"...I don't understand." Faced with Lu Yiqi's tactical explanation, Walker became more and more confused.

However, Lu Yiqi was not impatient, but stopped and thought seriously, "Are you watching football?" Walker blinked, "I don't watch football either, don't worry." Lu Yiqi gave an unexpected answer, which made Coretta burst into laughter, and the atmosphere on the dining table became extremely happy.

Lu Yiqi also smiled, "The position of the offensive and defensive players of football is relatively obvious. If a defensive back is more pressing than a forward, it also means that either the forward is trashing or the defender is grabbing the position, right? So, imagine what possible consequences may occur if a defender is too pressed?"

"...When a player needs to defend, his retracement speed may not keep up with it, and there will be loopholes in defense." This was not a difficult problem, and Walker immediately reacted.

"Bang." Lu Yiqi snapped his fingers again and expressed his affirmation, "The linebacker's position is actually the same. Coach Latimer requires you to keep your center of gravity stable, because he hopes that the linebacker's defensive tasks can focus on short passes and assist defense, followed by running backs, and finally the front line put pressure; and I hope you keep your center of gravity pressing forward, which also means..."

"This means that you hope that the linebacker can focus more on the front line pressure, then short passes to assist defense, and finally the running back." Walker finally turned around, "But this is the tactic we are executing now, isn't it? The past two games have not been effective."

"That's because your tactical consciousness has not been corrected." Lu Yiqi himself was also observing and thinking. At the level of defensive tactics, he was also learning tirelessly, "Look, according to Coach Latimer's tactics, who is the first object to pay attention to after you complete the array?"

"The wide receiver, and the running back." Walker gave the answer without hesitation.

Lu Yiqi nodded and expressed his affirmation, "I need you to focus on the quarterback after completing the array. Do you understand what this means?"

Walker did not speak immediately, but thought carefully, "We need to observe the communication between the quarterback and the running back, if he chooses to pass the ball..."

Walker said while observing Lu Yiqi's expression, and then realized his mistake, "No, no, we need to observe the quarterback's tactical layout. If we capture the opportunity, then we will immediately step forward and apply pressure to cut off the offense from the source; if we miss the opportunity, then quickly assist the defensive wide receiver."

As he spoke, Walker's eyes lit up, "Coach, you don't want to change the entire tactical system, you just want to change the priorities of tactics? Right?"

"The correct answer is added by 100 points." Lu Yiqi was also a little surprised - Walker did not show too much tactical wisdom in the training ground and conference room, and seemed to be submerged among many linebackers. Even Robert did not realize that Walker had a certain ability to understand tactically.

Of course, this is just a tactical understanding ability. Whether you can read the game context in the tense and ever-changing actual combat when standing on the field is another ability. Talking about war on paper can ultimately not be converted into victory; only a few players are born for the big scene.

But Walker was confused again, "But, in this case, our ground defense will face severe pressure, and the running back will likely miss the tackle."

"There are gains and losses." Lu Yiqi is very clear about the consequences. "What we need to change is tactical awareness, not tactical system. As for the subsequent problems, it is the part that our entire defensive team needs to work together to adjust."

To be precise, this is the difference in tactical awareness.

Latimer's defensive tactics are the first to assume that the opponent's quarterback will pass the ball, and the first to put the linebacker in a passive defense position, either defending the wide receiver or defending the running back, always sticking to the inherent tasks of the defense team, just like a sandbag.

Lu Yiqi's defensive tactics are premised on assuming that the quarterback needs to think about time, which may appear, and become a window for linebackers to take the initiative. In other words, this is turning passive into activeness and defense into attack, so that the defense team also has attack power.

In the past two weeks of games, this little bit of "aggressiveness" has been lacking in the linebacker group.

Only when Lu Yiqi is setting up tactics will the linebacker put pressure on the ground - just like in a desperate situation in the second half of the opening game; but for a rapidly changing game, this is too late. Lu Yiqi cannot keep up with the speed of the opponent's quarterback's on-site command, and opportunities are often fleeting.

Both opponents were relatively weak in the past, and the quarterbacks were not able to capture these opportunities. The tactical chaos in the defense team did not lead to worse results; but the next opponents will definitely not be like this. Lu Yiqi needs his own linebacker group to find the exact opportunity to "attack".

Needless to say, this requires practice and practical combat.

Linebackers must master the rhythm, have clear thinking, when to step forward and put pressure on, when to defend the wide receiver, when to intercept running backs, how to regulate and how to capture it, this is a very, very difficult thing, and this is also the fundamental reason why linebackers are called the defensive team brain.

The linebacker is against the quarterback. If the linebacker makes a mistake in judgment, it is equivalent to a quarterback's decision-making mistake, and both sides may ruin their own advantages.

Unfortunately, the Kansas State University Wildcats do not have such "outstanding talent" linebacker, which is why Lu Yiqi's tactical advancement has not been effective.

However, Lu Yiqi's tactics did not completely reverse the entire defensive tactical system, but only allowed the linebacker to take a step forward and wait for an opportunity to maintain the pressure on the front line. What he needed was not the real "catching the fighter at any time and then turning the game around", but to make the opponent's quarterback believe that "the linebacker has the possibility of stepping forward and putting pressure on at any time". This reduces the risk to a certain extent, and at the same time, the goal can be achieved through tactical command.

"Coach, you mean, you need to convince the quarterback that he is in danger at all times?" Walker said uncertainly.

Lu Yiqi did not answer immediately, his eyes quietly lit up, and he was a little excited.

Walker hesitated again, "... Or did I say the wrong thing? Sorry, coach..."

"No, no, you are right. This is my purpose. It's enough to create a tightness on the front line at all times." Lu Yiqi's eyebrows and eyes stretched out. "Maybe, we can study the game video carefully, and then we will find that from the quarterback's movements, we can interpret the timing of the next step and put pressure on the front line, further helping you understand the entire tactical intention and increase the intensity of the defensive front line."
Chapter completed!