Chapter 1003: 1002 Bear Dancing
The Kansas City Chiefs’ season has begun.
The Jacksonville Jaguars won the coin toss, but they chose to defer, aiming for an advantage in the second half and having more faith in their defensive group.
However, the start was sowhat unexpected.
Third gear offense, three fake runs and real passes—
The Kansas City Chiefs showed none of the chaos and laxity of the preseason. Their entire offense was clear and quick, with Mahos finding Watkins, Hill, and rookie wide receiver Hardman for three passes.
The attack points were all over the field.
Three first downs, easily obtained.
Among them, the tactic where Watkins and Kelsey collided to dodge Cornerback Ramsey and make a catch brought cheers and applause from the live broadcast room.
Not only powerful, but also smooth.
The entire Kansas City Chiefs’ offense was vibrant and the Jacksonville Jaguars felt the pressure in an instant.
Marrone’s palms began to sweat.
This season’s Mahos is calr and more mature, which also ans he’s more challenging. If they can’t effectively curb him, they’ll quickly find themselves at a disadvantage.
Perhaps the only consolation is that Marrone is not unprepared ntally.
Everyone in the league knows Reed is a tactical master, thoroughly and ticulously prepared before the ga, so the fluency and aggressiveness at the start can be anticipated. Reed’s relative shortcoming is still on-the-spot adaptation, so he needs the help of the offensive coordinator and players to enhance response speed.
Right at the start, Marrone already began to deploy—
Before the ga, he said he was confident in defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, not just empty talk.
For the new season, Marrone has his own blueprint, needing to prove that the glory of 2017 was no “beginner’s luck,” but genuine material.
Raising the tactical board, Marrone started quickly arranging plans through his headset.
On the opposite side of the line standoff, Li Wei was also observing the defensive group’s setup.
This is a habit cultivated since his ti at the University of Alabama, further upgraded this off-season thanks to Sanders’ training template.
If a running back only knows how to use their body to clash, the final outco is just a consumable; a running back must, like players in other positions in Football, learn to combine body and mind, tactics and action, to open a new world.
So, what are the Jacksonville Jaguars preparing for?
Rushing pressure?
Don’t forget, in the 2017 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars used their blue-collar defensive front to beco a top-notch gatekeeper in the league.
However, Li Wei reserved his opinion.
On the surface, the players were still standing in place, slightly leaning forward, seemingly masking their tactical intent to prepare for rushing pressure.
Upon closer observation, the gazes of the defensive front players didn’t converge.
What does this an?
If the defensive group is preparing for rushing pressure, their target should be the quarterback or running back, so they need to closely watch Mahos’ movents.
However, at this mont, the defensive front’s gaze was falling on different player positions, and these details in gaze handling exactly mark the difference between blue-collar players and excellent players.
Li Wei believed that things weren’t that simple.
To describe, it felt particularly long, but in the actual ga, it was just a brief mont.
Li Wei didn’t have ti to think deeply, and Mahos had already begun to set up the tactic.
Clearing his thoughts, what’s next is still to adapt on the fly.
Then, lineup.
Cornerback Ramsey was standing just ten yards outside Li Wei at a 30-degree angle, directly ahead was Kelsey.
Clearly, the Kansas City Chiefs know that Ramsey is not just all talk. His excellent performance on the field is the solid backing for this king of banter, so they specifically use a tight end mismatch tactic to limit Ramsey.
Ramsey is naturally unafraid, faintly excited.
However, his peripheral vision couldn’t help but drift toward Li Wei:
Will the Kansas City Chiefs dare to continue faking a run and passing? Will Li Wei continue to play the Barbie Doll?
With other coaches, probably not, using the sa tactic four tis consecutively is practically asking for it; but Reed can’t be judged by common sense.
Moreover, the Kansas City Chiefs have so far run three fake runs and real passes on routes and strategies that were completely different. Three passes to three targets spread the formation open, and even if there is a fourth fake run and pass, the Jacksonville Jaguars still cannot accurately predict, which is the most problematic part for Marrone.
So… it’s uncertain.
Ramsey glanced at Li Wei, then quickly glanced at Mahos, and finally focused on Kelsey, keeping his concentration.
A single Kelsey requires Ramsey to put in 100% effort. No matter what the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive tactics may be, as long as he can completely cut off Kelsey at this point, his cornerback duty can be considered perfect—
He, Ramsey, will make Mahos dare not to pass in his defensive direction.
“Attack!”
Mahos announced the start, and in an instant, both the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars players sprang into action, the atmosphere becoming tense.
This ti, one could clearly feel the Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive group going all out.
They couldn’t continue letting the opponent do as they pleased, they must stand up!
Defensive end Calais Campbell started like a black bear in a mont. The veteran, who has been in the Pro Bowl for three consecutive seasons, is undoubtedly the current core of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive group, highly capable.
Campbell’s attention was completely focused on the opposite quarterback and running back pair—
Still a fake run and pass?
Campbell’s pupils slightly contracted, capturing Mahos’ movent at the first mont.
Got it!
Fake run and pass, the Kansas City Chiefs daringly and insanely continue with a fourth fake run and pass, persisting in the strategy in the ga of guessing and setting traps.
Campbell held his breath, stomped, stepped up, and pushed forward, actions completed in one continuous flow.
Without hesitation, decisively, he lunged towards Mahos.
The Jacksonville Jaguars indeed played their trump card:
Rushing pressure.
In cooperation with teammates, Campbell forcefully pushed aside the offensive line in front of him, lunging toward Mahos with the montum of a tiger descending the mountain.
Steps, rushing forward.
At this mont, with the right hand holding the ball in a fake handoff posture, Mahos stopped his body rotation, reached out his right hand again, tucking the football into Li Wei’s arms.
Then, pulled his hand away.
Continuing the turn, swung his arm, continuing the fake pass action to the end, even adjusting his steps, posing as if observing a passing target and dodging Campbell, the deceptive act was extrely misleading.
Campbell: ??? Surely the Oscars next year have not considered Mahos for a mont?
If it weren’t for Campbell being in close proximity, witnessing Mahos’ and Li Wei’s actions, the changes in a flash, he would have had no ans to judge.
Shocked, faced head-on.
No ti to hesitate, Campbell’s steps paused, his bulky body spinning like a top, using his right leg as a pivot, rotating to pounce on Li Wei.
Campbell wasn’t sure if he was seeing things, but he saw the corners of Li Wei’s mouth rise beneath his helt, revealing a smile, seemingly pre-empting his reaction, waiting there in advance, lightly pulling his steps sideways to the right with ease, completely avoiding the position.
Campbell’s balance wobbled, flapping his hands like a bear dancing.
Li Wei: Look, a dancing Barbie!
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