Chapter 324: War never tires of deceit
For the Los Angeles Chargers, the 2017 season was full of turmoil and variables. Last season was once again disappointing and failed to enter the playoffs, which was a complete waste of the outstanding performance of quarterback Rivers. The team owner fired the entire coaching staff in anger, reorganized the team from scratch, and moved the team from San Diego to Los Angeles——
Everything, start from scratch.
Anthony Lynn, who performed well in the Buffalo Bills' offensive team last season, took office as the new head coach. This is the first time in Lynn's career that he has held the head coaching position.
In fact, Lynn's season record so far is not too bad, with seven wins and six losses, on par with the Kansas Chiefs, and still retains hope for the playoffs.
This situation is a glimmer of hope. When Lynn took office, the team and fans had no expectations, and there was an unexpected surprise. At the same time, it was also a kind of pressure. The playoff seats were so close and yet so far away. Linn himself started to get ready to take action.
If he can enter the playoffs on the shoulders of the rival Kansas Chiefs, Lynn can gain more initiative and lay the foundation for building the team he expects next offseason; the team can also get more opportunities in Los Angeles. Many fans support him, and more importantly, he led the team to the playoffs in his first season as head coach, and his resume immediately shines.
Just thinking about it, I started to get excited involuntarily.
Therefore, when he saw the news about the media surrounding Levi and the strange atmosphere at the Kansas City Chiefs training ground, Lynn's first reaction was to clenched his fists in celebration——
A rookie, a rookie, a running back, but standing at the forefront of the situation, sooner or later there will be problems in the locker room.
On the surface, it seemed that the Kansas Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders to finally end their losing streak and seemed to have swept away the gloom of six consecutive losses. However, the victory was the team's credit. The news media kept praising Levi, followed by the excitement of sponsors, and others. Victory heroes will inevitably have different thoughts.
“Another big revelation in the Kansas locker room: I haven’t liked Levi for a long time.”
"Warning, beware of Levi becoming the second Beckham, the Beckham of Manchester United."
“Is the history of ‘flying shoe door’ about to repeat itself?”
"Reid couldn't control the locker room, which ended his losing streak and got him into a storm."
“Levy succeeds, Levi loses – on the Kansas Chiefs’ plight this season.”
"Supernova Lost in Vanity Fair 2.0!"
The headlines in the uproar are more horrifying than the last, but Linn won't believe them all. She should just keep half of what the media reports.
Lynn guessed that with Reid in charge, the Kansas Chiefs would not get into trouble, but the twists and turns in the locker room were complicated and not that simple. There were only a few people in the football and basketball locker rooms, but conflicts occurred every once in a while. How many people were there in the football locker room? Almost unavoidable.
This also means that Levi's status may fluctuate?
Lynn himself is a running back. After switching from a professional player to a coaching track, he mostly served as a running back coach. However, after becoming the head coach this season, his passing defense has shined, which is incomprehensible; However, Lynn still has his own unique understanding of the running back position.
In his opinion, perhaps the Los Angeles Lightning holds the key to breaking the balance of the confrontation——
The fifteenth week of the regular season has begun.
Sure enough, the Los Angeles Lightning increased the intensity of their ground defense at the beginning.
Lynn kept up with the league's trends, adding cornerbacks to the ground defense in addition to defensive linemen and linebackers.
In the past, cornerbacks were mainly light-bodied, because their targets were all wide receivers, and speed, agility, and explosiveness were the key points; but after the explosion of the Legion, large cornerbacks emerged strongly. Although their speed was slightly inferior, their strength, confrontation, and In terms of skills, he can make up for it, not only being able to face off against wide receivers, but also against tight ends. The most important thing is to be able to surprise the cornerback, who can start to play a surprise role in pass rush, pressure and ground defense.
Neither Casey Hayward nor Trevor Williams, the starting cornerbacks of the Los Angeles Chargers, are big cornerbacks. Both of them are about 190 pounds (87 kilograms). With their speed, With his agile and talented style, he has both shown Pro Bowl-level status in pass defense this season, and has become a contributor to the team's playoff hopes so far.
However, neither man's strengths include rushing the quarterback and running the ball.
In this game, Lynn changed his strategy and moved Hayward and Williams forward. He did not hope that the two of them could completely stop the Kansas Chiefs' ground attack. Instead, he hoped to use the numerical advantage to cause interference and avoid Lee as much as possible. Wei threw off his arms and pushed forward with a huge number of yards, reversing the disadvantage of the Los Angeles Chargers' second-to-last ground defense in the league.
On the other side of the court, the Kansas Chiefs seemed not to notice the uneasiness in the locker room or the change in the Los Angeles Chargers' defensive strategy. They continued the pass-run balance they had adhered to in the previous games, with a slight emphasis on passing——
This is also Reed's usual game strategy, there is nothing new about it.
By the time Linn realized it was a smoke bomb, it was already too late.
Smith found Hill, the team's top wide receiver, with a 14-yard pass. Hill seized the gap when the Los Angeles Chargers' second-line defense was fully pressed, drove straight in, and finally completed a 64-yard long-distance run into the end zone, without any blood. Scored a touchdown.
It turns out that Levi once again played the role of decoy. Passing was the focus of the Kansas Chiefs in the first half. Looking at the data, it is clear. Levi only held the ball six times in the entire first half and advanced only 27 yards.
Lynn: Grass.
"6:10".
At the end of the first half, the Kansas City Chiefs entered the locker room with a slim lead, and Lynn's carefully planned strategy before the game had no effect.
At this time, thinking back to the Kansas Chiefs who were 100% focused, Lynn knew that everyone, including him and the media, had been fooled.
Returning from the second half, the Los Angeles Lightning returned to their original combat mode, no longer emphasizing ground defense, but focusing on their own pass defense; and gave all their offensive hopes to quarterback Rivers.
At the same time, Reed also showed his sophistication. In the second half, while maintaining a balance of passing and running, he focused slightly on ground attack. Levi's performance was still stable, and Hunter shined even more, catching and running the ball all over the court.
It can be seen that after two-thirds of the season, the Kansas Chiefs' games have become more and more coordinated and smoother, and their offensive and defensive transitions are even more coordinated. Even better than in the previous six weeks, they relied solely on spirit to win the game. The state is better, showing the overall strength.
In the second half, after the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs entered their respective familiar patterns, the Los Angeles Chargers had no chance at all. Both ends of the offense and defense were completely suppressed. They were on par with the Oakland Raiders in the previous game. The game quickly went into the Kansas Chiefs game. rhythm.
The game ended hastily.
"13:30".
The away team is in front and the home team is in back.
(End of chapter)