way, his existence seems useless. Especially compared to his older brother Marbury, the performance and statistics of the two are far apart. This has also led to fewer and fewer opportunities for him to play, with only one catch in five of his five appearances against the Horse, and he has also failed to make yardage advances.
Of course, this also has to do with Isopur's strong play, after all, he almost defeated the opposite side in that game alone. But in any case, the frustration of this physique is like a sharp sword, constantly hanging in Matthews's heart, constantly reminding him that if he doesn't move forward, it is estimated that he will have to spend the next season in the training lineup.
Players like him who made the squad in the first and second grades, but disappeared in the third and fourth grades, grabbed a lot of them. Talent, hard work, experience, and the ability to seize opportunities are all indispensable to a main player, and the most important point is to keep improving and transforming.
Maybe it's the accumulation of half a year of training, or maybe it's just the resentment that hasn't played recently, Matthews showed no signs of dodging in the face of oncoming defenders, but chose to face it head-on. He first shook his opponent to the left with his best Z change, and he himself seized the opportunity to rush to the right.
However, the change of direction also slowed down his sprint significantly, and although he had just dodged a grapple, another defender immediately pounced two yards in front of him.
And the two are too close to each other to avoid it by changing direction. At this time, Matthews came to the 38-yard line of his side, which is already a good statistic for this return attack, and in normal times, in the face of such a close grab, he may have chosen to give up, but it is usually usual, and now is now.
Matthews noticed that the other party had already taken a step ahead of him, and his body had a clear forward trend, and at this moment he didn't know where the courage and strength came from, so he poured all the strength of his body into his legs, and then the whole person jumped high like a flexible deer, and stepped directly over the opponent like a hurdler.
It's not often that you get this kind of action in college games. One is that college players have limited physical abilities, and to fly over an adult, they need to have excellent bounce, which is not something that just one person can have.
In addition, there is a great risk in the crossing action, and if you are not careful, you are very likely to be seriously injured.
However, the huge risk corresponds to the huge gain, and compared to the change of direction, the speed of the leapfrog dodge tackle is not much reduced, and there is generally no player to supplement the defender directly behind the defender.
Matthews didn't think about it, he had the advantage of being light in weight and jumping well, and his instinct in this rush was beyond everyone's expectations, and the opponent pounced, while Matthews swept the opponent's back and landed hard.
But after all, he used all his strength, and after landing, Matthews couldn't stand on his feet, stumbled a few times on the ground, and before he could adjust, the defenders were already approaching.
Although the average running back will rush to the last minute and swear to rest, Matthews knows his physical condition, he is not greedy, and leans on the sideline while adjusting his body. The other party didn't push him too hard, and pushed him out.
"Matthews is also a first-year student just now, and the young people today are really terrifying. I just got rid of it twice in a row, and I can see that the foundation is very solid. ”
Singer Tri was unsparing in his praise of Matthews. In his opinion, as a first-year student, he has eaten a few tons less than a fourth-grader, and he is not afraid of head-on challenges.
Matthews dodged two tackles on this comeback and rushed directly to the 48-yard line of his own half, which was basically close to the halfway line, and because he ran out of bounds to stop the table, there was one minute and twenty seconds left, and Johnson still had two timeouts in his hand, leaving plenty of time for the offensive group.
"The jump just now was amazing, it was amazing, it was like flying."
Seeing Matthews' outburst, Yi Fan felt the impact from the bottom of his heart. No one around dared to relax and slow down. Just if you want to stand in this preparation area, you need to improve yourself all the time.
Their kicker, George, currently has a shot record of 55 yards, in other words, Yi Fan needs to push forward at least 20 yards to get a free kick.
"Distance, I'll rush!"
After much consideration, Johnson decided to let Yi Fan rush the ball on his own. He already had the ability to rush the ball, but he didn't play much in these two games, so the opponent certainly didn't expect this.
“ready! ready! …… ready! ”
McCarvey shouted a few words of preparation in a row, which was used to deceive the other party and see if he could trick an early move.
However, the Cardinals are all experienced veterans on the field, although they are inevitably nervous, but with the feeling accumulated over the years, they are motionless and survive.
“attack!”
Towards the end of the line-up time, McCarvey finally cleared the ball.
Louis and Pfister immediately ran out to attract the attention of the two cornerbacks, who also tricked the safety guards into their eyes by changing direction.
On the defensive line, Yi Fan and Izepur made a fake handover, and then made a pass to the left, but their feet kept moving to the right, waiting for others to land.
This feint is extremely realistic, especially the moment when you raise your hand to throw the ball, almost deceiving the eyes of the players on the opposite side.
Then, in this moment's gap, he took a quick step to the right front, and then strode wildly under the cover of Favors and the others.
Including Cleon, it was too late to move after discovering Yi Fan's movements, and the only way to stop him was to block him from the side.
In order to avoid damage, the average quarterback doesn't like to run very much. Like the Hawks, who ranked first in the regular season, their core quarterback was seriously injured by an opposing defender in a rushing shot, and the season was directly reimbursed, and they couldn't play the Super Bowl.
After analyzing the data of the first two games, the defensive coordinator of the Cardinals felt that Yi Fan was not a quarterback who liked to rush the ball, his threat of rushing the ball was low, and he had not recorded any rushing in the first half, so he let his guard down at this moment.