"Friends, and welcome to Fox TV, we are now broadcasting live Game 2 of the 2012 playoffs National League Wildcard Game at Candlestick Stadium, where top seed San Francisco 49ers take on fifth seed Seattle Seahawks. I'm Teddy Williams, and I'm sitting next to Kirk Charleston at this moment, and legendary quarterback Troy Aikman, who is the guest commentator today. ”

After a brief greeting, Teddy quickly cut to the bottom, "Troy, do you have any special comments on how it feels to be on the scene today?" ”

A Cowboy legend, Aikman now has a place in the world of commentators, and every time he plays a game with the San Francisco 49ers, he has a unique experience.

"It's a little cooler in San Francisco today, and there's some breeze in the Candlestick Stadium, which means the football will feel and feel harder, and the control of the passing arc and landing point will not be as accurate as it would be in the summer heat, which will be a test for the two quarterbacks.

Overall, the passing accuracy of both quarterbacks is very important, but Russell Wilson can still take advantage of it a little, and his reading option offense can earn him more chances; Lu Ke's passing relies more on control, and he will inevitably face more challenges. ”

Kirk immediately understood, "You mean, like last year's 'Battle of Chicken Soup'?" ”

"Similar situations, different situations. There will be differences between the two games, but it's true that the weather has had a bigger impact on the San Francisco 49ers playing at home.

However, it should be noted that Lu Ke had one of the best performances of the season at Gillette Stadium this season, and the problems in that game were much more serious than today. So, when I bring this up, the main thing I bring up is to remind the two quarterbacks that they need to be aware of these changes in details, and whoever can adapt to the atmosphere of the playoffs more quickly is bound to have some upper hand. ”

Aikman briefly stated his views and attitudes, but did not explicitly express his support for either side, and still maintained his relatively neutral interpretive position.

With the commentary in the studio, the time for the game was gradually approaching, and the special service players of both sides took the lead on the stage, ready to kick off.

Just in the coin guess, Lu Ke won the right to choose, they chose to attack first, and now the Seattle Seahawks special service team is preparing to kick off, and the San Francisco 49ers special service team is preparing to attack back.

"Standing in the end zone and ready to launch a counterattack is No. 15 Michael Crabtery! It was an unexpected choice. ”

"In the second half of the season, Crabtree has not been able to adjust to the best, but the San Francisco 49ers are facing injury tests in the field of receivers, not only in the offensive group, but also in the special service group, and the successive injuries of Kyle Williams and Mario Manningham have cost them two rebounders, and this is also an issue that Hubble must solve when he enters the playoffs."

"Today's first comeback, Crabtree came on, I don't know how the coaching staff arranged it."

In fact, the San Francisco 49ers have one of the top rebounders, Marcus Lynch, the running back who has made a few cameo appearances on occasion, has been very good, and also contributed a touchdown from the tee last season. However, Lynch's form has never been adjusted to its best. ”

"I don't know if the audience is interested, it's still a 'Lynch Bowl'."

"Peyton Manning VS Eli Manning", this is called the "Manning Bowl", the two brothers are the league's top quarterbacks, and both are Super Bowl championship ring holders, deserving of such a title; And "Shawn Lynch VS Marcus Lynch", a strong matchup between the two cousins, has never attracted much discussion and attention.

This season, as the performance of the two teams has become more and more excellent, the relationship between Shawn and Marcus has attracted more and more attention, but because both players are running backs, the attention is not as good as that of quarterbacks; Coupled with the fact that neither player has won the Super Bowl, the discussion is even lower, so they have never been able to match the title of "Lynch Bowl".

Today, Aikman jokingly mentioned it.

Kirk immediately captured the relevance behind the words, "Perhaps, in today's match, the matchup between the two Lynches will attract more attention." Let's see if the ground offense can put pressure on the passing offense. How, is that what you mean? ”

Aikman nodded in appreciation, "It's up to the quarterback to be used and laid out." ”

Because of the weather, the leather of the rugby ball is a little stiffer, and the control of the pass is inevitably affected, and mistakes are inevitable. For quarterbacks, it's all about their balance and layout, using the different rhythms of ground and pass attacks to disrupt the opposition's defense, and keeping turnovers within acceptable limits, which will be a key factor in the game.

When it comes to the balance of pass-and-run offense, the actual situation is definitely not as simple as imagined: in the third gear attack, when to choose to run and when to choose to pass, how to choose tactics when facing different yards in first and second gear, and whether to adapt when the defensive formation changes, these are all profound and complex knowledge.

In the NFL, the coaching staff has the absolute power to deploy the tactics, and no one can challenge the authority of the coach. It's not just the young quarterbacks, but many veteran quarterbacks also don't have on-court command, and even Payton Manning, who has relatively limited on-court command and can't step past the head coach.

In a football game, the coach is blamed for losing, which seems to be a statement of shirking responsibility, because the speed of offensive and defensive transitions is too fast, players must react on the spot, and it is difficult for the coach to complete the control step by step; But in rugby, the coach is the one who loses, and that's where the real responsibility lies, and all the tactics of every offense and defense are controlled by the coach.

To give a simple example, Peyton Manning's performance this season is the most obvious example.

In the first half of the season, the offensive team was still in the run-in period, and the offensive command was in the hands of head coach John-Fox (John-Fox), the 57-year-old senior coach, the tactical layout ability is undoubted, but the lack of on-the-spot change ability is a shortcoming, the interpretation and analysis of the game is often easy to lag, even if the situation is understood, the ability to adjust is relatively insufficient.

In the second half of the season, John Fox, at the suggestion of 34-year-old quarterback coach Adam Gase, handed over more tactical command to Big Manning and allowed Big Manning to occasionally perform no-collucio offenses, which unleashed Big Manning's game-reading ability and the offensive team soared.

In this way, is it not possible to hand over all tactical command to Big Manning and solve all problems? Of course not. There is no disputing this across the league: quarterbacks can hold some of the initiative, but command must remain in the hands of the coaching staff.

On the one hand, the coaching staff also includes the members of the tactical room, who condescendingly observe the overall situation, and have a more comprehensive and objective grasp of the situation on the field.

On the other hand, there are too many permutations and combinations of rugby tactics, even players like Lu Ke and Da Manning, who are good at tactical layout, after each offense, they also need to review the tactical manual on the sidelines, otherwise the speed of the brain will not be able to keep up with the progress of the game. The work of the coaching staff is irreplaceable.

Finally, there is another reason that should not be overlooked: the coaching staff and the tactics room are the whole team, while the quarterback is only one person, which is an irreversible contrast of advantages and disadvantages.

In other words, there is no dispute that the coaching staff is in charge of the tactical set-up; But the biggest shortcoming of the coaching staff is that they are not on the pitch and are still unsure of the rapidly changing situation.

That was the case with last week's Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers' wildcard game.

Vikings head coach Leslie-Frazier relied too heavily on running back Adrian Peterson and lacked enough trust in second-year quarterback Christian Pound, and his tactics fell into a rigid one: running in first gear, passing in second gear, and adjusting in third gear based on distance.

But every time it is a one-gear run, Pound, who has no command and no control, is not allowed to change his tactics at all, even if he senses that something is wrong, he can only choose to run the ball according to the instructions of the coaching staff.

As a result, the Green Bay Packers defense team no longer had the eyesight, and they were able to complete the defense, and they were able to control Adrian's full-court run to 99 yards, which was not a little worse than Adrian's 199-yard performance in the last week of the regular season, and finally the Green Bay Packers stepped on the corpse of their sworn enemy in the same district to advance to the next round.

All in all, pass-and-run balance is definitely not as easy as it seems, the control of the coaching staff and the interpretation of the quarterback, as well as the manager's trust in the quarterback and the ability of the quarterback, etc., are all factors. That's what Aikman just meant.

The conversation in the studio came to an end for the time being, as the referee blew the whistle to officially announce the start of the game.

Seattle Seahawks kicker Ryan-Longell made a smooth kickoff and kicked the ball into the end zone, where Michael Crabtree caught the ball steadily, adjusted his footwork, quickly caught the opposing Secret Service's forward position, and then began to kick the ground with both feet.

Stomp and tread.

Crabtree quickly crossed the 10-yard line, then crossed the 20-yard line, and then the two special service players collided head-on, and there was a dense mass in front of him, but Crabtree was very calm, not too greedy, just staggered a position in small steps, knocked away a defender, and then captured a space of about three yards to advance!

Keep moving!