In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 116 It’s a world of difference as soon as you take action (14)

"We saw that the Normans' starting quarterback in this game was actually the previous substitute Robin Rice. I was surprised that the Normans let Ethan O'Connor sit on the bench. Was this arranged by the coach? New tactics, or...Ethan O'Connor himself is scared?"

As the commentator's voice spread, a burst of laughter came from the stands.

Ethan, who was sitting on the bench at the moment, was expressionless.It seems that the other party doesn't know that the harsher you speak now, the more painful your face will be later.

Rice, wearing jersey No. 19, put on a helmet and stepped onto the green field with his teammates.

At this time, the St. Louis Crusaders had completed a touchdown, but missed the additional kick and led 6-0.

In a sense, St. Louis Middle School's football is the same as Arizona's Bergen Catholic Boys High School. It has a monopoly in the state. It has won the Hawaii state championship 18 times. There have been many professional football players from here, including the 80th Heisman Award winner. Marcus Mariota, the second overall pick in the 15 draft, is currently playing as the backup quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons, and Tua Tagovailoa is also the current backup quarterback for the Dolphins.

Ethan turned his head and watched Thomas wearing his earphones to issue tactical orders, and Rice gave corresponding instructions.

This is the first place where he is inferior to Ethan. In the limited playing time, Thomas controlled Rice remotely.

In fact, Thomas would also control Ethan remotely at the beginning, but after Ethan made several tactics that went against his judgment but achieved good results, Thomas no longer interfered with Ethan's choices and only provided tactical options.

The Normans put up a common shotgun formation, tight end, double receiver, full guard and half guard, standing dispersedly, this is five offensive points.

As for Rice, he adopted a short serving position and stood close to the wild boar.

The short serve is usually started with a running ball, and can also be used as a setup to confuse the opponent.

The game officially resumed, Rice received the ball, made a fake pass to Munster, and then opened his position.

At the same time, both wings flew together, Matic chose to go straight, and Flea on the other side chose the running back to cut inside.

Ethan, who was off the court, could see clearly that Flea changed from a front-to-back position to a left-right stance at the first moment of the start. At this time, the opponent's corner position was already stuck on the inside, blocking Flea's path to cut inside. .

Flea, on the other hand, kicked off his left foot and began to tilt his body to the outside, as if he was going to go around from the outside. The corner he was marking also "turned his hips", which is a signature move for defensive players to change direction when marking.

However, Flea's forward right foot was a sudden stop. At the critical moment when the opponent turned his hips, he straightened his body and relied on his strong core strength and flexibility to abruptly change direction and cut in. At this time, the defensive player slowly After a beat, Flea was pulled away by two positions.

For ordinary people, this is just a matter of a moment, but for players, it is a combination of multiple details that requires a lot of practice over a long period of time to achieve.

It is these details that establish the huge gap between professional athletes and ordinary people.

And all of this happened near the sideline, under Ethan's nose. He had never had the opportunity to watch it so closely when he was on the court.

Ethan couldn't help but nod, recalling the details of the flea's movements just now... and gradually digesting them.

Learned another trick.

At the same time, Flea easily got rid of the defense and attracted the attention of several other defenders. Rice also immediately caught the gap on Flea's side and directly gave the ball behind him.

However, although Flea escaped from the corner position, his cutback route was blocked by the trailing middle linebacker. Just after receiving the ball, he was double-teamed from front to back and only gained 8 yards.

Ethan couldn't help but shake his head watching this.

Rice's ball should obviously be passed to Matic at the deep end. There is only one corner position next to him. The safety and free guards have begun to outflank Flea, giving Matic a significantly greater chance.

It can be said that Rice's ability to read defenses is also much worse than that of Ethan.

And of course there's Rice's old problem...mentality.

When it was difficult to advance to the 35-yard line in the opponent's half, Rice was ready to let the special teams come on to take a free kick.

But this time, Ethan had a completely different view.

He stood up, took off the headphones on Thomas' head, and started communicating with Rice.

"The tactics just now were very successful. They had nothing to do with the option route. They could continue to attack and score a touchdown."

Rice's response came from the headset: "But... I think it is more secure to get three points. If we can't score a touchdown, this offense will be in vain."

Rice chose the most conservative strategy, but in fact he was still not confident in himself.

"Rice, you have to believe in yourself, you can complete the touchdown. Don't forget that this is only the first quarter. Even if it is a mistake, there will be many opportunities later."

"Don't forget, there is me. Don't hesitate, go for it boldly!"

Faced with Ethan's constant temptation, Rice changed his choice this time.

Go on the offensive!

In the next attack, Rice did not forget Ethan's key tips and asked several offensive players to choose routes all the way to the end and execute them resolutely.

Finally, at the twenty-yard line, the touchdown was completed with a pass to the tight end.

In an important game like the Hawaiian Overlords, Rice completed the first key touchdown in his life.The team members also stepped forward to encourage!Rice himself even took off his helmet excitedly.

"I did it!"

Ethan, who was standing at the edge of the field, sat back in his seat and let out a long breath.

Thomas also came over and patted Ethan on the shoulder: "I can understand you."

After all, being a father is tiring at times.

The two fathers also cherished each other at this time.

This touchdown activated Rice's whole body. Although there is still a big gap in physical strength with Ethan, he has made great progress in terms of mentality, and all the small mistakes that were common before have disappeared.

Although the Normans did not close the gap, they held on to the score. The St. Louis Crusaders entered the midfield with a slight advantage of 6 points.

"What, I thought this Hollywood team was so good, that's all?" On the sidelines, Margaret, a volunteer, looked particularly relaxed.

Unexpectedly, the opponent who was regarded as a formidable enemy did not show much strength and fought back and forth with our side.

"Then keep the advantage and eliminate the Hollywood team!" She opened her arms and looked a little excited.

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Compared to the past, Rice completed the task better, and Ethan took over the second half of the game.

The Normans attacked first in the second half, and returner Cooper was heavily surrounded at his own 40-yard line. Although he did not have the exaggerated physical fitness of Ethan, he relied on his body to push forward five yards before falling.

At the kickoff at our own 45-yard line, Ethan used the exact same formation as Rice, and several offensive players also ran the same route just now.The two outside receivers flew together, and Flea once again used a crisp and sharp change to open up the position in the corner, and once again encountered the trailing middle linebacker blocking the way.

But this time, Ethan did not pass the ball to Flea. Instead, he made a false pass and started running with the ball, reaching the front line.

The frontline where the "battle situation" was the fiercest immediately began to become very chaotic. Even the live broadcast cameras could not detect it. A swift shadow was thrown into the air, and then began to fall rapidly. It was a spinning football.

The football's landing point was in the opponent's zone that no one could have imagined.

Just when the on-site commentators, defensive players, spectators, and even coaches from both sides thought this was a failed pass, a figure seemed to open a portal, cross the space, and suddenly appear in the formation area.

That was Matic who advanced forward from the beginning, including Flea and Ethan, who were actually trying to attract attention for him.

And he followed Ethan's orders firmly. At the moment when the safety and corner hesitated, he suddenly started accelerating, catching the opponent off guard.

The first offensive play of the second half, even Ethan's first punt, resulted in a touchdown.

The same game, the same offensive team members, the same formation, and even the same running routes.

Just changed one quarterback.

But it produced a completely different effect than before.

"Is this Ethan O'Connor?"

Margaret heard her friend beside her shout softly.

"Is this Ethan very strong?" Ethan's face appeared in Margaret's mind. Margaret had been in contact with him a lot in the past two days.

That somewhat too handsome face... is still vivid in my mind at this moment.

"Of course it's awesome. This is the guy you said before who eats raw meat every meal." The friend explained at this time.

"Ah? It's him!" Margaret suddenly realized at this moment, and immediately stuck out her tongue.

Then he felt a little embarrassed. In the past two days, he had been talking bad things about the "T-Rex" in Ethan's ears. He didn't expect that the two of them were the same person.

On the field, the St. Louis Crusaders players were somewhat blinded by this goal.

When comparing the two quarterbacks, the gap is too obvious.

If there were back and forth before, then it will only become one-sided in the future.

It can be said that Ethan's appearance gave his opponent a head-on blow.

Accurate long passes, magician-like short passes, excellent transfer and ball running abilities, coupled with calm scalpel-like judgment, coupled with several teammates who have grown up, the Normans began to overtake and gradually established an advantage. .

In the fourth quarter, Ethan once again showed his abnormal physical fitness during an offense. He was violently violated with his feet by the opponent's linebacker. The two collided with each other. Ethan protected the football and twisted his body, then squeezed forward. Finally passed the ball successfully.

Not only did Ethan pass the ball out despite being violated, but he was able to stand still in the end. On the other hand, the opponent's player who committed the foul fell to the ground in pain and could not get up again. In the end, he was carried off the court directly on a stretcher.

Who is strong or weak, you can see at a glance.

(End of this chapter)