Reverse running is an advanced technique in American football, used exclusively by outfield catchers.
Generally speaking, when the ball flies out, the receiver should run while watching the ball flying in the air, so as to determine the landing point of the ball more accurately and catch the football steadily.
However, the human body structure has its limitations after all. If you have eyes in the front, you will not be able to see clearly the football flying behind you.
Therefore, outfield catchers often need to look back at the trajectory of the ball to determine the path forward.
However, once outfield catchers do this, their running speed will be more or less attenuated. I am afraid it is due to physiological limitations. People cannot run at full strength without looking directly in front of themselves.
But the technology of reverse running subverts this concept. Professionally trained outfield catchers can run backwards at almost the same speed as forward running. In this way, catchers who run backwards often run backwards in football.
They gain a greater advantage in the aerial battle because they never take their eyes off the ball for a moment while chasing the ball, and can completely grasp the trajectory of the ball and its landing point.
Of course, for humans, running backwards is still a very awkward way of running. A normal person can reach the highest speed using normal running methods, but there will always be restrictions when running backwards. The human body is not designed to use
I run with my heels backwards.
This is true for humans, but it's another thing for machines.
The outfield catcher of the Congolese Desert Eagles is not a human at all. As a golem, it can twist its waist 180 degrees, and its upper body stares at the ball in mid-air, while its lower body remains
Running at full speed according to the original running action! Anyone who has seen the actual situation probably knows what this means!
At that moment, Albert knew that in just the aspect of "catching the ball", the Sphinx would definitely be beaten by the Desert Eagles.
No matter how high Mutt's catching skills are, he can't compare to the wooden monster running at full speed! What's more, the golem is made of wood, which is both light and strong in toughness. It doesn't even know pain.
I don’t know how tired I am! I lose to my opponent just in running, and Mutt has no advantage in jumping ability. No matter what means he uses, the cat boy can’t defeat such a wooden man!
Sure enough, although Mutt rushed forward to grab the ball, his opponent still threw the cat boy far away, and caught the ball at a distance that Mutt could not catch up.
And when the wooden golem jumped up like a catcher, Albert felt even deeper despair, because it jumped really high! It was like a rocket taking off, making people feel hopelessly high! ---
---Of course, after all, it is a golem made of wood, and its limbs are light and flexible! Its superiority in basic physical conditions is far beyond what a living thing can match!
"Hey." However, the quarterback at this moment, Hiloma, forced out a sinister smile: "Now! Defeat it!!"
Mute seemed to have been waiting for Hiloma's order. When the Desert Eagles outfield catcher just grabbed the ball, Mute also flew towards his opponent!
Pound! The cat boy immediately hugged the opponent's waist and strangled him tightly!
"What?" Before Albert could react, Mutter had already knocked down the Desert Eagles outfield catcher!
The ball flew out and landed!
The game had just begun, the possession of the ball had just fallen into the hands of the Congolese Desert Eagles, and the offensive and defensive lines immediately retreated to less than thirty yards from the Desert Eagles' bottom line!
Albert was quite surprised, because with a petite figure like the cat-man boy Mutt, generally speaking, it would be impossible to knock down the opponent's outfield catcher like that!
However, if you think about it carefully, all this is actually what must happen! Because the Desert Eagles outfield catcher is made of lightweight wood, its body has been reduced in weight in order to run fast and jump high.
Extreme!
However, there are gains and losses. Since it has reduced its weight to such an extreme, it means that the weight of this wooden golem cannot withstand the impact, even the impact of the petite body of the cat boy! In terms of results,
, Mutt hit hard, disrupting the outfield catcher's body balance and knocking him to the ground!
...No, that's not right. There's more. It's because of counter-running! The opponent turned his upper body 180 degrees to run counter-attack, which itself violated the ergonomic design. It used unnatural running and jumping movements to perform unnatural movements.
When you catch the ball naturally, it is natural for your body to lose balance easily!
"Hehehehehehehe!" Hiloma smiled slyly: "The people who made these golems are laymen. They only know how to pursue performance transcendence, but they know nothing about the essence of American football.-----
-We will definitely win!"
So that's it. Cold sweat broke out on Albert's forehead. Sure enough, Captain Hiloma was more scheming. Hiloma had been so desperate before, so surprised and helpless at the opponent's abilities, but in fact
It's all just his acting skills. This guy analyzed the opponent's possible fatal weaknesses from the moment he first saw the opponent's structure, and secretly notified Mutt, allowing the cat-man boy to act accordingly!
American football is not a sport that can be won simply by differences in physical fitness or performance. The key to the outcome of the game depends largely on the commander's strategy!
If the opponent is a group of golems who have no brains and only know how to act according to the plan, then the Desert Eagles will be out of luck from the beginning ------- They don't know how to adapt to changes in the game.
You will definitely be fooled by Captain Hiloma!
"Ugh..." During the gathering, Mutt slowly walked back, covering his abdomen, with a slight pain on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" Albert couldn't help but worry: "Could it be that your opponent took the opportunity to stab you?"
"No. Maybe it's just that I'm not used to running all of a sudden." The cat boy said, letting go of the kitten's paw covering his abdomen. He was indeed not stabbed by the other party with a weapon. If so, he should have been stabbed on the abdomen by now.
If there is a wound, it will bleed.
Seeing this, Albert felt a little relieved: "Maybe it's just because you didn't do enough warm-up exercises."
"It's time to gather, what are you all doing?" Shiloma cursed fiercely in the distance.
"Uh..." Albert then went over to join the team members.
At the same time, he also saw from a distance the little moves made by the opposite Congolese Desert Eagles. Just as they expected, the overly lightweight outfield catcher had been replaced. This time the Desert Eagles
What was replaced was a wooden golem with extra thick and weighted limbs. It is estimated that the opponent was frightened by Mutt's initial collision, and would rather sacrifice some advantages in running and jumping ability than to let the outfield catcher be beaten by a mere monster again.
Kitten knocked down.
"Huh." Quarterback Hiloma laughed again. The collision strategy no longer worked, but this time Mutt was still able to rely on his speed and jumping ability to compete with that kind of opponent. Of course, that wooden
The Golem outfield catcher will definitely use reverse running, and Mutt will never be able to compete on an equal footing with a guy who can reverse running and whose speed is about the same as the cat boy. Unless other strategies are used to break the
Otherwise, the Sphinx team will always be inferior in terms of catching the ball.
"Listen." Hiloma ordered the players: "Although the opponent still has the ball, we are only thirty years away from their enemy's bottom line. This is our best chance. If we can succeed, right?
If you snatch the ball from the opponent's hand, you can catch it off guard and score a touchdown in one go!
I don’t know which nerd made these mindless football machines, but the existence of these wooden people is an insult to the sport of American football! So this time we not only want to win, but also take these insults away.
Football guys are screwed! Let your opponents know that American football is not a game they think they can get answers to with pen and paper and a computer!"
"Oh!!!------" the orc players of the Sphinx team shouted at the same time, and their morale suddenly boiled.
Kick-off! The ball is in the hands of the Congolese team. After their quarterback receives the ball, the offensive and defensive lines press forward instantly. Gusta also leads the Sphinx's offensive and defensive lines to press forward.
The human walls of the two teams immediately surrounded and collided with each other!
Just behind this stagnant offensive and defensive line, the quarterback of the Congolese Desert Eagles suddenly threw the ball! They still planned to use mid-range passing and receiving to break through, even though their outfield receivers were faster.
There is no big advantage anymore!
Bang! However, Siroma had suddenly slipped through the gap in the wall, taking advantage of his thin body to break through the wall! He passed through the wall, and before the opponent's quarterback passed the ball, he headed towards the four-pointer.
Wei pounces!
This is the blitz (biltz) tactic! The ultimate showdown between quarterback and quarterback! Give up intercepting the ball and block the ball's path before the opponent passes the ball!
Bang!! Hiloma also adopted the same grappling method that Mutt used before, and instantly hugged the opponent's quarterback's waist! Not every wooden golem has undergone weight gain, at least this wooden golem
There is no Golem quarterback, so it is inferior to Siroma in terms of size and weight. It was easily jumped by Siroma, and the ball that was originally raised high and ready to be thrown flew out of the hand!
"Now! Get it!" Hiloma shouted.
At the same time, Albert had stepped on the back of center Gusta on the other side of the wall, jumped up, easily climbed over the wall, and landed next to Hiloma! The ball that the enemy quarterback had missed had been
The tiger snatched it away instantly!
"Woo!" Albert's shoulder felt a stab of pain, and blood seemed to be pouring out of the wound. But he gritted his teeth and broke away from the maze composed of several players. As soon as he got rid of the interception, he immediately headed towards the opponent's position
Rushing into the depths!
It was only thirty yards away! With a whoosh, Albert had unconsciously activated [divine concealment], and the entire tiger disappeared from everyone's sight! No one could stop Albert.
Like a gust of wind, he reached the bottom line of the opponent's position and scored a touchdown!!
The audience outside the venue was excited!
Only three minutes into the game, Albert scored a touchdown and easily scored six points for the Sphinx! The score was 6-0, and the Sandstorm Sphinx led the Congolese Desert Eagles.