Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1451: Frightened Deer
Danger. Danger!
Alarms are sounded.

Kansas City Chiefs Raid!
To be precise, it was not without warning.

On first down and 10 yards, the Kansas City Chiefs' ground defense had another flaw and faced a crisis, but they unexpectedly relied on Chris Jones' on-the-spot performance to turn the situation around. Not only did he stop the ball behind the line, but he also forced the opponent to lose yards. Defensive coordinator Spagnuolo immediately seized the opportunity and launched an aggressive pass rush pressure, tearing open the pocket protection of the offensive line with a four-man raid posture, reversing the passive situation in one fell swoop.

It seemed sudden, but in fact it was done smoothly and in one go, once again demonstrating the progress of the defense team led by Spagnuolo this season.

Note that this is the front of the end zone. Whether it is the Kansas City Chiefs or the San Francisco 49ers, their defense teams can burst out amazing energy after entering this area, taking the initiative and attacking, relying on quality and intensity to reverse the passive situation. This is also an important key for the two teams to advance to the Super Bowl.

In front of me, that's exactly what happened.

Spagnuolo didn't care whether the San Francisco 49ers passed the ball or ran the ball, he just focused on himself. The defense took the initiative and saw through Shanahan's strategy of fake running and real passing. They strangled the lifeline of the San Francisco 49ers with great force and directed all their firepower towards Garoppolo.

Chris Jones, captain of the Kansas City Chiefs' defense, was not in his best form. Not only was he mentally exhausted from the long season, but the injuries that started at the end of the season also affected his condition. He went back and forth to the hospital several times after the combine finals.

However, minor injuries do not allow you to leave the front line.

Chris Jones doesn't want to miss this decisive battle. Rather than standing on the sidelines, he would rather stand on the court and complete this battle together with his teammates.

The team was in a slump in the first half of the first quarter because they were slow to warm up and couldn't get into the game, so the burden of defense fell more on the shoulders of their teammates; at the critical moment, Chris Jones still increased his intensity in time, standing at the front of the end zone, with his nerves and muscles all tensed to the extreme.

In an instant, Chris Jones burst out with amazing energy, forcefully breaking the balance of the confrontation. He pushed the shoulders of the opposing offensive lineman with his arms and continued to move forward. He suddenly shook him off and took small steps to pounce on the handsome and tall figure in his pocket.

Capture and kill!

Last time, he targeted the running back; this time, he targeted the quarterback. Chris Jones mobilized all the energy in his body, like a tiger descending from the mountain.

GALOPPOLO: Huh.

Startled.

Those eyes, hungry, cruel, and bloody, stared at him, and his heart suddenly contracted.

Don't panic. Don't panic.

Now is the perfect opportunity, the opportunity to prove himself, not only to defeat Levi, but also to make all opponents shut up.

Garoppolo tried his best to suppress his panic, and his fingers that were tightly controlling the football tightened again.

However, this is not easy, because more than half of Garoppolo's passes this season are made within 2.5 seconds. The opposing defense has no time to hit or touch Garoppolo, and the football is out of his control; so every time he faces a collision, his heartstrings will instantly tighten.

"Plan B. Plan B!"

Garoppolo tried to catch his thoughts.

The truly amazing part about Shanahan as a head coach is that even in a rapidly changing game, he has a plan B and a plan C.

What is being said here is not the on-the-spot command of the head coach, but the backup plans that have been deduced and laid out after pre-match drills. In the actual game, if Garoppolo's first pass target is defended, then Garoppolo still has a second pass target, and if that doesn't work, there is still a third pass target.

Generally speaking, this process is handed over to the quarterback, so the quarterback has an ability, "secondary reading of defense ability", that is, when his first passing target has no chance, he relies on his own footsteps to continue moving to find the passing target. Of course, the running routes of those receiving players must be arranged, but the specific situation will still change according to the actual situation of the game, and the decision-making power is often in the hands of the quarterback.

Shanahan arranged everything in advance, which means Garoppolo does not need to read the defense a second time, omitting the process of observation, adjustment, and finding breathing space, and can pass the ball directly to the set second target. In each set of passing tactics, Shanahan presets the second and even third passing targets to ensure that after the San Francisco 49ers choose an offensive tactic, they can deal with multiple situations in the game.

The good thing is that there is no need to rely on the quarterback's on-the-spot reaction. Everything can be transformed into a routine through practice, which can shorten the quarterback's shooting time and reduce the risk of the quarterback being sacked.

The bad thing is that the quarterback becomes a tool and has no independent thinking ability. Once all the passing targets arranged by the coaching staff before the game are in trouble, it will be a dead end.

But Shanahan believes in his "calculation ability". Through pre-game calculations and arrangements, they can ensure the success of the pass connection without any omissions.

Judging from the progress of the entire season, Shanahan has proven the correctness of his strategy.

At this time, it's the same.

No matter how panicked he was, Garoppolo's brain couldn't think calmly - although he tried, it didn't matter, because Garoppolo only needed to find the second pass target according to the plan.

There is no need to think, because the tactical route has been deeply imprinted in the body through countless exercises, and muscle memory can complete the conditioned reflex.

Without Kittle, it's Kendrick-Bourne.

The team's third wide receiver.

Bourne is the Bourne in "The Bourne Identity", so the team jokingly calls him the Assassin: he is not the first wide receiver, but he can always play the role of a surprise soldier.

Obviously, in the fast-changing game, the San Francisco 49ers had many options for passing the ball, and the Kansas City stadium was distracted. It was difficult for them to accurately predict that Garoppolo's second passing target would be Bourne.

found it!
There was no need to think or observe. Garoppolo found Bourne without a doubt six yards in front of his left side and behind the area where the offensive and defensive lines were entangled.

Everything went according to plan and just as described in the tactical manual, and was presented exactly as it was in the game.

Like an assassin, Bourne cut inside silently and appeared in the gap between the linebacker and the safety. With a turn, the end zone was not far behind him.

Moreover, there was no defensive player guarding him one-on-one, and although there were red figures everywhere three yards away, there was indeed a gap around Bourne.

Just as Shanahan expected, everything turned out to be a perfect plan.

Without hesitation or delay, Garoppolo followed his body's instinct and immediately raised his right hand to try to pass the ball.

however!
Just as the football was about to slip out of his hand, Garoppolo saw Chris Jones stand up like a black bear without having time to step up and hit him. He roared and snarled hideously, his face distorted behind the helmet, and he raised his hands high to make a blocking gesture, standing in front of him.

The momentum is comparable to Gandalf standing in front of the dragon in "The Lord of the Rings".

(End of this chapter)