America 1979

Chapter 23 Weak defense and weak offense

The line of scrimmage was [-] yards from the enemy side. After the special team and the defensive team quickly changed, the defensive formation of Hamatun High School appeared in the sight of Bill and the audience.

There are seven people in a row at the line of scrimmage. From the middle to the sides, there are defensive peaks, left and right defensive tackles, left and right defensive ends, and left and right cornerbacks.

Among the seven, the five in the middle have a clear purpose, mainly attacking the quarterback, and occasionally blocking the enemy player with the ball or the forward pass from the opposite side, that is, pass defense and run defense.

The duties of the cornerbacks on the far side are slightly different. They are responsible for watching the opposite far and near ends and rushing running backs. Preventing passes and enemy players from breaking through are the main two tasks.

The remaining four lined up on the back side, and the two linebackers formed the second line of defense. The main responsibility was to check for gaps and make up for the omissions, that is, to intercept the enemy's players rushing in. Hold the ball, then prevent the opponent from receiving a long forward pass from the quarterback.

As for the last two safety guards, they are the team's last line of defense. Their responsibilities are similar to those of the cornerbacks, but the focus is on preventing the enemy from passing the ball from a long distance.

Sometimes the position of the safety guard will also be advanced. This is to attack the quarterback, but this position is easy to be targeted by the opponent.

Opponents, New York County-Lincoln High School's offensive formation is also the most common one. Seven players are lined up near the line of scrimmage. From the center to the two sides are center forward, left and right guards, left and right tackles, and left and right offensive ends.

The quarterback stands behind the center, and the fullback and two halfbacks stand behind the quarterback, waiting for the captain to give them orders.

At this time, the football, that is, the boundary line between the two sides is at forty yards. The center forward of the offensive side holds the ball with one hand, and all fourteen players near the kick-off line are bent and squatting, waiting for the kick-off.

After the two sides formed their formations, more than 1 people in the field began to quiet down, waiting for the kick-off.After the referee blew his whistle, the opposing quarterback yelled "slide!", and the center holding the ball immediately passed the football back from between his legs into the quarterback's hands.

Yes, the center forward can accurately throw the football into the captain's hands without looking back. This is an essential skill for a qualified center forward.

Bill stared carefully at the dozen or so strong men on the kick-off line, and found that each had their own style of play.

The team's five forwards, that is, the defensive peaks, the left and right defensive tackles, and the left and right defensive ends are obviously insufficient in tonnage.

Even from a long distance, he could feel that the two tackles couldn't push the enemy's two guards at all, and they had no deterrent effect.

In this situation where the defense cannot break through, the quarterback on the offense is much more maneuverable.

On the first play, a few seemingly innocuous words came out of the opposing quarterback's mouth, and then a halfback sprinted out from behind and crossed the line of scrimmage.

At that time, the seven pairs near the line of scrimmage were entangled with each other, and the linebacker of one's own side had not yet run near the enemy running back who crossed the line of scrimmage.

The quarterback himself also ran a few steps to the right, shouting the signal, and threw the football in his hand vigorously, and it landed on the halfback who crossed the line and was in place.

The halfback lived up to expectations, leaping high to catch the ball, then clutching it securely to his chest, ready to charge.

The whole process was smooth and smooth, and when the halfback received the ball, the audience had already started cheering.

Even if the halfback was tackled and fell to the ground at this time, the overall offensive yardage was already very good, at least four or five yards advanced.

Fortunately, the linebacker on the second line of defense responded well. After the half-back with the ball rushed forward for half a step, the enemy arrived and had a waist tackle. The first down was terminated.

A down is an attack, because holding a player to the ground is the stop position of the attack. It is very appropriate to translate it into Chinese as an attack.

"Seven yards!" Watching the retreat of the line of scrimmage, Hayes next to him read out the yardage of the enemy's advance.

This is not good news. For a four-down attack, the attacker only needs to advance ten yards to get the next opportunity for the attack. Seven yards has already completed most of the tasks.

"This is too weak!"

Bill sighed, then pointed to the enemy's left guard and asked:
"Hayes, how many pounds should that man weigh?"

The left guard he asked was really terrifying. He was over two meters tall, and his body was unbelievably strong.

Hayes glanced at the direction of Bill's finger, estimated for a while, and then replied: "It looks like it's between 250 pounds and 280 pounds."

This is a very exaggerated weight.

220磅约为一百公斤，250磅为113.4公斤，280磅约为127公斤。

Take James, who is familiar to everyone, as an example. He is 113 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms.

As for the entire Hamatun High School team, plus Bill, there are only six players with a weight of 220 pounds. Two of them serve as left guards and left tackles in the offensive team, and the remaining three are on the field.Two are on the front line and one is at linebacker in the second row.

Weak defense is the biggest problem for the Hamatun High School team at present.

He doesn't even have the ability to attack the quarterback, so he can only hope for the linebackers and safety guards in the second and third rows.

Not even able to defend ten yards on a four-down play, pushing his team all the way to the end zone.

Enemy touchdowns, six points.

At this time, even the 15 minutes of the first quarter were not over.

According to the way football is scored, after a touchdown, you can choose the way to get extra points: two-point conversion or kick extra points.

The two-point conversion means that the offensive team attacks again at two yards, and if it is successful, it will get two points. The extra point is that the offensive team kicks the ball into the goal above the end zone at three yards, and kicks one point.

According to the statistics of NFL and NCAAF, the success rate of teams who choose to play extra points is 93.8%, and the success rate of two-point conversion is about 43%. Therefore, most offensive teams will choose [6+1] after a touchdown. scoring method.

The New York County-Lincoln High School team chose to kick the ball, and the special team came on the field again. After the supporters and kickers were in place, with a big foot, the ball accurately flew over the goal ten feet above the ground.

Zero bar seven!
There was moaning and sighing around Bill, and there were many boos from the audience.

Afterwards, the possession of the ball was switched, and Hamatun High School got an offensive opportunity.

The special teams kick off, and then the offense makes the play.

This time, the initial position of our attack was [-] yards, which happened to be the center line, which was slightly better than the enemy's [-]-yard kick-off last time.

But the shortcomings of weak offense are still exposed.

Quarterback Howard didn't dare to pass forward at all, he only dared to let the runner rush over the offensive and defensive line after receiving the ball, advancing bit by bit.

Every fourth down is enough to get the ten yards advancing distance of the next fourth down, but this is also broken on the fourth fourth down. At [-] yards from the enemy, the Hamotun High School team lost the ball Power, offensive and defensive conversion.

The enemy began to push back before the end zone.

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