American winner takes all

Chapter 372 The running back is fierce
"We can see Ethan walking into the field!"

"With Peyton Manning being eliminated by the Titans, Ethan and Kurt Warner have become the two most watched quarterbacks. Compared with last year, Ethan has continued his near-perfect form this year, and this year Ethan The tactics used by Sen are undoubtedly richer, let's wait and see his wonderful performance in this game!" the commentator was impassioned.

Ethan stood behind the center, and following his command, the center passed the ball.

At the moment when the center passed the ball, the running back Elinge beside Ethan had already begun to charge forward, and the defensive tackle chose to directly put the pass rusher in.

After receiving the ball, Ethan dodged to avoid the rushing passer, and at the same time, the football in his hand was passed out.

"Oops!" Elinge came to the predetermined position, only to find that there were at least two middle linebackers beside him. Ethan's pass would most likely be intercepted, so he desperately chose to take off. At the same time, around him, The two linebackers also jumped up, competing for the first landing spot.

Countless pairs of eyes on the field and on the sidelines stared at the spinning football.

Elinch spread his fingers, but watched helplessly as the football flew past his fingertips.

Ethan made a bad pass? Running back Ellinge thought at this moment.

The ball seemed to be passed high, directly over the jumping Elinche, and then flew behind him.

And just behind Elinche, a seemingly impossible figure had quietly appeared.

It was the slot receiver of the Angels. He directly completed the lateral transfer at the moment of kickoff. His special route made the cornerback who was marking him unable to react at the first moment. He could only passively follow him the next second, and was just pulled away. Open the position.

The falling football was easily caught by the slot receiver behind Elinche! The next second the slot made an emergency stop, and he easily dodged the cornerback who was rushing towards him. It was completely activated in the second moment. At this time, there were no Titans defenders around him.

In the end, the slot receiver drove the ball all the way and directly gained 21 yards.

"Ethan's clever pass deceived everyone. When everyone thought it was a traditional Jets screen play, the slot receiver's lateral transfer directly disrupted the Titans' defense, and Ethan soared as a team The Eagle in the sky will never let go of any flaw, and his passing deceives everyone!" said the on-site commentator.

The three coaches on the sidelines also cheered.

This is one of the Jet Screen's changing offenses. Now the Angels' Jet Screen is no longer a single tactic, but a tactical system with many changes, which will make the offense elusive.

After completing the pass, Ethan high-fived his teammates one by one. When he arrived at Elinche's side, he found that he was still a little stunned.

"Ethan, you even fooled me this time." Elinche laughed.

"Only if you take off with all your strength can the Titans' linebackers be alert enough." Ethan said why.

The implication is to let Ellinge attract attention and create space for his teammates.

Ellinge understands this mentality completely.

"Then you'd better lie to me a few more times." Elinche said to Ethan while stepping back.

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On the other side, the Titans' coaching staff kept looking at the tactical board in their hands, which compiled several common offensive tactics used by the Angels this season, as well as the defenses they should deal with.

"Shit! It's the first time the Angels have used this change." Jeff Fisher faintly felt the crisis.

This is only the Angels' first offense. Who knows what unseen tactics the Angels will use next.

"Throw away this thing, tactics can't make up for everything." Running back Eddie George said teasingly when he heard the head coach's complaints.

"No team wins by relying on tactics, let alone the Titans' coaching staff is bad enough." Eddie George then added.

As a young player, Eddie didn't take the Titans' coaches seriously. There was even a training strike during the season. Fisher reported the matter to the management, and the two sides were in trouble. Open business. It was also during that time that the team's tactics became questionable, resulting in losing games that they should not have lost.

The final result of the matter was quite intriguing. Manager Floyd Reese only gave Eddie a symbolic punishment, but the assistant coach was dismissed by the manager with an excuse.

From then on, Eddie became more and more unscrupulous, and no one in the team could control him.

"Then let's talk about how we can defeat this Angels team." Fisher asked.

At this time, Eddie was looking at Ethan who was running the ball on the field. The huge linebacker made direct contact with him but could not take any advantage. Ethan pushed him away with his shoulder, which made the audience let out a collective cry. Shocked.

"He has three heads and six arms on the court. There may not be a defense that can suppress Ethan in the league this year. There is only one way to defeat the Angels and Ethan O'Connor..." Eddie turned his head, raised his hands, and slowly clasped them His fists, eyes narrowed, and the bare head of his head made him look a little vicious:
"That is to show a stronger offensive strength than Ethan."

Putting aside the first few games in which the Angels got used to each other, the Angels' subsequent losses were all due to a weaker offensive performance than their opponents. This was true for the game against the Rams, and the same was true for the game against the Colts.

Fisher shrugged and looked at the situation on the field again. At this time, the Angels had relied on successive attacks to reach a position thirty-five yards away from the Titans' zone.

After Fisher turned around and left, Eddie said one word: "Idiot!"

With three minutes left before the end of the first quarter, the Angels finally narrowly missed a touchdown on their fourth scoring attack. Eason's previous attempts failed to take advantage.

On the scoreboard, the two teams came to the same starting line again.

Eddie returns to the field with the Titans offense.

At the beginning of the first attack, Eddie immediately started and took a diagonal path, trying to directly bypass the colliding strikers.

But quarterback McNair didn't look at his position at all and passed the ball directly to the far end receiver.

At the same time, Angels cornerback Roland Bailey saw his intention and began to squeeze the receiver's position. When the football flew over, he jumped high. He jumped faster than the receiver. High and faster.

However, he was a bit unlucky. Although he touched the rugby ball, he did not catch it. However, the flight path of the rugby ball was changed, causing the rugby ball to go directly out of bounds.

"An interception within easy reach! The Angels are in good shape on both offense and defense. As a rookie, Roland Bailey's performance at the cornerback position is very outstanding! If the Angels can win this game, he There is a high probability of being selected for the Pro Bowl this year.”

The thrilling pass once again made the Titans supporters sweat, and many of them had their hearts about to jump out of their chests just now.

"What the hell are you doing?" Eddie looked at his quarterback teammate angrily, wanting to punch him.

"Pass the ball to me! Do you understand? Idiot!" yelled Eddie, who was wearing a helmet.

Faced with his roar, quarterback McNair looked a little embarrassed, but did not reply.

At the beginning of the second offense, Eddie ran the same route as before. This time, quarterback McNair looked at him immediately and threw the ball.

The moment Eddie received the ball, his whole body arched up. There were three Angels defenders in front of him.

He first took a step, waited for the defensive end to turn his hips, completed a two-step change of direction, then turned around again, deftly dodged the sideline, and finally turned sideways and collided with the defensive tackle firmly.

The defensive tackle, who was no weaker than Eddie, was actually shocked and took two steps back at the moment of contact. Eddie rushed out of the encirclement, and then completed consecutive breakthroughs, flashing in a small shallow space. Tengnuo finally helped the Titans directly get the first down!
"When we are still thinking about which quarterbacks will compete against each other in the NFL in the new century, Eddie George uses his strength to defend the glory of the running back position. As the best rookie in 1996, Eddie George He has never missed the Pro Bowl in any season, this is his strength!" the commentator said. In the following rounds of offense, the Titans relied on a running back to complete the advancement. With thirty seconds left in the first quarter, Eddie had already brought the ball into the Angels' half.

"Keep giving the ball to me!" Eddie raised his hand and pressed his fingertips against McNair's chest.

"No problem." McNair nodded, and just like before, he didn't say no to Eddie.

Although Eddie is a bit grumpy and doesn't have much respect for the coaching staff, his efforts off the court can be seen by everyone. Considering his performance on the court, McNair has unlimited tolerance for him. He doesn't think this is the case. It's a "weakness" that he's willing to continue to be weak if the Titans can win.

On the next offense, after receiving the ball, Eddie immediately began to accelerate with all his strength. The first person he faced was still Angels defensive end Gary Stiles.

But this time, whether because he had become excited enough or because of considerations in the next few quarters, Eddie did not choose to bypass the defensive end, but directly faced him.

At the moment of contact, Ethan, who was standing on the sidelines, saw that Eddie's right leg was obviously raised, and his knee was the first to contact Gary Stiles.

The specific details, because of the distance, even Ethan couldn't see clearly.

But after just one encounter, Gary Stiles fell straight down.

Eddie chose to just step over him. After raising his left foot, he stepped directly on Gary's calf.

Eddie rushed forward, this time even faster than before. He rushed all the way from the sideline, broke through a series of defenders, and finally knocked down the safety guard to complete the touchdown!
"A 42-yard long-distance run! Eddie did it! He did it in such a crucial game!" The commentator became extremely excited.

In the stands, Titans supporters also cheered, couples hugged and kissed, and friends hugged each other.

"Wait a minute, we see Gary from the Angels didn't stand up. He was covering his abdomen! It seems he was injured!"

"Holmgren was arguing with the referee on the scene. Apparently he thought Eddie's breakthrough action just now was a foul!"

Ethan and the team doctor walked into the field at this time. When Gary's helmet was taken off, you could see that his face had turned a brown color, and there was a big cold sweat on his forehead, and his expression looked very painful...

The game came to a standstill, and the scene began to play the scene of Eddie's breakthrough just now.

It can be clearly seen in the picture that Eddie raised his knee a second before the contact, but whether this was a normal running action or a flagrant foul cannot be clearly defined.

And this involves the Titans' touchdown, and the penalty will have a huge impact on the entire game.

Out of an abundance of caution, the referee did not call an offensive foul on Eddie George.

"I don't know what's wrong with this ball!"

“The Angels have a bad defense and are starting to find other people’s problems?”

"The Angels are originally a team that relies on referees, and Ethan is just a deliberate marketing by the NFL!"

Titans fans at the scene couldn't help but complain.

The Angels completed just one pass attempt after that as time ran out in the first quarter.

The first thing Ethan did when he returned to the court was to check Gary's status.

Although there are substitute players, the quality of the substitute players is obviously not as good as Gary's.

"I can continue to persevere." Gary, holding his stomach, nodded, indicating that he could continue to appear.

"Eddie George is too shady!" At this time, Rhodes couldn't help but say.

"It was the same in the game between the Packers and the Titans last year. You must have remembered it, right? Andy." Holmgren said.

He just ran to the referee to put pressure on him for the first time. It seemed to him that this was not an unintentional move by Eddie. This running back was a habitual offender.

"Of course I haven't forgotten it, but I have to admit that compared to last year, Eddie's skills have reached a new level. His change of direction was not so flexible last year." Andy said helplessly.

Several coaches could see clearly that the Angels' defense was unable to stop George Eddy.

Ethan thought of the previous game against the Colts. The last player that made the defensive team feel extremely troublesome was Peyton Manning.

"The running back can only play ground offense. It is easier to restrict the running back than to restrict a quarterback." Ethan tried to say.

"But instead of focusing on limiting the running backs, a better way is to speed up the offense." Ethan continued.

The game against the Colts is still fresh in his mind. Ethan will not leave his cards in the last quarter. He will speed up in the second quarter.

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The game resumed, and as the Titans cheerleaders in sky blue uniforms exited the field, Ethan returned to the field again.

As for this round of offense, from the beginning, Ethan showed a completely different state from the first quarter.

The first time he received the pass from the center, Ethan passed the ball directly without even observing.

Although it's not even close to Peyton Manning in terms of sheer speed, it's still an extremely quick pass for the Titans.

It's just that the wide receiver Donald didn't completely get rid of the cornerback. He failed to catch Ethan's pass due to interference and jamming.

Almost at the moment the ball hit the ground, the entire Angels' offensive team had already begun to line up.

"The Angels offense didn't hold any meetings!" the announcer discovered.

On the field, the Angels offensive team did not give their opponents a chance to think and immediately started the second offensive.

After Ethan simply read a few commands, the center served the ball.

And this time the lightning-fast pass finally worked. The tight end charged diagonally forward and caught Eason's pass, helping the Angels gain six yards.

The next second, the Angels still didn't have any discussions and immediately started to line up...

"This is..." Titans coach Fisher immediately sensed the problem.

Just in the last game, he just saw the pressure brought by this offense.

"This is a Colts play!" Fisher exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)