Chapter 1234: Chapter 1233: Breaking the Deadlock in the Competition
Breakthrough, the Kansas City Chiefs must take the lead in breaking through—
Li Wei thought.
In Li Wei’s opinion, the New England Patriots should be quite satisfied with the first half. Although the Patriots are temporarily behind, it’s only by a field goal, so the so-called lead and lag are hardly worth ntioning.
Belichick’s entire coaching career is most adept at such fierce battles, winning narrowly by one or two points. The New England Patriots rely on the defensive group to hold the ga tightly, dragging it until the final two-minute warning tiout; but he doesn’t expect a victory like Rodgers’ Hail Mary, rather he relies on Brady’s stability and calmness to quickly advance, finishing with a field goal to clinch victory.
Safe, steady, efficient.
This is called an efficient victory.
Therefore, the New England Patriots will inevitably continue to adhere to such tactics, staying tight and entangled throughout, with the closer to the end of the match, the more the ho-field advantage at Foxborough will aid Brady’s performance—
In such a situation, Brady handles things smoothly.
This ans that the Kansas City Chiefs must be the ones to break the deadlock, avoiding falling into the rhythm and pattern most familiar and comfortable for the New England Patriots, and they can’t rely on the gamble and duel in the final two minutes at Gillette Stadium.
Of course, if it really cos to that, the Kansas City Chiefs, with Mahos and Li Wei, might not lose, the chances of winning or losing are still fifty-fifty.
But if they can avoid it, disrupt the Patriots’ layout, and firmly grasp the initiative for victory before the two-minute warning tiout, isn’t that better?
The Kansas City Chiefs need to reverse the situation and control the ga.
After all, this season the Patriots mainly rely on their defensive group to win gas, and the first-half performance is seen as a positive signal by Belichick; whereas the Kansas City Chiefs mainly rely on their offensive group to win gas, they need to take the initiative to turn the tide in the second half.
The rationale is not difficult, the focus is on how to layout and execute it?
Coach Burns noticed Li Wei’s expression and shuffled over.
“Rookie, what are you thinking about, speak up and let hear it.”
Li Wei looked up.
Coach Burns nudged Li Wei with his elbow, laughing like a laughing Buddha, “Go on, kid, you always have clever ideas, maybe you can give us so inspiration.”
Li Wei chuckled, “Coach, what do you think if we break through the middle?”
Coach Burns, “Avoid Gilmore’s edge? Don’t you feel stifled? I thought you young people enjoyed head-on confrontations.”
Li Wei shrugged, “Coach, losing a ga is the real stifling feeling. Besides, knowing the opponent is in hot form and still foolishly banging against the wall is stupid.”
Coach Burns laughed outright, “I told them, those young ones shouldn’t ss with you so easily. Alright, tell specifically, what do you an by breaking through the middle?”
…
The second half is about to reignite the battle.
In the comntary section, the comntators were analyzing the situation and giving advice.
Everyone knows Belichick and Reed are two top tactical masters. After the entanglent and confrontation in the first half, both coaches will have endless thoughts during the halfti break and will re-strategize for the second half; no one is willing to give up victory willingly.
Thus, they analyzed and devised layouts from the perspective of both head coaches.
The social networks were bustling with activity.
After a dull first half, which was very disappointing, everyone was eager for the second half to showcase so exciting plays, avoiding a complete blowout.
“Please, I’m not even hoping for a high-scoring offensive battle, but could it not be dull until the end? This is torture.”
“Haha, I just took a nap and it seems like I haven’t missed anything.”
“What happened to ‘Rookie VS Goat,’ are they hibernating at the mont?”
Since the match was exceptionally dull, netizens started a joking contest, and the spectacle on social dia was a hundred tis more entertaining than watching the live match.
However, the netizens were still disappointed—
“Three and out!”
In the second half, the New England Patriots had possession, Brady took the field first, yet…
“Brady’s pass still seed hesitant, from observation to judgnt to release, it never found the best state, giving the opponent an opportunity.”
“The Kansas City Chiefs Defense accurately seized the opportunity, executing a beautiful three and out, giving the Patriots offense no chance at all.”
“It seems the ga situation still hasn’t changed, and the halfti adjustnts haven’t imdiately shown results.”
This season, the New England Patriots’ offensive line perford excellently, allowing only twenty-two sacks, second in the league to the Los Angeles Rams.
The pocket protection offers Brady enough space and ti, hoping that Brady can continue to use his skills to solve the offensive dilemma as usual.
However, in the second half, returning from the locker room, the Kansas City Chiefs Defense was the first to strike.
Effective pressure forced Brady to throw hurriedly, effective quarterback hits disrupted the passes, and effective pass interference resulted in incomplete passes.
Three and out!
Three passing attempts, matched with three defenses, the Kansas City Chiefs’ much-criticized weak and powerless pass defense last season finally showed growth and transformation.
Tough, decisive, neat, fast, fierce, accurate.
The impact exhibited by the Kansas City Chiefs in the short pass area dealt a heavy blow to the Patriots, elevating the entire rhythm and state comprehensively.
In so way, Reed grasped Brady’s weakness—
He knows Brady won’t sit still, he knows Brady’s thirst for victory, he knows Brady is certainly prepared to show himself in the second half.
More importantly, he knows despite the conflict and contradiction between Belichick and Brady, on the field, Belichick distinguishes public from private matters, still willing to entrust the offensive task to Brady, who desperately needs to regain his touch, and Belichick may place the offensive emphasis on Brady’s shoulders.
The reason being, if the ga enters the final two-minute situation as Belichick anticipates, then he needs Brady to deliver a top-notch performance; this ans Brady must regain his form first, otherwise, even if it drags into the last two minutes, it still can’t reverse the situation.
Rather than being hurried when the ti cos, it’s better to seize the opportunity now and let Brady start attempting—
In the second half’s start, even if Brady makes mistakes, the Patriots still have a chance to recover.
Sure enough, Reed’s judgnt proved correct.
The Kansas City Chiefs detected the Patriots’ passing tactics early, three offensive attempts resulted in three passes, the defensive group relied on airtight zone defense in the short pass area to create pressure, denying Brady easy opportunities to release the ball, then through front-line pressure delivering a storm of attacks to Brady.
In the end, three and out.
On the surface, the Patriots went three and out again and again, fans lant the boredom, completely unable to see the adjustnts and layout from halfti.
Yet in reality, the battle of wits between head coaches Reed and Belichick during halfti is ongoing and intensifying, the situation is undergoing subtle changes.
Things are changing, Belichick beca vigilant at once: Are the Kansas City Chiefs preparing to break through?
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