Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1489 Hot Potato
Shanahan is serious about Garoppolo.

That's not false hope and a bowl of chicken soup for the soul, that's what Shanahan really thinks at this moment, they need Garoppolo to step up.

There is no doubt that the San Francisco 49ers have an excellent ground offense and the running back committee has the ability to capture the city; but looking back at tonight's game, the Kansas City Chiefs' targeted ground defense performed well and never allowed the running back committee to fully open up the situation.

Everything was just as Shanahan had predicted before the game, so Shanahan's tactical preparations for the Super Bowl have always focused on passing offense.

It's the same thing in front of me.

When the situation was at a stalemate, the Kansas City Chiefs must have thought that the San Francisco 49ers would choose to rely on the running back committee to break the situation; but Shanahan did the opposite, starting with the planning before the game, and all tactical drills were designed to decide the outcome at such a stalemate moment.

The heavy responsibility is indeed on Garoppolo's shoulders; however, Shanahan will never fight an unprepared battle. The running routes of the wide receivers, tight ends, and even the running backs have all been arranged in advance. Shanahan, like a skilled chess player, has long been prepared for this moment.

As long as the players follow the training plan, the San Francisco 49ers will be able to seize the initiative and gain the upper hand in the stalemate.

It was a stalemate, indeed, but Shanahan was ready.

"attack!"

Garoppolo's voice cut through the air, steady, powerful and full of confidence.

The football was in control of both hands, he took a step back, raised his chin, and noticed at the first time that the Kansas Chiefs did not choose to raid.

Sure enough! Shanahan's judgment was correct. The Kansas Chiefs' attention was all on ground defense, and everything was just as Shanahan expected.

However, the San Francisco 49ers didn't even have the intention of fake running and actually passing the ball. Garoppolo immediately assumed a passing stance, quickly scanning the defensive formation, and his sight was already looking in the direction of the passing target.

Tight end Kittle!

After the kickoff, Kittle ran a classic standard route, rushing forward vertically, approaching Fowler, the cornerback on his side, at full speed. Relying on the size advantage of the tight end against the cornerback, he forced Fowler to retreat continuously to keep a distance and maintain a defensive posture, but at the moment Fowler retreated, he turned around:
Run back.

This is a classic route for a tight end to catch the ball in the short passing zone, compressing the time as much as possible to ensure that the quarterback releases the ball within two seconds and completes the pass.

opportunity!

Garoppolo was about to shoot, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the red storm as linebacker Ray Grande leaped up and rushed towards Kittle just in time.

Damn it!

The nightmare of cornerback Breeland's interception came back to him. It was a similar situation, a similar pass, and even the route that Ragland took seemed familiar.

As soon as Garoppolo hesitated, Fowler had already stopped and turned quickly, and came back to complete the encirclement from the back. Although Kittle could not see the situation behind him, Garoppolo could see it clearly. The crisis alarm sounded, and he immediately realized that he had missed the window.

My heart tightened, but I didn't panic.

It doesn’t matter if you miss the first window, there are still the second and third windows, which are the trump cards of the San Francisco 49ers’ offense.

Maybe Garoppolo can't shoot within two seconds, he can still try to shoot between 2.5 seconds and 3 seconds to tear open the opponent's defense.

Without hesitation, Garoppolo took small steps to adjust, scanning from right to left, searching the central area. Surrounded by red flames, a touch of white stood out like a breeze, easily catching Garoppolo's attention, and joy arose spontaneously.

Samuel!
Samuel, the team's top receiver, moved vertically and then laterally at a 90-degree right angle, stabbing the Kansas City Chiefs' soft spot, that is, the gap between the linebacker and the safety, with a dagger-like posture. Because the Kansas City Chiefs' defense closely guarded short passes, the linebackers' positions were obviously forward; at the same time, the safety was worried about the backfield being empty, so he moved back a little, which caused a small fault between the linebackers and the safety. It was not big or wide, but there was indeed a gap between the layers of barriers.

Now, with Samuel here, Garoppolo only needs to complete a pass between eight and twelve yards, between a short pass and a medium pass, and the San Francisco 49ers can still easily complete the connection.

but!

Just as Garoppolo adjusted his steps and raised his hand to pass the ball, a flash of red followed Samuel like a shadow and instantly grabbed his throat.

Garoppolo was stunned. How is this possible!

Looking closely, the red color not only did not disappear, but also stuck to Samuel like smoke and fog. The eyes hidden in the helmet were fixed on Garoppolo. It felt like admiring the painting of "Mona Lisa" in an art gallery. Once your eyes collided at a certain moment, you could never get rid of them. No matter where you appeared, the eyes in the painting would entangle you and you had nowhere to escape.

At the moment of hesitation, another flash of red appeared right in front of Samuel, between Garoppolo and Samuel's passing line.

Oops!

It felt like being trapped in a dragnet with nowhere to escape. All the routes they had prepared in advance were surrounded and strangled in an instant.

He didn't understand why the passing routes arranged in advance by the San Francisco 49ers' offense didn't work?

At this point, Garoppolo should calm down and read the defense twice; but the problem is that this has never been the San Francisco 49ers' style of play.

Although Garoppolo's consciousness as a quarterback tells him that he should read the defense twice, as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, the conditioned reflex given by his body and consciousness is the third target.

Yes, the third goal!

When the first and second goals were in trouble, Shanahan still prepared a third alternative plan:

Sanders!
Garoppolo continued to look counterclockwise to the left, trying to find Sanders in the crowd. At this time, Sanders should appear in the area near the sideline fifteen yards away from the diagonal position.

China Media Group!

This was also the secret of the San Francisco 49ers' first touchdown after the start of the second half, lengthening the short pass slightly while avoiding turning it into a long pass to increase the risk.

But...what about Sanders?
Garoppolo did not see any white figure in the area where Sanders should have appeared, but he did not have time to observe it. He saw the red wave approaching from the corner of his eye.

Defensive end Frank Clark!
It wasn't until this point that Garoppolo realized that not only was he unable to shoot within two seconds, he was also unable to shoot within three seconds.

Hesitating and wandering all the way, the Kansas City Chiefs were not prepared to attack at all, but Clark still persisted and created opportunities by stepping up from the blind side.

Damn it!

Garoppolo held his breath, raised his eyes and finally saw Sanders in the 15-yard area on the left diagonal. Sanders was trying to get rid of the sticky Breeland but failed. But Garoppolo had no other choice.

In a hurry, he raised his hand, waved his arm, passed the ball, and threw the football away like a hot potato.

(End of this chapter)