1284 Tacit understanding
The defensive player's sense of play is also very knowledgeable, and the grasp and understanding of the situation on the field, and the capture and control of the game fighter will determine the strength and height of the defensive player.
The only difference is that the defender's sense of judgment is more of a flash of inspiration, in other words, an animal intuition in the course of the game; The quarterback, on the other hand, has time to read the defense, and the space for intelligence and calculation is reserved in advance, which also makes the von Derrick test requirements for both sides completely different.
JJ Watt is one of the league's top defensive players!
Just a contact collision, the capture of clues has already sounded the alarm bell, this is likely to be a fake run and true pass tactic.
But the problem is that Watt can make the first judgment, he can make defensive changes on the spot; His defensive teammates weren't necessarily able to.
And so it is.
Seeing that Lu Ke turned around and stretched out his right hand to hand over the football with Marcus, the two linebacks in the center had already hurriedly stepped up, because this was a red zone defense, and there was absolutely no room for the running back to start accelerating, and losing one more yard was equivalent to a little more danger, they couldn't stay where they were and waited, they had to step up to stop.
It's not just two linebacks!
While the three receivers rushed forward in unison after kick-off, the attention of the three opposing defenders was completely focused on Lu Ke, although the center of gravity was moving slightly, making a trend of defending in the same direction, but in fact, the footsteps were still staying in place, watching the movements of Lu Ke and Marcus intently - if it was really a ground rush, they would also step up to assist the defense as soon as possible.
Their judgment was obviously a little sluggish, perhaps only a quarter of a beat, or even an eighth. But in the course of a match, even a millisecond deviation can make the opposing strengths and weaknesses change.
It was precisely this little hesitation that Bolting, Jean and Logan had already cut into the five-yard line, which also forced the two guards to move quickly to avoid irreparable disaster, but it also disrupted the Texans' entire defensive second line.
All of the above happens in the blink of an eye: Watt's tactical change, linebacker's step-up, opposing defender's pause, safety guard's sideways. All of them were accompanied by Lu Ke's action of turning around and handing over the rugby ball to Marcus, and it happened at the same time, and the advantages and disadvantages of offensive awareness and tactical awareness were suddenly clear at a glance.
Looking back at this time, before kick-off, Lu Ke tactically changed his position, further creating a tendency to run the ball, and the suggestive power brought by it invisibly inevitably played a role.
Lu Ke turned around.
Marcus rushes forward.
Lu Ke stopped.
Marcus rushes forward.
As Watt's instincts had guessed, it was a fake run!
I saw that the positions of Lu Ke and Marcus were staggered in an instant, Marcus came to the front, and then he skimmed out on the left side, and his footsteps came behind Stanley and Rupatti, blocking Watt's forward figure and becoming the last barrier in front of Lu Ke, and sure enough, I saw Watt change his raid tactics.
Originally, Watt focused on rushing defense, jamming his position, and avoiding the offensive front line to complete the opening of the road, which is also the correct posture of running ball defense; But now, Watt is like a brute bull, not seeking to break through but pushing, destroying the center of gravity of Stanley and Rupati, hitting the footsteps of the two people and retreating again and again-
In this way, create air waves and create pressure, destroying Lu Ke's passing vision and passing rhythm.
Having lost the lead, it's already very difficult to try to pull off a breakthrough and then take a quarterback; What's more, Watt needs to face the blockade of two players, and the difficulty is even more exponential. As a result, Watt chose the most effective and quickest pressure tactics, which was already the best choice in a difficult situation.
But Marcus's timely arrival made Watt's efforts useless: it was already very difficult to face two players, and now he still had to face a third player who was waiting for him, even a bulldozer could not push it, and now Watt could only hope that his teammates could get out of passivity as soon as possible.
This is not an easy task.
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Everything happened very quickly, watching Lu Ke and Marcus staggered, but the football was still in Lu Ke's hands, the tactics of fake running and real passing surfaced, and then the second line of the entire defensive group suddenly became a rumor - the shadow of the famous tree, Lu Ke's passing ability is still the top weapon in the league.
The two forward linebackers both completed the emergency braking, changed the center of gravity for the second time, and quickly returned to the defense; The three members of the defensive team who were on the opposite side of the defensive receiver immediately sounded the alarm, and their steps all looked a little panicked, either backing away or turning, and all three of them invariably retreated in the direction of the end zone, forming an encirclement with the two safety guards, quickly narrowing the range, trying to cover all the passing routes.
And then there was a spectacle.
Within the narrow area from the five-yard line to the baseline of the red zone, two outside linebacks, two interior linebacks, two safety guards, and a cornerback, a full seven defenders were stacked together, bustling around the positions of the three receivers, and the entire end zone became extremely crowded and noisy.
If Lu Ke dares to pass the ball, then the defensive group will have the upper hand in an all-round way!
However, this is limited to the left wing of the Texans, who have completely forgotten that there are players on the other side of the confrontation.
The defenders quickly arrived to make up for the defense, and they all threw their eyes towards Lu Ke, trying to capture Lu Ke's passing line, but saw Lu Ke raise his right hand and complete the pass with a knife in his hand, and the direction of the pass was impressive...... The right side of the field - the empty right side, at this time the defenders realized that their judgment was wrong again, like puppets, completely led by Lu Ke's nose, and it was too late for them to try to make up for it now.
Damn it!
Damn it!
Damn it!
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After stepping back, stepping back again, and making a fake handover move, Lu Ke staggered Marcus's position, and continued to step back to widen the distance and create more passing space for himself.
Adjusting his footsteps slightly, he glanced quickly to his right-hand side, and made a gesture to observe the gap; But there was no hesitation in the twist of the waist and the rotation of the upper body, and the right hand avoidance led the rotation of the body, and a short pass of eight yards was sent in the direction of the left diagonal line.
The whole action was done in one go, leaving no opportunity for further pressure on the defensive front, nor a chance for the defensive second line to adjust the defensive position, according to the tactics laid out in advance, just adjusted the pace, and pushed the rugby out before the second thought was launched.
But after returning from injury, Lu Ke still seemed a little too hasty, the timing of the whole pass was a little rushed, and the shooting position was also a little high, it can be clearly noticed that the passing arc and force are not well combined, raised high and fell quickly, which is obviously not Lu Ke's passing intention.
At the moment of the shot, Lu Ke himself shook his head again and again, kicked his left leg hard, and expressed strong dissatisfaction with the unadaptability of his muscles during the movement; But his eyes were still fixed on the rugby, and following the pull of the parabola, he involuntarily raised his jaw, as if he could change the arc with the force of his chin.
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"Attack!"
The sound of kick-off was heard in his ears, and Vernon Davis immediately rushed forward, glancing at the opposing defensive cornerback Karim Jackson, and then making a quick swing with his hands into fists and making a quick-moving move to try to back off Karim's position.
But the tee shot started just above the seven-yard line, too close to the end zone, and Karim was not fooled at all, and Vernon didn't have much room to adjust, and his footsteps seemed to have just been raised, and he was already entangled with Karim head-on.
Karim tried to block Vernon, but Vernon didn't entangle at all, lowered his center of gravity slightly, and made a move to rush into Karim, which immediately made Karim alert-
Karim is the league's most popular lightweight cornerback right now, with 5.84 feet (178 centimeters) and 185 pounds (84 kilograms), which is a fundamental difference from the tall and strong Vernon. Generally speaking, Karim is the defensive wide receiver, and his opponent should be Jean; But now that the San Francisco 49ers are using the misalignment method to eat the cornerback raw at the near end and create a matchup advantage, Karim will not be timid and will not back down but must adjust his defensive tactics.
It's like now.
Vernon made a head-on attack, forcing Karim to take a half-step back and adjust his center of gravity to meet the onslaught of the confrontation; But unexpectedly, Vernon immediately stood up straight, bypassed Karim directly with an outward step, and then rushed towards the end area.
Karim's agile stature allowed him to react quickly despite being shaken off in the first confrontation, and with the already tight space in the end zone, he was only half a step behind before re-attaching himself to Vernon.
Unexpectedly, Vernon had already been prepared, raised his right hand in advance, and at the moment when Karim approached, he suddenly exerted his strength and pushed Karim away, and then turned around and rushed towards the corner where the corner post on the left was located.
Karim was only half a step slower, but for a short pass of seven yards or eight yards, half a step was already a fatal gap. His vision caught the trajectory of the rugby ball, but he was half a beat slower before it flew over, and he could only watch the rugby ball burrow towards Vernon's arms.
It's too low!
It's too low!
It's really, really low!
Lu Ke's entire passing arc was too low, the falling speed was beyond imagination, and he smashed directly towards the ground where the corner post was located, but Vernon was now thoughtless, and the whole person flew towards the rugby, making a baseball player's sliding action - "whoosh" slid over, both hands made a catch motion, like holding a baby, before landing, he held the rugby ball with both hands, and then pounced on his chest!
Catch!