American winner takes all

Chapter 268 Two rare tactics
  At the beginning of the third quarter, Alabama showed a completely different state, abandoning all the tactics prepared before the game, no longer blindly pursuing speed, but more allowing Ethan to actively look for opportunities.

In the second offense, Alabama once again followed its past tactics. After Ethan got the ball, he did not take the football away immediately. He chose to look for opportunities.

But the four Michigan linebackers would not stand still and give Ethan time. The four of them moved very quickly and were in front of Ethan in an instant. Ethan actively chose to throw the ball to where the wide receiver was standing.

The wide receiver was guarded by Charles Woodson, but Ethan's pass was passed much higher and flew directly over the baseline.

This is Ethan's "throw the ball" tactic. In football games, sometimes the quarterback is about to be tackled or even intercepted, but the team does not have a good offensive opportunity. At this time, the quarterback A pass is thrown toward a teammate, usually the quarterback.

Although this will waste an offensive opportunity, it can also avoid further losses. It is also allowed by the rules and is not considered a "malicious abandonment". After all, the quarterback can claim that he only made a passing error.

Just relying on Rhodes to get the ball, Alabama gained three yards. On the third offense, Alabama had to get the remaining seven yards to get the first offense.

This was a difficult task. Ethan called his teammates together and discussed it with them.

"With continuous coverage and long passes from the flat line, both me and Marvin Harrison have a chance to break through." Wide receiver Eddie George suggested.

"Or is it an elevator pass?" Tight end Rhodes thought this was more reliable.

On the radio, Eugene's voice came.

He asked Eason to continue using the running ball and try to attack Michigan's left side.

Ethan recalled the scene of the last attack.

"The opponent's weakness is not on the left or deep end, but on the front line!" Ethan said to his teammates.

With only eleven positions on the field, Michigan chose four linebackers to attack, leaving only three on the front line.

After some thought, Ethan chose the safest tactic.

Before the countdown ended, Alabama hurriedly ended the gathering and began to line up.

Still in the same position as before, except that after the center kicked off, the running back Trent Dilfer next to Ethan did not start to cover the ball, but stood in front of Ethan, seemingly trying to intercept. The linebacker who attacked Eason was actually charging forward and forcing a gap in the forward line.

Instead of waiting for the linebackers to close in, Eason follows running back Trent Dilfer into action.

The two closest opposing linebackers, Dani Jones and Ian Gold, opened their arms and tried to stop Ethan, but they were still one step away, and their fingertips barely touched Ethan's jersey.

Ethan almost turned sideways to avoid the obstruction of the two men. At the same time, the running back sprinted to the front line with all his strength and directly opened a gap in the contact line. Ethan rushed out of the gap and crossed the line of scrimmage. .

Oops!

Upon seeing this, Charles Woodson immediately chose to outflank Ethan. Unfortunately, he had been taken away by the running back to the junction of the neutral zone and the deep zone, and was unable to return to defense immediately.

This is the benefit of Alabama's choice of slow-play tactics. If we follow the pattern of the first half, Eason will either pass the ball directly or highlight it directly. In any case, Michigan has a way to deal with it.

"Three yards. Five yards, seven yards, ten yards!"

"With a successful ball-running tactic, Alabama caught the weakness of Michigan's forward line and chose to run the ball straight out of the center. The four linebackers who launched the blitz were still behind the line and were unable to create any impact on Alabama's running ball in the center. Effective defense!"

This drive successfully pushed Alabama's front nearly forty yards into its own half.

In a new round of offense, Alabama once again used the tactic of running the ball in the middle, almost the same action. Trent Dilfer rushed in front to open a gap in the front for Eason, and once again gained nine yards.

The continuous successful attacks made the audience feel that the situation on the field had changed, and the local Los Angeles fans who supported Ethan began to burst into sporadic cheers.

Soon the line advanced to the Michigan half.

"Ethan, Alabama is now behind by a big score, and we can't catch the score with a free kick." Eugene's voice came from the radio.

of course.

Ethan also had this intention. Now it is obviously impossible to rely on free kicks to chase points.

However, it is also necessary to properly confuse the opponent.

"Use that tactic," Ethan said over the radio.

"We saw Alabama choose to take a free kick. Considering the current score and the situation on the field, I think this choice is a bit too conservative." Keith saw Alabama's special teams team walking onto the field. Then he made his own comment.

In the eyes of professionals, Alabama's choice to take a free kick when it had just reversed the situation would not only interrupt its own rhythm, but also prevent it from chasing points. It is obviously a plan with little profit.

However, the head coach has absolute say on the field. Since Eugene made this choice, he obviously has his own personal thoughts.

As for Michigan, they are naturally very relieved about Alabama's choice, which means that Alabama is not confident enough to score a touchdown.

In other words – Ethan O’Connor is scared.

Even if a free kick is scored, there is still a 14-point advantage. In the next round, Michigan will have the ball again, and the initiative is still on their side.

Charles Woodson looked at Ethan walking off the court and couldn't help thinking.

"It's time to let the opponent experience the power of the special teams team." Ethan looked at the special teams coach Danny Pillman and said.

Compared with others, Danny Pillman, who was standing on the sidelines at the moment, had the most severe expression.

He kept saying something to the members of the special team.

Obviously, this was not a regular free kick. Unfortunately, Michigan, which had already taken the lead, did not take this seriously.

To avoid alerting the Michigan special teams, Ethan did not play with the team.

"Brock stood in front of the kicking point. He began to retreat, as if he was measuring the distance with his legs. He began to take a deep breath and accelerated his approach..."

Bullock swung his right leg and his whole body began to tilt, but the moment he kicked the ball, he did not kick it in the right position. This caused the football to fly upward instead of flying toward the goal with great force.

At the same time, all members of the special team dispersed, and everyone performed their duties. Some were responsible for blocking, some were responsible for providing cover, and four players dispersed to both sides.

Among these four players, only one was the real point of attack. Seeing that the football had crossed the ten-yard line, under the cover of his teammates, he successfully got the ball and then decisively rushed towards the goal zone.

"Fake kick tactic!" the head coach of the University of Michigan exclaimed off the field.

"It's a fake free kick tactic!" Keith added.

Fake punt tactics are not uncommon, but are generally used during punts.

Using fake kicks in free kicks is a more risky move. After all, when kicking free kicks, there is an extra ball supporter.

This tactic caught Michigan's special teams team off guard, and by the time they reacted, Alabama's ball carriers had already started.

With almost no effective obstruction, Alabama successfully scored a touchdown. This was Alabama's first touchdown of the game.

Stealing the chicken successfully!

Ethan and his teammates applauded in celebration.

The current score of Alabama has reached ten points.

Next, Alabama took advantage of the victory and chose to hit with two points.

Off the court, everyone in Michigan felt deeply unhappy, especially Charles Woodson, whose expression began to become solemn.

Tom Brady couldn't help but nod deeply.

The Ethan I know will never give up in the third quarter.    If Michigan wins like this, Brady won't be so happy.

This is football! Brady slapped his palms together.

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  Standing behind the five-yard line, Ethan and his teammates had a long discussion. It seemed that there was a new tactic for this two-point conversion.

The defense led by Charles Woodson did not dare to neglect.

"Keep an eye on me this time." Charles warned his four linebacker teammates.

After the two-point conversion started, Ethan unexpectedly did not choose any pass or run the ball, but instead launched a collective charge with the front line.

Ethan has previously determined that the weakness of Michigan's defensive tactics is the forward line.

This two-point conversion was also a breakthrough against Michigan's forward line.

Commonly known as - One Yard Arch.

The one-yard arch tactic can be understood as using the striker as the main offensive force to forcefully resist the opponent's forward advance. It can be said that among the many tactics in rugby, it is the most powerful one.

Although it is full of power, this tactic can only get a small number of yards, so it can only be used when it is one yard short of getting the first down, or one or two yards short of a touchdown.

One yard is approximately equal to 90 centimeters, and five yards is four and a half meters.

For the one-yard arch tactic, this distance is too far.

However, Alabama had a numerical advantage on the front line. As soon as the contact came into contact, several Alabama forwards roared and forced the front line forward two yards.

The University of Michigan players also saw the opponent's tactics at this time, and almost everyone, including Charles Woodson, rushed towards the line.

The intention of the Yike Gong tactic is simple, and there is only one way to defend, which is to use flesh and blood to pile up and use flesh and blood to resist.

Correspondingly, all the Alabama players rushed forward, and everyone was squeezing forward.

This is a collective sumo wrestling for twenty-one people.

The crisp sound of the collision of protective gear was continuous.

Why twenty-one people?

Of course it's because someone on the Alabama team needs to put the football in the zone.

Ethan started in the second moment. He jumped up and used his excellent jumping ability to try to cross the "crowd".

At that moment, Ethan stretched his body, straightened one leg and raised it, making a standard hurdle action.

Although Charles Woodson raised his hand at the last moment and tried to grab Ethan, Ethan still rolled off the side of Michigan and finally fell into the zone. The football in his chest naturally fell into the zone. .

The referee blew his whistle and a yellow flag was thrown.

In rugby games, yellow flags will be thrown to the "site of the crime." Generally, in a one-yard arch tactic, a foul is inevitable. No one can tell whether a foul has touched an opponent's player in a chaotic situation.

And Ethan's touchdown is also certain.

The referee began to watch the replay, using multiple cameras in the field to repeatedly check whether Ethan made any foul moves before the touchdown.

If Ethan steps on his teammates to gain strength, the ball will be ruled invalid.

The cheers of the audience at the scene also weakened a lot. Many people held their breath and waited for the referee to announce the result.

On the balcony of the balcony, Gisele Bundchen put her hands on the railing and began to pray for Ethan in her heart. She actually comes from a conservative Catholic family...

After a lengthy discussion, the referee pointed to Alabama's half on camera.

"The two-point conversion was successful and Alabama served."

There were cheers at the scene. As Alabama relied on two tactics to attack, the score quickly climbed to [-] points, narrowing the score gap.

Michigan's return was quite satisfactory, and Tom Brady once again followed the offense onto the field.

Ethan also appeared with the defensive team at this time.

Since we are going to launch a lightning raid, we should carry out the raid to the end.

Head coach Eugene was planning to implement rushing tactics against Tom Brady. When Ethan heard about this arrangement, he immediately volunteered.

Tom Brady knows Ethan, so why doesn’t Ethan know him?

Tom Brady's biggest weakness is his speed, and he is not very resistant to rushing tactics.

As Ethan came on the field as a defensive player, there were once again warm cheers at the Rose Bowl.

Historically, at critical moments in many battles, Ethan has assumed responsibilities other than quarterback. So many times, it has almost become a routine.

Many betting dealers have also opened new markets. In addition to quarterback, the position with the highest odds for Ethan is kicker.

As they lined up, Ethan twisted his neck and nodded toward Tom Brady.

Tom nodded in return, but at this moment, he felt a little panicked in his heart.

Having just seen Ethan appear on the defensive team, Tom felt that Alabama's defensive tactics were going to change.

Sure enough, after the center watched the ball, Tom Brady saw a figure coming directly from the edge of the forward line in his peripheral vision. The tight end wanted to block the figure, but was directly thrown away by the opponent.

calm down!
  Tom Brady knew he still had time. He looked at the wide receiver not far away and gave the ball advance time to throw the ball.

Tom Brady followed the previous time interval, observing first and then passing the ball the second time.

This time interval may be enough for the previously matched sideline positions, but for Ethan, this time interval seems a bit delayed.

When Tom Brady took the football shot, Ethan had already jumped up high, and tried to catch the ball directly in the air with his arms. However, after several years of training, Tom's arm strength was amazing. Ethan He didn't successfully catch the ball, but at least it interfered with the path of the ball.

The football flew straight out of bounds.

This speed is so terrifying...

Tom Brady didn't dare to imagine what would happen if Ethan tackled him directly.

Maybe he would be knocked out and suffer internal injuries?
  On the second offense, Tom Brady took the shot without any hesitation, but the tight end who received the ball was interfered by Ethan, causing the ball to fall directly to the ground. Pass failed.

Was the passing lane spotted? Tom Brady is a little nervous.

In the third gear, Tom Brady decided to give it a try and prepared for a long pass with a large number of yards, but was directly tackled by Ethan and fell to the ground.

When he felt his body falling to the ground uncontrollably, Tom Brady's heart tightened.

Finished!

He was vaguely desperate.

(End of this chapter)