Chapter 418 Foreseeing the Future
After a stumble, Fournet was unable to maintain his balance and fell to the ground in a miserable state. Every muscle in his body was protesting, as if it was about to fall apart in the next second and he wouldn’t be able to stand up.

This time, Fournet did not stand up immediately. Instead, he lay on the ground, gasping for breath, looking at the starry sky and the full moon above his head:
He wanted to be quiet.

then.

A face appeared right above Fournet, showing a bright smile, and stretched out his right hand towards Fournet, “Hey man, why are you lying down? Get up quickly, keep going, keep going!”

This was clearly a provocation. Fournette wanted to tear off Houston’s smiling face, but he had no strength at all and could not make a sound.

Fournette rolled over and dodged Houston, then climbed up using his hands and feet. Then he could see Houston covering his helmet and howling as if he was traumatized. This made Fournette feel depressed:
Damn it, it was obviously him who was injured, okay?
The first gear was ten yards, and it suddenly became the second gear was ten yards, but it still remained the same.

“… From the formation, the Jacksonville Jaguars are ready to pass the ball, but pay attention to the position of the offensive line, this may still be a run.”

“The Kansas City Chiefs defense needs to watch the offensive line’s starter action, and the Jacksonville Jaguars may use screen short pass tactics to cover the ground offense.”

In the commentary booth, Romo’s prediction had just come to an end when the situation on the court suddenly changed –

He, once again, made an accurate prediction.

Bortles used a short pass through the screen as a screen, but in fact he didn’t even fake a run. He handed the football to Fournette at the beginning and pretended to follow the screen movement of the offensive line.

It can be seen that although the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive team is average, Maradona did not lie down. This tactical design hides some ingenuity and tries to bring some surprises.

Nantz was surprised and looked at Romo:
Is Romo some kind of prophet? Can he see the future without tarot cards or a crystal ball?
But Romo didn’t respond to Nantz, watching the field intently.

Not only him, the Kansas City Chiefs defense also saw through the Jacksonville Jaguars’ strategy.

boom!
Fournette hit the wall again, this time encountering three consecutive waves of attacks from the linebacker, cornerback and safety, like a bumper car constantly hitting the wall in the triangle area. He tried to break through with force, but fell to the ground in a daze, with a bunch of sparrows circling over his head.

suffocated.

This time, Fournet couldn’t even get angry. He just lay on the ground and looked up at the stars, refusing to stand up, exuding an air of despair.

If he strikes, is there any chance for him to survive? He has already lost all his dignity and face, so he should just lie under the car and no one should bother with him.

Nanz was even more surprised by this scene——

The performance of the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense… Not only was their attention highly focused, they were not distracted at all by the opponent’s smoke bombs that were indistinguishable from real ones; they also played with intensity and momentum, and completely controlled the game.

Right now, the Jacksonville Jaguars are a little confused.

From the defense to the offense to the coaching staff, everyone was caught in the shock and couldn’t recover. In just a short period of time, the game was completely under the control of the Kansas City Chiefs.

But, what’s going on?

“Tony?” Nantz looked at Romo. “You accurately read the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive tactics, and the Kansas City Chiefs also accurately read the opponent’s offensive tactics. How did you do it?”

Although Bortles is not an Oscar winner, the tactical layout of the offense just now was indeed ingenious, at least Nantz did not see any clues.

Romo laughed in silence, revealing a slightly helpless smile.

“It’s not that I’m so good, it’s that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense got stuck in their own mindset. They got stuck in themselves.”

“From the regular season to the playoffs, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense is not top-notch, but they have always been able to advance steadily, and it all comes down to relying on the second-ranked ground offense in the league.” “However, unlike the Kansas City Chiefs who are trying to find a balance between passing and running and rely more on the personal abilities of the two rookie running backs Levi and Hunter, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive ratio is completely focused on ground advancement.”

“According to statistics, in the wild card game and the divisional round of the playoffs, the Jacksonville Jaguars chose to run the ball 58.4% of the time, which is the highest proportion among the teams in the playoffs.”

“So far in this game, the Jacksonville Jaguars have chosen to advance on the ground at a rate as high as 66.7%.”

“what does that mean?”

“This means that on first and second down, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a high probability of running the ball and not passing it until third down.”

A quarterback, worthy of being a quarterback.

As Romo explained, Nantz’s thoughts became clearer.

Nantz, “First down run the ball, second down run the ball, third down pass the ball, everything is in order.”

Romo nodded to Nantz and said, “It’s not that we are so foresighted, but the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive tactics are routine.”

“The Kansas City Chiefs defense only needs to make a few adjustments and stay focused, and they will be able to catch their opponent’s lifeline. Now the Jacksonville Jaguars offense is in disarray.”

“Apart from the tactics themselves, this is also what confuses me the most.”

“why?”

“Why is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive tactics so rigid? Why is the Jacksonville Jaguars’ on-the-spot tactical call so blind?”

“I understand that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive tactics have achieved many successes, and Marco is not a coach who is good at offense. It is a natural choice for them to continue to play according to the successful routines. But this is the conference finals, and they are facing the experienced Reid. Why are they shrinking their hands and tying themselves up?”

“They ran the ball in first gear and second gear, as if they felt some kind of pressure, as if they were leading the score, as if they didn’t have the courage to take the lead. The entire tactical choice was extremely conservative.”

“Notice that until the second quarter, the two teams were still tied, but Marouane’s tactical choices were as if they already had a three-touchdown lead.”

“I personally don’t understand and am not sure how the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare for their pre-game tactical meetings.”

“Of course, in the first quarter, this tactic worked and the two sides maintained a balance; but then the Kansas City Chiefs’ on-the-spot response broke the deadlock. Reid followed up very promptly on the subsequent tactics of offense and defense. It can be seen that they were very well prepared before the game and had different backup plans.”

“But the Jacksonville Jaguars don’t seem to have that.”

“One tactic hit a wall, but Ma Ruo was stuck in it. Their on-the-spot response was totally inadequate.”

“You can’t blame Fournette for his poor performance. The Jacksonville Jaguars need to get out of their current state. What they need most now is a halftime break and returning to the locker room to see if they can find their way back.”

“otherwise……”

“The competition may become increasingly difficult.”

Romo still controlled himself and remained neutral, hoping that the second half of the game would be more exciting; but the problem was –

Why hasn’t the first half ended yet? When will it end?
This nightmare seems to have no end in sight.

(End of this chapter)