America 1979

Chapter 24

Faced with such an unfavorable situation, the bench players sitting on the sidelines and the offensive players who had just been replaced were not very interested.

The coach and the two assistant coaches were in a good mood, walking up and down the sidelines, jumping out a word from time to time.

The shortcomings of the Hamatun High School team's weak defense were once again targeted by the enemy, and they were pushed to the fifty-yard line after two attacks.

That is to say, the advancing distance of one's own side is three and a half times, and the enemy only needs two times to push back.

Even Bill, who was sitting on the bench and watching teammates he didn't know well play, was a little over the top, playing like this, how could he face Jiang Dong's elders!
He also somewhat understands why American football is so popular with the American people.

In a distant eastern country, Zhao Kuo, one of the parties involved in the Battle of Changping and one of the top ten philosophers of the Internet Temple, has been repeatedly overturned in every corner of the Internet. They debated to the fierce point, wishing to go into battle in person and win the battle of national destiny for Zhao Kuo.

For a defeated figure 2000 years ago, there are people arguing about his merits!

As for Bai Qi who was invincible, Xiang Yu who was under Gai Xia, Huo Qubing who sealed the wolf and lived in Xu, Dou Xian who reined in Shi Yanran, Guan Yu who was backstabbed by rats after flooding the Seventh Army, Li Erfeng who captured two kings in the first battle, and the battle of Xiangji Temple Li Siye who took off his clothes in the battle, Yue Pengju in the Song and Jin wars, Yu Qian in the capital defense battle, and Li Zicheng who was defeated by a stone, etc., are mentioned from time to time.

Concerns about territorial contests and wars, or about winning or losing, are common to all groups of people.

American football meets the needs of the American people in this way.Just like a team competition of acting knights, the fierce body collision is brutal enough, so that the audience can get adrenaline soaring just by watching, so as to obtain the ultimate sense of substitution.

Back on the field, after the offensive and defensive line was pushed to fifty yards, Coach Murphy called a timeout, and then called all the defensive team members to start rearranging tactics.

"...you have to exert your strength, you have to break through their front lines..."

"The linebackers are good, but not enough. Their running backs have a lot of drive, and you two..."

After a burst of consolation and tactical praise, the morale of the team rose briefly, and then coach Murphy began his real intention.

"Jessini and Antoine in the defensive team replaced..."

"Seul and Perry of the offensive team, go to the tackle position."

While speaking, Coach Murphy glanced at Bill, but there was no arrangement for Bill in his words.

This tactical arrangement is actually very dangerous. According to the rules of American football, any player can play in the defensive team or the offensive team, but due to the lack of manpower, they usually specialize in their duties and do not play across teams.

Two big-size players weighing more than 220 pounds in the offensive group were sent to stabilize the defensive line, so when the Hamatun High School team got the ball, the offensive group's ability to advance would be significantly weakened.

But there is no way, without offensive ability, the most is not to score. If the striker of the defensive team is repeatedly broken, then the losers will lose their pants.

The net negative point has a great impact on the state league ranking.

The teammates also supported the coach's arrangement very much. Under the leadership of captain Howard, the whole team once again "huh~" several slogans before restarting the game.

There is a positive correlation between tonnage and propulsion ability. After the defensive team replaced two new strikers, the ability to break through the offensive and defensive lines and threaten the enemy quarterback was greatly improved.

This made the New York County-Lincoln High school team have to speed up the passing rhythm of the center after kick-off. The fast pace means that the situation on the field becomes more complicated. Even the enemy running back sometimes cannot execute the established tactical arrangements.

Coupled with the replacement of two small-weight linebackers with stronger running ability, the response of the second line of defense is also more flexible and fast.

So in the opponent's fourth fourth-down offense, the possession of the ball was switched again, and the football returned to the Hamadun High School team.

The offensive ability of one's own side is slightly weaker than before, but according to Coach Murphy's arrangement, pulling back and forth on the court is a victory, and the offensive team's ability to advance is not high, so quarterback Howard passes the ball more cautiously than before, and still insists on passing the ball. It wasn't until the fourth four-down offense that the ball was lost.

During the period, a 2-minute break between the first quarter and the second quarter was exchanged with the venue.

At this time, the position of the ball is 35 yards from the enemy.

"Death for the fourth time!"

In the auditorium, many people commented on these few ball transfers in this way.

In the second quarter, the enemy still couldn’t push forward as much as they did at the beginning, and the two sides kept pulling the battle line. Because the offense of the Hamatun High School team was weak, after several transfers of the ball, the offensive and defensive lines kept approaching their own end zone.

Fortunately, the defensive team persisted tenaciously until the end of the second quarter, and got a 10-minute chance to kick the breath.

American football is divided into four quarters, each of which is 15 minutes long. The first and second quarters are the first half, and the third and fourth quarters are the second half.

The delay to the second half means that the offensive and defensive lines are no longer a non-existent place near one's own end zone, and there is still some room for pulling the front line.

"Come here!"

Captain Howard summoned all his teammates. It seemed that Coach Murphy still wanted to change his tactics and struggled.

Bill squeezed into the center, listening carefully to the experience of the former professional player.

"Their defensive team...the striker's breakthrough ability is strong...the second and third defense lines are not as good as ours..."

"The offensive team continues to make steady progress... You must be good at using the punt rule to ensure that the offensive and defensive lines are always in the center, otherwise they will be able to attack in four gears... If you feel unable to run and pass the ball, then..."

Bill, who is still getting familiar with the rules of the game, understands that Coach Murphy's arrangement is more Buddhist. He does not ask the offensive team to get touchdowns and extra points, but only asks the defensive team and the offensive team to take turns against the enemy's attack.

That is to keep the offensive and defensive line in the middle of the court, as far away from your own end zone as possible.

This tactical arrangement is very mediocre, mainly because the Hamatun High School team is too weak to deal with opponents who are almost half a level higher.

You know, Hamatun High School ranks about 200 in New York State, and the football school team ranks roughly the same.

Compared with more than 1000 public high schools and almost [-] private high schools in the entire New York State, this ranking is not low, but there are so many strong teams in New York City, and the Hamadun High School team is not enough to eat and sleep every game. up.

The style of play in the second half was not too different from Coach Murphy's vision. In the fourth round of every four-down attack in the offensive group, the team implemented the [abandon kick] rule.

The method of kicking is to throw the ball down and volley it hard to the opponent's half before the ball hits the ground.Although the possession of the ball is lost by doing so, it can push the opponent's ball back as far as possible to reduce the pressure on the defensive team.

Big-footed clearances made both sides constantly sway on the center line. Although the enemy was strong, it didn't reach the level where a fourth-down attack went straight to the end zone of one's own side and scored a touchdown. Neither side scored in the two quarters.

After the referee blew the final whistle, the two teams ended the game with zero bars and seven.

The more than [-] players were a little depressed, but Coach Murphy looked okay. In the locker room, he gave his evaluation of the game:

"The team's execution is very strong, and there are no major mistakes in the tactical arrangement. The only reason for the loss is that you are too weak."

"I still have to practice!"

PS: Continue to ask for collections, recommendation tickets, and monthly tickets. At the same time, I would like to thank the book list leader Yang Chenkong. When writing a book on a single computer, such a strong exposure position is very helpful for the new book, thank you!

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