1294 Alone is not enough
"Attack!"
Lu Ke announced the kick-off, turned around after holding the ball in both hands, stood in place, and made a gesture of handing over the rugby, but his eyes were always paying attention to his left hand side, observing the confrontation between the offensive and defensive fronts-
Because it is a four-gear four-yard strong hitting situation, choosing a ground offense is a high probability event, and front-line pressure can often create more threats to quarterbacks or running backs, and in a special four-gear situation, the defensive group can seize more advantages; So, the Texans fielded a five-man rush formation, three defensive forwards and two outside guards.
With the shouting of the kick-off slogan, the five defenders rushed up in unison, but it was obvious that the position of the offensive front line had changed, and the offensive interceptors Joe Stanley and Alex Boone at both ends took a big step back, as if pulling two puppet lines, pulling the offensive forward line down like a fan, and then protecting Lu Ke in the middle in a fan-shaped way.
Three defenders hit the center right in the middle, while two outside guards saved their positions.
It was at this point that Lu Ke and Marcus had completed the cross-switching, and the tactical intent of the fake run and the real pass was directly exposed.
At this moment, the quality and ability of the game are experienced.
The three defenders still stuck to their task, especially Watt, who continued to rush forward and break through against the offensive defender Rupati regardless of the lack of Stanley's help - because of the lack of Stanley's help, Ruppati was somewhat unable to withstand Watt's strong charge, and there was obvious violent turmoil in his pocket, and he was in danger.
The two outside defenders hesitated, with Whitney Messiruth and Brooks Reid both worried that their own rush to the top of the pitch would create a void in the short pass area, and Lu Ke only needed to raise his hand to complete a pass, whether it was to find Vernon Davis or choose Logan Newman, and the matchup advantage would be immediately formed.
This thought only flashed in the depths of his mind, and he did not think about it deeply, and it was reflected in the course of the game, only a slight pause in his footsteps, almost invisible, a little slower, and the inertia of the forward rush allowed Messirus and Reid to cut into the inside of the pocket along the arc of the outside bag, one left and one right.
However, the slight pause and hesitation of the footsteps could not be reflected in terms of time, but he lost the lead in the confrontation and was stuck in the position by the opponent in advance. This trivial difference in details, in addition to the players on both sides on the field themselves, even the coach cannot accurately grasp, is precisely the difference in the strength and talent of the players.
Stanley on the left wing and Boone on the right flank both jammed the outside of the pocket, blocked the two outside guards, and launched a counterattack on the spot, but instead knocked the two players Messirus and Reid out of their positions, not to mention the tackle, and even the footsteps were almost unsteady.
Messirus and Red's failure to break through the final line of pocket protection also means that they have no way to help their defensive front teammates - the attacking and defensive sides in the center are "three-on-three", and the next step is to rely on individual ability.
Watt is still in focus!
After Lu Ke and Marcus completed the cross-switch, he firmly controlled the rugby with his right hand and began to retreat without pause.
One-step! Two steps! Three steps! Only three big strides distanced himself from the pocket protection line of the offensive front, because Lu Ke's attention had to aim at the changes near the pocket all the time, and at the same time had to seize the opportunity to observe the running position of the receiving player, at this time, under the condition of full concentration, there was no time to worry about his knees, and once again entered a state of full forgetfulness, and the pocket movement footsteps also showed a calm and orderly state again.
After opening up the distance, Lu Ke raised his chin and quickly swept his gaze, but before he could capture the alignment of the passing target, he had already taken the lead in seeing the pocket emergency!
Fast! It's fast!
In less than two seconds, Watt had already relied on his physical superiority to knock through Rupatti's card with absolute ferocity and absolute strength.
It's not that Rupati is not focused enough, it's not that Rupati is not strong enough, but in the head-to-head confrontation, Watt's instantaneous explosiveness is really too strong, and the continuous release of energy directly knocks Rupati away.
Because the attacking front line spreads out like a fan, there is inevitably a gap between Rupati and center Jonathan Goodwin, and then you can see that Watt uses absolute power to knock Rupati in the opposite direction, and then squeeze in through the gap between Rupati and Goodwin.
In a single breath, Watt has already broken through into the pocket!
Dangerous!
Lu Ke's danger alarm sounded immediately! Completely vigilant, but not self-defeating!
Because of this situation, it is not surprising, Lu Ke has already completed the layout in advance, just after Marcus completed the cross transposition, he came to Lu Ke's left diagonal front with a cross-cut step in advance, stuck on the track between Lu Ke and Rupati, and then continued to adjust his center of gravity in small steps, ready to meet Watt's collision.
Seeing that Watt formed a breakthrough, Marcus didn't wait for Watt to stand firm, and took advantage of Watt's center of gravity to shake, lowered his center of gravity, and crashed into Watt's left shoulder. Because Marcus knew that he couldn't compete with Watt at all from the perspective of physical confrontation, he chose an opportunistic way-
Watt's right shoulder was still against Rupati's body, and Rupatti was stuck like a stumbling block, while Marcus crashed into Watt's left shoulder, pushing Watt in a counterclockwise direction, destroying Watt's power and rhythm to the greatest extent and buying more time for Lu Ke.
"Bang!"
In the full-speed rush and footwork adjustment, Marcus didn't crash solid, but there was a muffled sound in his left shoulder. Despite Watt's physical fitness, he was forced to take half a step back, and the whole forward momentum was like hitting a wall, and his chest couldn't help but feel stuffy!
However, Watt had already entered a state of selflessness, and was not hindered in the slightest, and his eyes were always firmly locked on Lu Ke's position. The retreating left leg was supported backwards, and then a huge rebound force erupted, and the left shoulder was pushed back with a kick, knocking Marcus back like a brute bull.
I hit the wall hard and gave a counterattack!
"Bang!"
Marcus only felt that he had hit the steel plate, and this time it was Marcus's turn, and the huge impact force instantly rebounded back, but he felt dizzy for a while, and his steps began to retreat again and again.
Watt took advantage of the momentum of the forward rush to quickly re-exert force, and completed the adjustment in an instant, without seeing any difficulties and challenges at all, and pushed Rupati and Marcus away from each side with both hands, one left and one right, and then appeared like a robot killer and cut into the pocket.
His vision only noticed that Lu Ke was moving towards his right side, that is, in the direction of Stanley, and his footsteps immediately caught up, but he had just taken a step, and before the center of gravity had been adjusted, Lu Ke changed direction again.
Damn it!
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Lu Ke knew Watt's ability, and he knew better than anyone that his own strength alone was enough to change the tide of battle; But Lu Ke also knows that everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, rugby is a collective event, and it is doomed to lose the upper hand alone, and Watt's teammates are his weakness.
Seeing Marcus rushing forward to complete the fill-in, Lu Ke had already moved sideways to his left, once again widening the physical distance between himself and Watt, and under the cover of Stanley's blocking, he quickly looked up to observe, trying to find a passing gap between Ankuang Bolting and Vernon Davis.
If the pass can be completed now, Lu Ke will naturally not delay time, the four-gear conversion, you must not be too greedy, and the most important thing is to successfully harvest the first attack in the conversion.
But Lu Ke was disappointed, and there was a clear problem with Bolding's running route, overlapping Vernon's running range, which made the passing gaps overlap and even interfere with each other. After three weeks of absence due to injury, learning the tactical manual of the receiver is still a big problem!
Lu Ke didn't even have time to scold now, because Watt had already formed a breakthrough, and after a pause, the backup plan was immediately activated.
The emergency brake controlled his body, and Lu Ke turned around in a counterclockwise direction, turned his back to Watt, and pulled sideways in the direction of his right side again. First, from the center to the left, his steps are steady and powerful, and he observes while moving; Now it's from the left to the right, the footwork is fast and light, completely facing away from the direction of the pass, and all the attention is focused on the foot.
In this short moment, Lu Ke's pocket movement ability returned to the state before the injury again, although the pocket was turbulent, he was still able to make accurate judgments and correct choices, using his legs to run out enough space, and strive to complete the pass attack!
Lu Ke's lateral movement was very fast, and the change of rhythm and the adjustment of strength made the entire movement increase by two notches, and it passed in front of Watt in an instant.
Watt had just gotten rid of the blockade of Rupati and Marcus, and his center of gravity was not stable, and now he saw Lu Ke adjust again, he had to adjust his center of gravity for the third time in a row, and forcefully used his waist to twist his body, and flew in the direction of Lu Ke, but he didn't expect that Marcus, who was retreating, was stuck in Watt's position, and then saw that Watt completely lost his balance and collapsed like King Kong falling into the Empire State Building.
Despite this, Watt still did not give up, his hands were stretched to the extreme like ape arms, and he pounced towards Lu Kefei, setting off a bloody rain.
Raise your legs high! Raise your legs high! Raise your legs high!
Smelling the crisis, Lu Ke shook off Watt's last struggle with a continuous high leg lift, and with the wave of qi coming from behind him, he finally narrowly avoided Watt's ferocious kill, and then continued to move sideways to the right.
It's hard to stand alone, Watt is still hard to stand alone after all, he can't get the support of his teammates, just by himself, he still hasn't been able to complete the grappling task, and can only watch Lu Ke go away.