Chapter 17 Three-dimensional Deconstruction
Prejudgment, layout, and digging holes.
This is the game before each round.
Pick-and-roll, interception, coordination.
This is the confrontation at the beginning of each round.
Little by little, Levi is savoring the different charms of rugby, because this is a round-based game, and there is time for renegotiation and layout after each offense and defense. This also means that each offense and defense needs to formulate tactics to start a confrontation. The tactics of different levels may even be completely different.
No wonder Burns said——
Football requires physical confrontation, but if you only have these, you will never become a good player, let alone a top legend.
As a result, Levi began to observe and deconstruct, trying to build a rugby structure based on his own understanding in each offense and defense.
Running backs belong to the offensive group, and Levi naturally starts with the offensive group.
In the offensive group, there are a total of eleven people, which can be divided into three parts.
Part One, Quarterback.
The quarterback is the team's on-field commander. The coach communicates through the headset built into the helmet, formulates tactics for each round, and then the quarterback relays them to his teammates.
Not only is he responsible for executing tactics, choosing to pass the ball himself, or handing the football to the running back; he is also responsible for interpreting the opponent's defensive tactics. Top quarterbacks can often see through the opponent's strategy in three to five seconds, and temporarily Change tactics and complete the final push.
Part two, offensive line.
This is a "defensive line" composed of five people. The center is the center, the guards are on the left and right sides - the left guard and the right guard respectively, and the tackles on the left and right ends - the left tackle and the right guard. Right tackle.
The task of these five players is to intercept the opposing players and buy time for the quarterback. Their ability range will determine the space range for the quarterback to think and adjust.
The protective net built by the offensive line is called a "pocket", and it creates a distinction between the types of quarterbacks:
Pocket quarterback, this is the traditional quarterback, whose steps are completely in the pocket, relying on the brain to control the entire field, and passing is their trump card.
Running quarterbacks are the new generation of quarterbacks who dare to leave the pocket and rely on their legs to seek opportunities, either passing the ball or running with the ball.
The third part, wide receivers, tight ends, running backs.
Generally speaking, there are three wide receivers, one tight end, and one running back, but the specific situation may be different. Two tight ends or two running backs are possible, because different players have different functional roles.
The running back is responsible for running the ball, which corresponds to the air opening of the pass. This is seeking advancement from the ground, so it is also called a ground attack, which echoes the passing attack.
Wide receivers and tight ends are responsible for receiving the ball, and the quarterback's target is them, but there is a slight difference between the two.
The wide receivers are more mobile and faster, and the tight ends are stronger and bulkier.
Therefore, wide receivers often receive long passes, that is, deep strikes; tight ends often receive short passes and are responsible for relying on body collisions in close areas.
Of course, this is only a relative term. The combination of different tactics can always bring out the characteristics of different players.
How to find space within stereotypes, and how to break stereotypes and find new ways to create surprises, this is also a kind of game.
It's like it just advanced this time.
In rugby sevens, there are only three offensive linemen and only two receivers.
Naturally, the pocket is relatively unstable, and the offensive line needs to bear tremendous pressure. So, Hurts and Jacobs used a deception tactic. Jacobs did not take on the running back job, but completed the work of the offensive line, filling the holes in the pocket and buying time for Hurts.
Finally, Hurts completed the pass.
Such tactics are very interesting. Using a dislocation to create an advantage in the traditional framework is particularly novel for a layman like Li Wei.
Levi approached Clark, "Fifth substitute, was this tactic just improvised by them, or is it an inherent tactical routine of the team?"
Clark was a little excited and didn't notice what Levi called him. He immediately explained enthusiastically, "Fake running and real passing. This is a very common tactic. That is, making a gesture of running the ball but actually passing the ball, running. The guard needs to complete the work of the forward and help with pick-and-block. "
Levi saw it: a running back not only needs to be able to run the ball, but also needs to be able to pick, cover, and tackle.
Then, Li Wei drew inferences from one example and asked, "Is there also a fake fax and running tactic?"
Clark's face was full of surprise, "How do you know?"
Li Wei thinks it's not that difficult, right? "So when the fake pass is running, are there players who need to help the running back clear the path?"
Clark nodded, "Generally speaking, after discussing the running route, the tackle on this side will cooperate with the movement to complete the block. At the same time, the tight end will help break the block. The tight end rushes in front like a bulldozer, and the running back follows him. The footsteps followed, then jumped out and continued to advance. "
I see.
In the short passing area, the tight end not only needs to catch the ball, but also plays the role of pick-and-roll coverage.
"Short passing area", this is also the knowledge that Levi has just learned.
According to the passing distance of the quarterback, within ten yards is the short passing area, which emphasizes short frequency and speed; between ten and twenty yards, this is the intermediate passing area, which pays more attention to tactical coordination; above twenty yards, this area It is a long pass area, and such deep strikes often rely more on the personal abilities of the players, including the personal abilities of the quarterback and wide receiver.
In the NFL, there are many talented unicorn arms who can pass the ball for sixty yards with one full throw, spanning half the field; but generally speaking, the accuracy will drop sharply beyond thirty or forty yards. At the same time, players More charging time is needed, which also means that the offensive line's pocket protection needs to be more solid.
There is no doubt that rugby is a team sport -
Although the quarterback is the core of the offensive team, without the running backs to share the pressure, without the wide receivers and tight ends to receive the ball, and without the offensive linemen to cover and open the way, no matter how strong the personal ability is, it is just a display.
Only when the team works together can rugby move forward.
Running back, same thing.
Without the quarterback's pass coverage, the tactical intention of the ground attack will be exposed early. The opposing defensive team will press on immediately and block the path with a sea of people tactics. Even if the running back is the incarnation of the Hulk, it will be difficult to break through.
At the same time, when advancing on the ground, the offensive lineman and the tight end also need to be blocked, and the wide receiver needs to run the route to distract attention. Only in this way can the running back find the route and complete the advancement.
The fundamental reason is that while the offensive team is strategizing, the defensive team is also launching a full-scale confrontation on the opposite side of the court.
Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
If you want to have a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the cooperation of the offensive team, you must understand how the defensive team operates and interpret the tactics.
There is no defense without offense, and there is no offense without defense. The two are two forms of opposition and unity, exactly like Go and chess. This is the ultimate charm of rugby.
Who says running backs don't need to understand defense?
The author of Poujie kneels down to beg for support. He asks book friends to read the latest chapter, which will directly determine the life and death of the young man. Even if he is raising it temporarily, he must read the latest chapter. Thank you, thank you all!
(End of this chapter)