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939 Beware of Dark Horses

Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers' No. 2 wide receiver, is a third-year student and 25th pick in the first round in 2006.

In the first three seasons of his career, his overall performance still lacked some explosive power. His reception yards were all about 800 yards, and he was still a little far from the 1,000 yards season of an excellent wide receiver. In addition to the reasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tactics, his own ability limitations are also one aspect. He was unable to seize the opportunity of Heins' injury to establish his position, so he has been the No. 2 wide receiver until now.

This season, Tomlin even let Holmes serve as a return attacker many times in order to polish Holmes, hoping that this first-round pick can be trained.

But judging from the overall performance so far, Holmes still has some gaps, including the playoff performance.

However, what no one expected was that Holmes shone in the 2008 Super Bowl finale. This well-behaved No. 2 wide receiver repeatedly burst out with amazing energy at critical moments. When Heins performed poorly due to injury, he took over the team's offensive banner!

In his previous life, Holmes won the Super Bowl MVP in the final battle that defeated the Arizona Cardinals to the Super Bowl. It can almost be said that he revitalized the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense with his own strength - exactly the same as Hernes' experience of winning the Super Bowl MVP after turning the tide on the Super Bowl final stage three years ago.

Simply put, the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive team needed a hero, but Rossrisberg failed to become the hero, so the wide receiver stepped forward, Heines three years ago and Holmes three years later.

Lu Yiqi was deeply impressed by this.

However, Lu Yiqi did not let the memory of the previous life affect his judgment and layout, because standing opposite the Pittsburgh Steelers was the Green Bay Packers instead of the Arizona Cardinals. Different opponents and matches, the situation was naturally different. Holmes may not be able to reappear the light of the previous life again, so Lu Yiqi did not make special arrangements for Holmes, but completed the layout step by step.

Even if he is following the steps, Holmes needs to focus on the target, because Heinz is injured, Holmes is still the starting wide receiver of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The possibility of his becoming Rossrisberg's number one pass target is also rising, so he naturally needs to be on the verge of ready.

So far, this is the first time Holmes has been a passing target, and he does perform well, and he looks very excited and very positive.

In one advance that might have hit the wall directly, Holmes found the only gap next to it; in one advance that could have been out of bounds at any time, [     www.boquge.co] Holmes' foot control and center of gravity both showed top-level standards, and then completely reversed the unfavorable situation of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Granted, rugby is a collective sport. Without two tight ends, Holmes cannot win a chance; but rugby is still a competitive event, and personal performance at critical moments can still turn the situation around, and on-the-spot performance is also an uncertain factor in the game.

Lu Yiqi's gaze paused on Holmes for a moment, but did not make any adjustments:

From a tactical perspective, the Green Bay Packers have no problem with the defense, and they have done well, so there is no need to adjust. Holmes' performance is basically expected, not an accident.

But his attention still increased his vigilance, and Holmes was indeed a dangerous object.

Another ten yards.

Roslisberg paused for a moment, observed carefully, and immediately realized Lu Yiqi's tactical intention-

Apply pressure layer by layer.

The Green Bay Packers' defensive tactics are actually a bit similar to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they also list the steel curtains layer by layer to create enough pressure; and they also attach great importance to the pressure on the front line, clamping the origin of the pass from the root. However, after the subdivision, it can still be seen that the difference is obvious.

The Green Bay Packers lacks absolute strength in the defensive front line, so the linebacker's assault is the main focus. The timing is crucial. Naturally, the coverage area of ​​the second line of defense is also affected. Therefore, the middle pass area is often habitually vacated, and the cornerbacks are placed on both sides. The safety guards are sitting in the backcourt to create a pocket, and then rely on regional joint defense to complete the interaction.

It is precisely because of this that the Green Bay Packers' defensive tactics tend to focus slightly on one aspect, either on the front line or on the second line, to avoid losing sight of one thing.

Now, Roslisberg has noticed the tendency of cornerbacks to stand slightly higher. Correspondingly, the safety guards consciously retreated a little. This is one of the classic defensive tactics of Green Bay Packers, which disrupts the rhythm of the offensive team through front-line pressure and then establishes an advantage.

Realizing this, Roslisberg immediately announced the kickoff.

"attack!"

Roslisberg, standing in the pistol formation, retreated quickly without hesitation. After retreating for three consecutive steps, he pulled a distance, raised his jaw to observe the passing target, pulled his right arm away, and posed as a whole longbow, preparing to sneak attack the long pass, but then realized:

trap!

Lu Yiqi knew Roslisberg's shortcomings very clearly, the confusion of on-the-spot judgment ability, and tactical choices from defensive reading to on-the-spot changes. These are not Roslisberg's strengths. He often suddenly becomes blocked in his mind, narrows his vision, and makes inexplicable choices.

This is somewhat similar to Little Manning, but Little Manning's short circuit is more inexplicable. He himself doesn't know what is going on. Rossrisberg's short circuit is very clear, which means that the passing field is narrower, and he cannot see his passing target, nor can he see the defensive players around him. In the final analysis, it is a chain reaction caused by insufficient defensive reading.

Moreover, Lu Yiqi was actually testing the Pittsburgh Steelers to see what their tactical intentions for long passes were, so he set up a trap, which seemed to be a comprehensive formation, but in fact it was a passing defensive formation.

Roslisberg realized this when he was preparing to pass the ball, because there were many defenses in the second-tier defense areas, and there was no gap!

This also means that the second line is not a weak area.

So, will you change your tactics temporarily?

But Roslisberg then found that the front line was not low. Although he was just four people rushing to pass, Hawke once again made full use of the time difference to tear a gap - the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive front line was despised again, and then Hawke's figure had bypassed the front line protection.
Chapter completed!
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