Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 35: Clocking Out
The advantage of pocket quarterbacks is their intelligence. They can always see through the defense's layout and take the lead in the offensive and defensive game. In addition, passing accuracy is also their traditional strength.

The advantage of a running quarterback is that he is a dual threat. Maybe his passing ability and ability to read the defense are slightly inferior, but his ability to run with the ball adds a threat to the offense and interferes with the tactical layout of the defense.

Each has its own merits.

Watson is an excellent running quarterback with excellent abilities in both passing and running. He relies on his physical fitness in ground advancement to contain the defense and win passing space for himself. Therefore, in 2020, this running quarterback will lead the league in passing yards.

Watson in front of us has not fully grown up yet, but compared to the final of the U.S. Championship in January this year, she has undergone a transformation.

He is more mature and stable. He can face the pass rush pressure from the defense more calmly and make the right choice in a crisis.

Even if the Crimson Tide's defensive front line created opportunities and clamped down on Watson, Watson was still able to stay calm and complete the pass when under pressure or even facing collisions, relying on the wide receivers and tight ends to tear through the defense.

Such outstanding athletic talent does have the potential to turn the situation around.

After Wilkins and Lawrence, the Black-faced Yama needs to add Watson.

No wonder the professional league has always emphasized that experience is the most important weapon of a quarterback. With the accumulation of experience, their interpretation of tactics and control of crises will become more and more skilled and mature, and they will find solutions in ever-changing predicaments.

Of course, the premise is that the quarterback has such basketball IQ.

In just three short months from January to April, Watson's growth is visible to the naked eye.

To be precise, it's not that the Crimson Tide's backup defense performed poorly, but that Watson completed the upgrade and brought more threats on both the passing and running ends.

Once one link is opened, the entire team's strategy will be activated.

Unlike the Crimson Tide's offense, the pressure they faced on the defensive end came more from an outstanding Watson. Sweeney and his Clemson Tigers were indeed well prepared.

So, how should Shaban respond?
In the end zone, Watson seemed particularly excited. Not satisfied with just finishing a dance, he pushed away his teammates who came to celebrate and trotted to the edge of the field on the Crimson Tide's side. He trotted along the sideline in front of the Crimson Tide players, took off his helmet, and spread his arms like a glider.

"Fly, flap your wings and fly high! Soar to the sky!

Come on, Josephine, jump into my flying machine! Go! Fly high! "

Hula la.

Humphrey was stunned and didn't react for a moment. He turned to look at Levi, "What is he singing? Rap?"

Levi thought about it carefully, "It should be the rock version of 'Quick, Josephine, jump into my flying machine'."

Sir Humphrey: ...

Levi continued to explain, "It's the song that Rose sang at the end of 'Titanic' while she was lying on the wooden door and looking at the sky."

"..." Humphrey's cheeks flushed, "I want to hit him. Don't pull me."

Levi shrugged lightly, not trying to pull Humphrey at all, "I don't mind."

Humphrey: Shouldn't you stop me? I'm ready for you to stop me.

Levi, "But it's more fun to hit someone in the face than to give him a few punches. It's better to win the game and make that rooster lower its proud head."

Humphrey nodded repeatedly, and was "persuaded" by Levi, unclenching his fists. "Yes, yes, that's right. We should dampen his spirit on the court. Humph, let him know whose home court this is."

however--

Hit someone in the face.

Watson is well aware of this. The Crimson Tide offense still failed to score, but the Tiger offense entered the red zone again under the leadership of Watson.

The so-called red zone, which is the 10-yard area before the end zone, is equivalent to the restricted area in football. Here, the players of both teams are crowded together, and the offensive team's activity space is compressed. Relatively speaking, the area that the defensive team needs to cover is reduced, so the defensive team will have a slight advantage, and the entire defensive tactics will be more concentrated and tougher.

The Crimson Tide's defensive team finally showed the style of a strong team, strangling the Tigers' offense with iron-fisted defense and completing a successful third-down defense.

The Tigers need to face a fourth-down, fourth-yard situation.

The whole place was boiling.

Normally, the Tigers won't force a fourth-down play, because if the fourth-down play fails, the ball will be exchanged to the Crimson Tide. They should choose a fourth-down free kick, steadily earn three points, and further expand their lead. 99% of teams will do this 99% of the time.

After all, Tiger is now ahead.

However, Sweeney did not.

Precisely because Tiger is ahead now and has a chance to squander, he chooses to take the risk -

Hit fourth gear.

At this time, there was not much time left until the end of the first half. Even if the forced fourth gear failed, the time left for the Crimson Tide to attack was very limited. Sweeney simply forced a fourth gear to consume game time and compress the Crimson Tide's offensive space; but if successful, the Tigers would be able to enter the halftime break with a three-touchdown advantage.

The provocation of this action could not be more obvious.

Bryant-Denny Stadium was filled with boos and then an overwhelming surge of cheers.

Faced with such a situation, Watson once again demonstrated his talent and strength. He calmly used a fake pass-rush tactic and used the Tigers' running backs as a screen. In fact, he relied on the running backs to act as pioneers. He ran with the ball himself, and the running back broke away from the determined tackle of Allen, the captain of the Crimson Tide's defense. Watson forced his way into the end zone amid the crowd and collision.

Touchdown!

It was unbelievable and incredible. Not only did they formulate a perfect strategy from a tactical level, but they also put in a tough performance under the full pressure of the defense. Watson scored his second running touchdown in the first half, which brought a perfect end to the first half of this warm-up game.

There was an exclamation in the ESPN commentary booth.

"Wow, Watson really showed his hot form. The first half completely turned into a one-man show for him."

"Wait, he..."

Pash, who was responsible for commentating the Crimson Tide's intra-team game in the last game, continued to be in charge of commentating the warm-up game today. He looked relaxed and couldn't help but smile.

"Haha, Watson is really... He just made a punch-out gesture in the end zone, challenging the Crimson Tide in this way."

"The Crimson Tide's response in the second half—"

Pash couldn't help but think of No. 23 of the White Team of the Crimson Tide Storm. He paused and looked a little amused.

“It should be really fun.”

Watson stood in the end zone, high-fiving his teammates, and said boldly and ostentatiously, "Get off work, get off work, everyone has worked hard, get off work!"

"21:0".

The Tigers not only led by three touchdowns, but also shut out their opponents.

In Watson's opinion, the game was over early and they could go home and rest. He didn't even look at the Crimson Tide side and turned away with his teammates easily.

Humphrey was furious when he saw this scene, and then he heard Levi's lazy voice, "Get ready, punch in for work."

That lazy voice that usually sounds annoying actually sounds pleasant at this moment?
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