Chapter 574 An unintentional act
"He is here, he is there, he is everywhere, he is the Edgewalker, Levi Levi Levi!"
The new season has just kicked off, and familiar cheers can be heard above Arrowhead Stadium. There are two first attacks in two offenses. The defending champion shows a smooth offensive state. After running in in the preseason, it seems that it has finally found a tacit understanding. The enthusiasm and fanaticism of the home fans Detonate all the energy instantly.
Karen Gray looked at Felix who was sitting in a wheelchair and raised her arms and shouted excitedly. She also raised her hands high and stood up to join the procession——
Karen didn't know how much time was left in Felix's life, but she decided not to worry about tomorrow for the time being, but to grasp every moment firmly, burning and releasing as if there was no tomorrow.
"Ah, ah ah!"
Felix and his mother exchanged glances, and both laughed.
However.
Tomlin doesn't think so.
His eyes fell briefly on the figure wearing the red jersey No. 23. The expression on the dark face could not be clearly seen, but he seemed to feel a burning sting on his cheek.
Stop once, watch twice, and pass three.
This is Bell's classic playing style. Levi actually deliberately imitated it when he held the ball for the first time in the first game of the new season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The subtext couldn't be more obvious; and he easily advanced ten yards to get the first down. Such a gesture is fundamental. It was a slap in the face to Tomlin.
Frustrated. Depressed, angry.
So, is Levi taking actual actions to fight against Bell's injustice?
As expected, Levi and Bell were just a den of secret communication.
Tomlin's fist hardened.
Levi: Any similarity is purely coincidental.
Throughout the offseason, he has been pondering several training templates of the system, including Bell's, trying to figure out his own style of running the ball. He has continued to improve and grow. Now he finally has the opportunity to test it in an official game. He just Just a practical exercise——
A slap in the face?
Not really. Pure coincidence.
On the court, Levi lay on the ground and did not stand up immediately. He was panting and slightly annoyed that he had just taken it lightly and was caught up by TJ and did not use his legs to dodge. He had no time to pay attention to the autumn spinach conveyed by Tomlin's eyes.
In front of his eyes, a hand appeared.
Taking a closer look, it was TJ.
Levi grabbed TJ's hand and stood up. The two exchanged glances and smiled in unison. They started two attacks and defenses, and one person had the upper hand at the same time. They were even with each other, and there was no winner.
TJ patted Levi's shoulder heavily and reminded him half-jokingly.
"Be careful, you're irritating our coach."
Levi was puzzled.
Turning his head to look at Tomlin, he happened to see Tomlin's sinister and cruel gaze, just like the family sharpening their knives in "Get Out". You can feel the look in his eyes half a stadium away. Edge.
Then.
Tomlin controlled himself, looked away, and stopped paying attention to Levi:
We'll see. If Bell can't change the situation, neither can you, just Levi.
Tomlin took a deep breath, turned his anger into motivation, quickly regained his attention, and continued to direct the defense.
Levi looked away, just in time to see TJ's upright and challenging eyes. After a brief contact, TJ had already turned around and walked towards his teammates on the defensive team.
The smile on Levi's lips rose slightly. Things have just begun. Mr. Tomlin, calm down. There is no need to reveal your trump card so early. Otherwise, the ship may capsize.
After a brief collision of sights, the offensive and defensive sides have completed their formations again.
Mahomes raised his right hand and tacitly high-fived Levi in celebration, but there was no dialogue and his attention immediately turned to the next offense.
Our own half's forty-five yard line, ten yards on first down. At least, judging from the opening game, the Kansas City Chiefs played calmly and smoothly, with their offensive tactics slightly ahead of their opponents by half a length. They did not make bold advances as expected, but instead demonstrated the depth of the defending champion.
This is not a big surprise.
So, how is the Pittsburgh Steelers defense prepared to respond?
Could it be...continue the raid?
At least, on the surface, the answer is yes.
Tomlin was not easily frustrated and still adhered to the defensive strategy formulated before the game. This time he pressed further, and the safety and linebackers positioned themselves earlier. It was obviously an offensive and defensive confrontation near halftime, but the Pittsburgh Steelers' defensive formation was compressed to 15 Inside the yard line, there were layers of pressure.
However, as a traditional defensive team, the Pittsburgh Steelers' pressure is not a desperate one, and layers can still be seen in narrow spaces.
Defensive line. cornerback. linebacker. Safety guard.
Four lines, four levels, within fifteen yards, unfolding from near to far.
Apart from frontline pressure, it is completely impossible to see the defensive strategy——
Raid, but who? Linebackers, safeties, and even cornerbacks are all likely to have players and their positions and functions quietly disrupted.
This can be regarded as one of the defensive strategies of the Pittsburgh Steelers to press the bottom of the box.
Not only because Levi "imitated" Bell, he lost large defensive yards twice in a row and quickly approached the midfield line. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive team needs to show intensity and rhythm to break the inertia of the Kansas Chiefs' continuous advancement.
Tomlin made the right play call.
On the surface, everything was calm, but in reality, the momentum of the Pittsburgh Steelers changed instantly.
Not only the Kansas Chiefs, but also the audience could faintly feel the tension spreading quickly.
Mahomes stood up straight and changed tactics——
Originally, the Kansas Chiefs were still in a pistol formation, but now they switched to a shotgun formation. Wide receiver Hill switched from the right wing to the left wing formation, and Levi filled Hill's position and stood parallel to Kelsey.
This time, the pistol formation with two receivers on each side evolved into a shotgun formation with three receivers on the left side and a right running back partnering with the tight end.
On the strong side, obviously on the right wing, Kelsey and Levi are both players with the ability to attack in the short passing area.
The weak side is the left wing, but the running routes of the three wide receivers are unlimited.
Dazzled.
Among them, there is another detail.
Levi's position took another big step back. Instead of being parallel to Kelsey, he was slightly behind. The two of them were in a stepped stance.
So, what does this mean?
After experiencing the "Chiefs Special" in the Super Bowl, no one can say for sure.
Moreover, in the Smith era, the Kansas Chiefs rarely changed their offensive tactics at the last moment, only occasionally; now in the Mahomes era, they began to modify their offensive tactics on the spot after only the third offense -
Could this become the norm?
You have a good plan, and I have a wall ladder.
The short tactical game between offense and defense immediately made the atmosphere tense.
Mahomes was fully focused, staring at the linebacker's position, bending down, bending his knees, and making a posture ready for the kickoff, then deliberately paused to let the tension continue to rise, and the next second he decisively announced the kickoff.
"attack!"
Step on, push off the ground, exert force, start, sprint.
Just like the Olympic 100-meter flying contest, all five Kansas Chiefs receivers rushed forward.
Including Levi.
Wait, what?
(End of this chapter)