Chapter 25: Play slowly and steadily
Frenzy! roar!
Craze! roar!
The voices of 70,000 people hovered over Bryant-Denny Stadium for a long time. Although Levi knew that the red tide in front of him was not their enemy, he looked down at his white jersey and could still feel the layer of Layers of pressure pour down, and the individual is so small.
However, precisely because of this, a sense of pride arose spontaneously.
Storm, so what?
Let the storm become more violent!
The more difficult it is, the calmer it is, and the more thrilling it is, the more excited it is. Levi's thinking becomes clearer, and then he realizes that he has been too hasty.
Because the first offense was too smooth and simple, and there was no real challenge in the spring training camp, Levi also took it for granted. Although he kept emphasizing that football is a collective sport, he did not really realize that the defensive team was united as one. The pressure and impact it brings.
Naturally, he seems to be eager for quick success and always longs for big numbers.
But Clark told Levi that running backs always face many difficulties when advancing on the ground. It is normal to advance one yard or two, and it is also common to be tackled and fell to the ground before crossing the line of scrimmage, which means losing one yard. Minus two yards, so the average running back yards are often three or four yards. If it can exceed five yards, it is already the best among the best.
In other words, small yardage is the norm, and close-quarters collisions are the norm.
My mentality needs a little adjustment.
"Hey, Batman, are you ready? It's our turn."
Bateman lacks confidence and is a little dry-mouthed. Now that the main team has burst out with energy and shown their true strength, and the entire audience is cheering for them, are they unable to stop the main team?
Hearing Levi's words, Bateman turned his head and looked over, but at a glance he saw Levi's bright eyes and calm smile. There was a kind of heroic confidence and calmness from the inside out. He couldn't help but swallow. He took a sip of saliva.
Levi met Bateman's gaze, "This time, let's fake it and run it for real, how about it?"
Bateman blinked. In fact, he had no confidence, but looking at Levi's eyes, the words that came out of his mouth were, "Okay."
Levi noticed Bateman's uncertainty, showed a big smile, stretched, "Hey, man, you are not fighting alone."
Bateman was stunned and felt a little relieved.
Then, the white team’s offense came on the scene.
Twenty-five yards on the line.
First gear.
Bateman took a deep breath and subconsciously glanced back at Levi. He didn't know why, but when he saw the look in Levi's helmet, he nodded his head gently with certainty, and the last trace of uncertainty deep in his heart disappeared.
Then--
"attack!"
Bateman took the football with both hands, stepped back continuously, turned around and prepared to complete the handover with Levi, but the two men misaligned and continued to move forward on their own track.
Levi did not hide anything, but pretended to be holding a football that did not exist at all. He raised his head and scanned the entire field, trying to find a breakthrough route, and then he saw Allen and Foster in the surging crowd.
Cut inside.
Levi did not run to the outside, but cut inside, seemingly ready to break through from the center. Allen immediately threw away his opponent and rushed forward.
In the dense crowd, Allen accurately found Levi's figure——
Grapple!
Allen was overjoyed and caught him.
However.
Immediately he was stunned again, wait, no, not only was he grabbing Levi, but Levi was also grabbing him at the same time.
Pick-and-roll. trap.
A thought flashed through Allen's mind. When he looked up, he saw Levi's face in the helmet, showing a smile. An ominous premonition firmly gripped his heart.
Oops!
Allen didn't care about Levi. When he looked up, he only saw the rugby ball sliding down the sky and falling into the arms of another white figure. When he was surprised, he caught a glimpse of Foster's emergency brake and activated it a second time, but the bottom of his feet The skidding figure was obviously a misjudgment on their part. ——Eight yards.
The red team's defensive team still reacted promptly and placed many obstacles in the short passing area. Because Bateman lacked the ability to attack long passes, they could focus mainly on the short and medium passing areas, which gave them some initiative. The same is true at this time. .
Although the white team's wide receiver Robert Foster successfully completed the ball, he was tackled and fell to the ground before he could advance.
Pushed forward, stopped eight yards, and failed to get the first down.
Although the two have the same last name, wide receiver Foster and linebacker Foster are not related by blood and grew up in completely different environments. In the team, they distinguish the two Fosters by their jersey numbers.
The wide receiver is No. 1 Foster and the linebacker is No. 10 Foster.
Although No. 1 Foster failed to win the first attack, the white team's fake pass was very secretive and very successful. Bateman's connection was timely and accurate.
And, this is a passing offense.
Just because the red team found the instability of the state, it immediately settled down, and the white team also found some concentration.
Bateman let out a breath and gave Levi a high-five to celebrate.
Some people may question that a pass may only be thirty or fifty yards; while running the ball only progresses slowly and slowly at three to five yards each time, so why not focus on passing?
Nowadays, in the NFL professional league, more and more attention is paid to the passing attack, but the truly smart top coaches still will not ignore the ground attack.
That's why.
Relying on the ground attack to contain the defensive team can create opportunities for passing; vice versa, relying on the passing attack to disrupt the defensive team's layout can open up space for ground advancement.
Pass-run balance.
This is the correct way to open the offense. Otherwise, the offense in rugby games will face many difficulties if it relies entirely on passing or running the ball.
This short pass unfortunately did not lead to the first attack, but it opened up the situation on the passing end. The judgment and layout of the red team's defensive team need to be slightly adjusted.
Bateman quietly looked at the opposing defensive team, trying to judge the tactical intentions of Allen and No. 10 Foster, but he didn't get much because they still followed the original routine, so how should their next offensive tactics be arranged?
Looking back at Levi, Bateman saw the high fighting spirit in Levi's eyes.
Understanding from heart.
As a quarterback, Bateman, despite his lack of creativity, still had adequate tactical reserves within the framework of the routine. He immediately summoned the offensive team, quickly completed the tactical layout, and completed his position before the forty-second countdown cleared— —
Ready.
Levi, standing behind Bateman, actually couldn't see anything. Bateman's back was in front of him, but relatively speaking, the defensive team couldn't see Levi's figure, so naturally there was no way to judge Levi's next step. .
High concentration.
"attack!"
Upon hearing the command, Levi kicked off his calves and rushed forward in a straight line without hesitation, aiming at Bateman's position.
Seeing that the collision was about to happen, Bateman stepped aside, took a step to the left, held the ball in his right hand, stretched it out, and handed the football to Levi.
Levi protected the rugby smoothly, without stopping or slowing down, and continued to rush forward with all his strength in a straight line.
The offensive line in front cooperated perfectly, pushing the defensive line to break through on both sides, so the layers of airtight front lines were like seeing Moses in the Red Sea, parting a road, straight and straight.
The door is wide open!
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