Chapter 39 A strange combination of circumstances
Emmons, like Jacobs, is a high school student and entered school in September, but his performance in the spring training camp was mediocre. Not to mention competing for the starting position, even on the substitute team No. 2 running back.
Shaban sent Emmons on the stage, mainly hoping to use different ground attack styles to change the rhythm, and at the same time give Levi some rest and adjustment time.
When Levi left the field, Shaban noticed Levi walking towards Burns out of the corner of his eye. The two stood on the sidelines and exchanged ideas. Burns covered his mouth with a tactical manual, nodded repeatedly, and told Li Wei his thoughts. dimension.
After a brief exchange, it can be seen that Levi's face was calm and he did not reveal any emotions, but Shaban knew that Levi was ready.
Shaban was slightly startled when this idea appeared. When did he start trusting Levi so much?
Withdrawing his gaze and looking towards the court, Shaban continued to pay attention to what was happening in front of him.
Emmons' ground advancement was average, and the Tigers' defensive team's frontline pressure was still very fierce. Although the lineup in front of them lacked the two main players of Black Face Yama, and the intensity of pressure dropped a little, they were still very active, and the Crimson Tide Storm's offensive line withstood the pressure. A severe test.
However, the intimidation of Levi's ground advance made the Tigers' defensive team frightened, and their attention was obviously focused on the front line. The gain from Emmons' ground advance was that Bateman's pass connection was successful.
The Crimson Tide Storm once again scored a first down and approached the midfield line.
Unfortunately, Bateman's passing accuracy was still not good when he was under pressure. The next simple short pass failed to connect successfully, causing the Crimson Tide Storm to face the dilemma of ten yards in the second gear. As a result, Emmons barely rushed two times. yards, the home team immediately fell into the quagmire of long yards on third down and eight yards.
The midfield line is within easy reach.
The Crimson Tide Storm's offense finally picked up slightly in the second half and opened up the situation. They only needed two more first strikes before they could try a free kick, but they got stuck here——
Rugby's free kick is slightly less difficult than football's, but it's still difficult.
Just like football, free kicks in rugby will also involve a wall. The defensive team will press, break through, and disrupt the kicker's rhythm as usual. However, because there is no goalkeeper, and the goal is in the sky and has no boundaries, the success rate of free kicks is relatively high. , but it’s related to distance.
The closer to the goal, the higher the success rate.
The shooting distance should include three parts: the first part is the length of the end zone itself, ten yards, because the goal is at the bottom line of the end zone; the second part is the length between the football and the front line of the end zone; the third part is the distance of the kicker's run-up , often around eight yards.
Therefore, taking the extra point field goal after a touchdown as an example, the football is placed fifteen yards in front of the end zone, so ten yards plus fifteen yards plus eight yards, the field goal distance is approximately thirty-three yards.
Generally speaking, the success rate of free kicks around 40 and 45 yards is excellent, often close to 99%; but once the distance of a free kick exceeds 50 yards, the success rate will drop off a cliff.
Therefore, the NCAA and NFL habitually refer to the opponent's 35-yard line as "entering the free kick range."
Of course, if it advances to the 40-yard line of the opposite court and stops, the attacking side can still try a free kick. Here, it will need to face a 58-yard free kick, which is not impossible.
However, the thirty-five yard line is safer.
Now, the Crimson Tide storm was approaching the midfield line, almost two first downs from the thirty-five yard line, and then the offense stalled again.
Shaban also had a headache——
Bateman's short pass was inaccurate, which was the key.
However, football is a whole and one cannot be blamed simply and crudely. Shaban remained calm and replaced Emmons with Levi.
In fact, Emmons did not make a mistake. It was clearly Bateman who made a passing error; but for problems such as eight yards on third gear, Shaban needs Levi to divert the opponent's attention.
Eight yards on third gear is a long yardage. From a conventional point of view, it is wise to pass the ball. After all, ground attacks are often less than five yards, and passing the ball is the hope of getting the first offense; Shaban believes Sweeney had the same idea, so he needed Levi as a surprise soldier——
The original plan was that Shaban hoped to use Levi like this in the regular season. Although he is not sure whether the original plan will continue, Shaban wanted to test the effect of Levi as a surprise player.
Tactics, lay them out.
Bateman heard the tactics from the earphones, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Levi.
Levi smiled at Bateman and mouthed, "Poker face."
The subtext is, don’t let your opponent see through your tactics and stay calm.
Bateman couldn't help but laugh, feeling a little more at ease for some reason. Let out a long breath.
"attack!"
Bateman announced the kickoff, but didn't look at Levi at all. Instead, he looked toward the left side of the court. He didn't even step back to open up space to look at the defensive team's layout. He raised his hand and prepared to pass the ball——
Quick short pass!
This tactic is to omit the quarterback from observing the offensive and defensive confrontation, run a routine according to the tactics before kickoff, catch the opposing defensive team off guard, complete the short pass connection, and then complete the advance.
If it works properly, the wide receiver or tight end can open up the gap and advance a large number of yards before the defensive team steps up. In fact, it does not need too many yards. Eight yards is enough for the Crimson Tide Storm to get the first offensive attack.
The Tigers defensive team suddenly surged, and they all moved to the left immediately.
Perhaps, only No. 99 is the exception.
Farrell, number ninety-nine, noticed Levi.
Because he missed two consecutive tackles in the last head-to-head duel, this was a shame for Farrell. He didn't care about any tactics or layout, his attention was focused on Levi, with the impulsiveness and stubbornness of a high school student, but Unexpectedly discovered——
No. 23 did not move to the same side as the team, but moved in the opposite direction, that is, to the right of the red tide storm and to the left of the tiger.
What's going on?
Farrell didn't have time to judge and sounded the alarm. His body weight had just moved to the right, he stopped and turned suddenly, then immediately pulled it back and rushed to his left side.
In an instant, Farrell broke away from the team, but he had no time to observe. He saw the Crimson Tide Storm quarterback turn around and throw the football flat.
Lightly and straightly, he fell into the arms of No. 23.
Fake fax runs!
The Crimson Tide Storm was actually in a third-and-eight-yard dilemma, using a fake quick short pass tactic to complete a fake pass run, which is really bold.
If Farrell hadn't noticed No. 23...
But at this time, there is no if.
Farrell pressed forward quickly, keeping an eye on No. 23.
Close.
Closer.
Farrell's muscles were completely tense because he saw the scene where No. 23 had just collided with O'Daniel and used the force to turn around. He would never make the same mistake. He didn't even have any impulse. He stayed calm and was always observing. No. 23’s footsteps and center of gravity.
Coming!
Seeing No. 23 close at hand, Farrell was overjoyed and was about to rush forward, but he didn't expect -
A flash.
Before his eyes, there was an afterimage.
One stop.
The figure that didn't look strong and even slightly thin compared to a running back stopped in front of him, but Farrell couldn't stop braking and rushed out.
Farrell:? ? ?
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