612 Breakthrough
Objectively speaking, running back Matt Fort is indeed outstanding, especially after Blue Castle Stadium encountered a blow from the Green Bay Packers defensive team. The rookie running back grew up quickly and performed very well in the past month's games, once again showing his potential and talent to the league.
Lu Yiqi acknowledged this and agreed with this, but Lu Yiqi had a different view on Fort, and his judgments were made based on future experience and the summary of the past season.
Fort's observation vision and running timing are always problematic, especially because the observation vision is not wide, and there are obvious blind spots in choosing the running route; and, because this year is still a rookie, the problem of grasping the fighter is even more prominent - after the accumulation of experience, substantial progress has been made.
Simply put, Fort is a running back who relies relatively on the offensive front line to open the road. His absolute strength has not yet reached the level of slashing Huashan. It not only requires the assistance of the offensive front line, but also requires the offensive front line to help choose the running route. Once the offensive front line is not clear enough, Fort will easily hit the wall.
Just look at the data later, Fort chose to retire in 2017, and spent ten seasons in the league, winning a total of five thousand-yard seasons. He performed very well, but he only made the Pro Bowl twice, while the number of selections for the first and second teams in the United States was zero.
The reason is not complicated.
From the perspective of fans, Fort doesn't seem to have many highlights. The rushing ball that shows the tough muscles of the ground offense does not leave an impression on people, and the voting of the Pro Bowl will inevitably have an advantage.
From the perspective of professionals, Folt's running field still has many blind spots. Most of the time, he still has to rely on his physical talent to make a breakthrough. He is solid and steady, but his efficiency is not outstanding.
In response to Fort's ground attack, Lu Yiqi joined hands with the coaches on the defensive frontline to develop a new set of tactics.
In addition, quarterback Orton's passing ability is a more obvious weakness for the Chicago Bears. The support that Hester and Rushder can provide is very limited.
They have not received more than 500 yards in the receiving yards this season. Most of the time, they still need to rely on close end Craig Olson and running back Folt to share the pressure of receiving the ball. Now Olson and Folt's reception yards are close to the two main wide receivers, which is the dilemma of the Chicago Bears.
Of course, from a positive perspective, Orton has at least four pass targets, and each pass target's receiving yards has exceeded 400 yards in the season. The performance of the entire pass offense is not too bad; but from a negative perspective, Orton does not have any stable and powerful catch point.
After going around in circles, Orton's pass still seemed to rely on Fort, who is more important than Orton in the Chicago Bears offensive group.
Similarly, Lu Yiqi formulated detailed defensive tactics for the Chicago Bears' state. In the first quarter, he was still adapting to the exploration process, but now it is time to draw the sword.
Although the game was only in the second quarter, Lu Yiqi keenly captured the fighter plane and issued an order to Robert without hesitation.
...
"attack!"
In the cold air, Orton announced the kick-off and burst into a hole, and the hot and boiling eyes of the audience flocked over. Then Orton turned around without hesitation and handed the rugby to Fort directly.
In one yard, Lovey chose to use ground running balls to attack defense, which is a regular and steady choice.
Folt held the ball in both hands, and his footsteps did not stop. He just adjusted his body's center of gravity with small steps, swept his eyes quickly, and then rushed straight out-
The offensive tackle on the left side, Josh Beekman joined forces with offensive guard John St. Clair to tear out a channel, both withstood the first wave of the defensive forward line. Just as the two sides collided and confronted, the gap for the running ball on the ground came out.
It's fleeting.
Fort clearly understood the intensity of the forward clash. Even if it was just a pause in breath, the gap might disappear, so hesitated at all. His right foot kicked the ground, and his body was pushed out vigorously, rushing out from the gap between Bickerman and St. Clair.
but……
Bang!
Fort's footsteps had just crossed the kick-off line of both sides, and a player wearing a white top and golden shorts trousers could be seen rushing towards him.
What's going on?
Ford reflexively adjusted his pace and tried to break to his right side - because he was still in the crowd of people confronting the front line, the adjustment space was really limited, and he didn't have many choices, but he still did not give up. The task of running back was to seek room for advancement in the layers of people.
Bang!
But then, a white figure appeared again on the right, intercepting Fort's breakthrough path.
With a quick pace, and at this little time, Fort could feel the impact force in front of him rushing over and over again.
"Well."
Fort felt a muffled groan in his chest and was immediately knocked down, without any chance of resistance.
What's going on?
After falling to the ground, Fort was still full of question marks. Only then did he see clearly that the two linebackers, Hawke and Barnett, were intercepting him.
Although Fort was a little confused and the offensive front line had successfully opened the way, how did the opponent see through his running route as soon as possible?
But the game was going on, and Fort didn't have time to think carefully, and then he went into the offense again.
Two digits and ten digits.
"attack!"
After Orton announced the kickoff again, Lowe's offensive tactics have been adjusted. You can see Orton himself holding the ball and then withdrawing and running, observing while running, and then you can clearly see the changes in the Green Bay Packers' defensive formation-
Rumble!
Rumble!
The Green Bay Packers adopted the five-man rushing tactic and crushed it with a powerful number of advantages, forcing the Chicago Bears' offensive front line to retreat step by step. The surging waves of air came to their faces, chasing Orton's footsteps in a mighty way.
Orton is a traditional pocket quarterback who occasionally tries to push with the ball, but the effect is very average, and he can feel the severe crisis at this time, but Love's tactical layout has taken this possibility into consideration, which reduces Orton's thinking time and wins some opportunities.
With one turn and another pause, Orton directly teleported the football in the opposite direction of his running. It was not a forward pass, but a slightly forward pass close to the parallel direction, and found Fort who was dismantling the cover.
This cannot be said to be a "fake fax running" tactic, but a tactic that makes full use of the running back's personal abilities to create their unexpected countermeasures. This season has gradually become well known due to the frequent use of Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints, and the Chicago Bears are also imitating it.
but……
Chapter completed!