The tactical meeting in the dressing room is not over yet, but the second half is about to begin. The defensive team can still have tactical discussions on the sidelines; But the attacking team has no time, they have to step on immediately, blow the horn for the second half of the game, and now they can only take one step at a time.

However, after calming down, Lu Ke's mind gradually became clearer, like a high-speed computer, quickly completing the analysis and summary.

The New England Patriots have not been a defensive powerhouse for a long time, but if someone ignores their defensive group, it is often easy to lose. Although Bill Bilicek is a more attack-oriented head coach, he has also been able to surprise on the defensive side – for better or worse.

Overall, the New England Patriots defensive group is better at ground defense than pass defense.

The Patriots' pass defense is now only 15th, and the number of first attacks, touchdowns, passing yards, etc. are all not very good, and the only thing that is commendable is the number of intercepts, which is currently fifth in the league.

The entire second-tier defense can be described as lackluster.

Two cornerbacks, Agib Talib and Kyle Arrington, both entered the league in 2008, with the former being a first-round pick and the latter being an undrafted pick, both joining the Patriots through transfers.

Talib has had high hopes since he entered the league, and his performances have often been impressive, but he lacks consistency and has a fiery temper that has never made it to the Pro Bowl, let alone the All-American roster. He just moved in November and currently occupies a starting position, but his performances need to be improved.

Ellington, on the other hand, is an anonymous and diligent rotation player, but last year's contract year ushered in a big explosion, with seven interceptions tied for the annual interception king, successfully won a big contract for himself, and successfully occupied the starting position, but this year's performance has declined sharply, and it is not even half of last year's.

The position of the two security guards is a little more complicated.

The original starting safety guards were Patrick-Chung and Steve-Gregory; But last month, Patrick Chung suffered a shoulder injury and had to miss a number of games, so Devin-McCountry, who had been playing as a corner-back, came over to put out the fire and act as a starting safety guard.

Gregory is a veteran who was drafted as a rookie in 2006 and has been tepid since joining the San Diego Chargers, but he has been consistent, with a small high/tide in 2009, but then a rapid decline in the next two years, and nothing to praise for it.

Joining the Patriots this offseason, he was not a starter at first, but the Patriots were really short of people in such a position, and Gregory was relatively experienced, so he came to the starting position, but ...... It's still decent.

McCotty was a 27th pick in the first round of the 2010 New England Patriots, conquered Gillette Field in his first season, was named to the Pro Bowl and was on the second team of the United States.

In 2011, the team appointed him as one of six captains, and he can play multiple positions such as corner-back, safety guard and drop-off attacker. But McCotty hit the rookie wall, and his sophomore performance dropped significantly, even losing his starting spot.

This season was no different, although he became the starting corner-back again through the offseason and remained one of the six captains; But the performance has not improved much. During the season, Bilicek brought in Talib and squeezed out McCotty's starting position, and then moved McCousin to play a firefighting role due to an injury to the safety position.

Whether it's Talib and Ellington, or Gregory and McCotty, the New England Patriots' second-line defense is far from great.

In contrast, the Patriots' ground defense ranks among the top five in the league. Their strength lies in their timely stop-loss, and while opponents are able to run the ball a lot, the defensive forwards and linebacks are very quick to step up and keep every ground loss under four yards, which is among the best in the league.

Defensive tackle Vince-ilfork is a four-time Pro Bowl player and a three-time All-American Second Team player; And midliner Jerod-Mayo is also a standout, having been selected to both the Pro Play and National First Team in 2010, and after last year's slump, he has rebounded strongly this year.

But it can be seen that Wilfolk and Marjoux are both ground defenders; Relatively speaking, the New England Patriots don't have much to look for when it comes to raiding quarterbacks.

The reason why Bilicek is difficult to deal with can be seen in the tactics of the first half -

The Patriots' defensive team deliberately abandoned ground defense, which literally means, and they gave up their most advantageous and strong parts, re-scattered the defensive team players, and made minor adjustments to the 49ers' offensive style.

Their basic defensive formation is a "4-3", which means four defensive forwards and three linebacks. Generally speaking, the defensive front line will be adjusted according to different strategies, but overall, raiding quarterbacks and ground defense are their important tasks; Passing is naturally given to the second-line defender, and occasionally the lineback may be combined with the defense of the short passing area.

But now, Bilicek has changed Jared Mayor's role.

Originally, Majoo needed to make judgments and adjustments according to different levels of offense - the center lineback is the position that corresponds to the quarterback on the court, either defending the run, or attacking the quarterback, or dropping back to assist in the short pass defense, with him as the core to dispatch the entire defensive drive.

Now Mayor's task has become monotonous: to raid the quarterbacks and then occasionally assist in the defense of the short passes from the back. Basically, he gave up his ground defense, which allowed him to throw off his baggage and join the defensive front line at any time, forming a "five-on-five" situation and creating more problems for the opposing attacking front.

Their goal is not to actually make a tackle, but to keep putting pressure on them and creating more obstacles for the quarterback's passes.

At the same time, the two perimeter guards were also freed up, and they were more focused on the short pass area, occasionally assisting the forward rush of the surprise quarterbacks. Their retreat also eased the pressure on the corner-backs and security guards to a certain extent, adding more reinforcements to the pass defense, and the "six-on-four" pass defense situation allowed the pass defense to win more advantages.

Then from time to time, he would have a cross-change with Majoo - Majoo dropped back to defend short passes, they rushed forward and hit the pockets, and continued to put pressure on the attacking front line at a different pace.

It can be simply understood that the defensive front line is more forward and stronger; The defense at the back is more dense and more cautious.

So, what if Lu Ke chooses to run the ball?

Although Marcus Lynch and Frank Goyle are not at their best, the opposing defensive team is not deliberately marked, and they are not pawns placed there for nothing, and they are bound to make a difference.

To this, the attitude of the New England patriots is: let them run.

Five, six, and seven-yard runs, they don't deliberately adjust their tactics, but defend with a pass, and use the running guard as a wide receiver to defend, cutting every run within ten yards, and never releasing any long yards of advancement; At the same time, it further pressed the line of the raiding quarterbacks, and through the transposition variation of the three linebacks, it also disrupted the judgment and advancement of the running backs.

Even when Marcus and Goyle were at their best, the San Francisco 49ers weren't a run-and-ball team; What's more, in the current league, there are very few teams that can completely rely on running the ball to win the game, and in the final analysis, they still need to pass the ball to complete the fatal blow.

Add to that the poor form of the San Francisco 49ers receiving team. Bilicek's tactical adjustment was like a snake hitting seven inches, squeezing the 49ers' offensive team.

As Lu Ke said, the bad state is partly the reason, and the weather change is also partly the reason, but in the final analysis, there is a problem with their own tactics, and the morale level has not been able to bite, that is, it is a thousand miles; Now that I think about it, the first half was only "27-0", and they should be glad that it didn't completely collapse.

However, this is just talk.

With a gap of 27 points, the opponents are still Bilicek and Brady, and it is almost impossible to imagine that the opponent will not score a point. So, the team is already standing on the edge of the cliff, there is no way back, there is no room for retreat, and it may even be a mistake that will bury the whole game.

Calm down. Blank.

What Lu Ke needs to do is not to look ahead and backward, but to give it a go, temporarily put the score and opponents in the back of his mind, keep his brain blank, and concentrate on himself.

The second half of the game began.

Standing behind the offensive striker, Lu Ke quickly arranged his tactics, constantly reminding the guards and tackles on both sides, paying attention to the opponent's defensive position, and paying attention to the opponent's No. 51 Mayo - because Maio suddenly switched places with his teammates, the center lineback stood on the outside and the outside lineback came to the middle.

Although Lu Ke has repeatedly explained, after kick-off, Ma Yao and the two outside guards stepped up at the same time, joined the four defensive forwards, created a "seven to five" absolute numerical advantage, quickly and ruthlessly tore open the pocket of the offensive front, and for the first time in the whole game, he showed a strong momentum of desperate betting, killing the 49ers The offensive front line was caught off guard.

Then, Lu Ke only had time to summon the special skill of "copper skin and iron bones", and the two defenders of Villefolk and Ma Yao collided at the same time, without giving Lu Ke any chance to react and escape, and the first tackle of the New England Patriots appeared in the first wave of offense in the second half, and once again gave the San Francisco 49ers a shot Ma Wei -

In the second half, they were still not ready to release the water.

It's a matter of life and death, and that's now.