In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 347 The focus battle of the seventh week
"Although the Rams are a sudden rise this season, they are not invincible." Ethan looked at the three coaches.

"Of course, in fact, I have done a lot of analysis on the Rams' tactics, and I think I found the key to the problem..." Andy moved the remote control.

A picture of a man appears on the projection screen. It was a burly, middle-aged man with glasses and silver hair. It looked like a snapshot. He was standing on the edge of the green field, shouting something into the field.

The lights had been turned off again, and several men in the conference room were staring at the photo. The atmosphere was a bit weird, so much so that Holmgren grinned and said, "This looks like an Interpol office." , we are hunting a criminal from Russia."

"Now is not the time to joke, his name is Mike Martz, he is the offensive coordinator who just joined the Rams this year, he was the offensive coordinator at Arizona State University, Ernie Zampez was his mentor, and later at The Redskins quarterbacks coach was also influenced by Norv Turner, and both of those guys worked with Don Collier, and I would say Mike Matz ran a Collier offense."

If there are "schools" in football tactics, Andy and Holmgren next to Ethan clearly belong to the "Bill Walsh school", or the "West Coast offensive school". This school's tactics emphasize short passes and use Continuous running separates the defense and places high physical demands on teammates on the offensive team.

Mike Matz, on the other hand, was classified as the "Collier Offensive Faction." Collier is also known as the vertical offense. Don Collier once led the San Diego Chargers, leading the entire league from 1978 to 1983, and also made this tactic shine.

Before Collier came along, two types of tactics were prevalent in professional football teams.

One is the Smashmouth offense, which emphasizes the use of fast running to break through with the ball. Tight ends and wide receivers often serve as "blockers" in this tactic. The representative figure is Vince Lombardi.

The other is the more traditional "Pro set", with two receivers and three defenders, emphasizing the protection of the quarterback.

If the rules of rugby had not changed, these two tactics would still be very popular today.

But with the passage of the Mel Blount Rule in 1978, the contact area between defenders and receivers was further reduced. Defenders were prohibited from making direct contact with receivers beyond five yards from the edge.

Collier keenly captured the future trend generated by the new regulations and at that time allowed the quarterback to devote more energy to passing the ball.

It was the emergence of Collier that officially changed the league from a "run-first league to a pass-first league."

In a vertical offense, around the quarterback, there will be five receiving points, including running backs and tight ends. The role of this tactic is not only to run and block, but also to serve as receiving personnel. The full back is abandoned directly. Although this will expose the quarterback to the attack of the pass rusher, when the pass rusher actually comes to the quarterback, the quarterback often completes the pass.

“Compared to the traditional vertical offense, Mike Matz of the Rams took this a step further and made the vertical offense more aggressive. Often, before the pass occurs, the receiving team begins to make frequent passes. Transfer and temptation, just like this..." Andy changed the scene.

"This undoubtedly gives the quarterback more opportunities to observe the defense, and it also allows the quarterback to specifically distinguish whether the defensive team is a zone defense or a man-to-man defense...Then there is the pass, and Kurt Warner is in the first six Ninety percent of the passes in the game are behind the ball. Due to the advance amount, the receiver does not even need to engage in any confrontation, but only needs to run as fast as possible, which will make passing the ball simple. Efficient.”

"In addition, the Rams themselves have a luxurious wide receiver team. Wide receivers like Isaac Bruce are the main force in every team, and the Rams have four such wide receivers. There are three extra substitutes.”

For comparison, the overall quality of the Angels' current two main wide receivers is one notch behind Isaac Bruce, who is already the Angels' strongest wide receiver, and the remaining ones are not as good as these two.

"Offensively, I think we should learn from the Rams' advantages, and facing this offensive system, we must come up with a strategy to deal with it." Holmgren looked at the crowd.

"Of the cornerbacks, I think Roland Bailey has the ability to contain one of them, but the Rams have too many receivers," Rhodes tried.

"It's almost an impossible task to defend all the catch points." Andy nodded.

"Then we can only increase the intensity of rushing the pass." Ethan said following the trend.

The Rams' playbook, now clear, is to pass the ball a lot. Since the pass cannot be broken from the end, break it from the beginning.

"This is the crux of the problem..." Andy adjusted the picture again.

This time, the projected picture shows a dark-skinned and huge black man. He has a rather special "ball-shaped head". Under normal circumstances, the human head will be elongated. But he was different. He seemed to have a perfect spherical shape, which made his face look a little humorous, as if he had stepped out of a cartoon. It was Orlando Pace, the No. 97 pick in .

"Don't be fooled by his appearance, he is currently the most valuable player on the Rams and looks to be the best offensive left tackle in the league right now."

The principle is very simple, the pass rusher breaks through Orlando Pace, sacks Kurt Warner behind the line, and disrupts the Rams offense.

But it is extremely difficult to implement. There is no one on this planet who dares to say that he can eat this big black man alive on the court.

And take into account the Rams' on-the-spot changes, which further complicates the situation.

On the defensive side, the three coaches thought hard but couldn't find any good solutions.

The last three people looked at Ethan with their last hope.

"You don't think I can do it, do you?" Ethan muttered, holding his cheeks in his hands. He was somewhat confused at this moment. This Rams team made him feel that he had no way to start, and the offensive pressure even exceeded last year's Broncos.

"Since there is no effective way to defend, we can only try to start from the offensive aspect like the last game." Holmgren shook his head.

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The purchase of the new house went much faster than Ethan imagined. Signing the contract, paying the money, and moving in were all done in one go. Three days later, all the procedures were completed. Due to the large number of people, the move started in the morning, but Ethan had to train. , so it’s all up to Mia to organize it.

After training ended that night, Ethan returned to his new home for the first time.

As soon as he entered the spacious hall, he saw shoeboxes piled up like a hill. Beside him, Lisa was still instructing workers to display some artworks in the hall. The originally spacious area now seemed a bit crowded.

These women had too much luggage and clothes, and what Ethan saw was only part of it. The basement was already full at the moment.

"The garage needs to be expanded. At least the parking spaces need to be doubled, preferably two floors above and below." Grace came to Ethan wearing a simple T-shirt. She also took leave today and now lives separately from her parents and moved into Ethan's mansion.

"Ethan, the room is simply not enough. We need additional children's rooms, and several separate bedrooms in the next few years." Catherine also noticed Ethan returning home and couldn't help but say. In addition to these big things, there are also various small things. Coupled with the yelling and screaming of several children in the room from time to time, Ethan only felt a little dizzy.

He somewhat understood what the sadness of a middle-aged man was.

"I think we need a professional butler." Ethan sat slumped on the large sofa. His training today was very intense, which made him a little tired.

Several people around him seemed to notice Ethan's fatigue, but they consciously did not say anything further.

Mia also walked out of the kitchen at this time, wearing a lot of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings. She was even more jeweled than Lisa. She looked like a lady. After her son became rich, she became what she is now. As for cooking, of course, it is also left to specialized chefs.

Soon Ethan sat in front of the long table. Sitting on the left was Mia, and on the right was Catherine. The others were lined up, Lisa, Grace, Kelsey, all of them had expressions of satisfaction on their faces. The longing and yearning for future life.

Ethan noticed the large number of oysters, various sea fish and shrimps placed in front of him. The green ones seemed to be seaweed. In addition, there were many nuts.

"What is this?" Ethan looked at the thick soup in the bowl with confusion. He saw some kind of skinned animal, which looked like a bullfrog, but the leg area was obviously much larger than that of a bullfrog. There are also many seahorses.

"The iguanas shipped from Nicaragua are good for you." Mia smiled, with some evil intentions in her smile.

Fortunately, I'm still young. If I were older, Mia wouldn't be allowed to soak mummy powder in water for herself to drink?
After noticing Ethan's unbearable expression, Mia explained.

"I'm also preparing in advance, you have to have more energy!"

Ethan looked at the other people, as if no one objected.

Aren't you dissatisfied with me? Ethan ate a lot of nourishing food, but the iguana never touched it.

That night, several people wearing semi-transparent gauze appeared in Ethan's room at the same time.

Except for Grace, several other people are still pregnant, so there won't be any "lively scenes" happening. They lay next to Ethan and listened quietly to Ethan share his experience today.

"Andy's training program was somewhat special. He asked me to push the cart repeatedly, and Rhodes also arranged a lot of physical training for me, as if he was trying to test the limits of my physical fitness." Ethan said.

Even if the pillowmates were not that interested in rugby at first, they were somewhat familiar with the sport after being exposed to it by Ethan in the past few years. They were also very surprised when they heard some strange arrangements made by some coaches.

As Ethan talked, several women tried to massage and relax Ethan's muscles. Putting aside the effect, at least a few of them were quite attentive. Since they couldn't help Ethan on the field, several people chose to support Ethan in this way.

"Ethan, you've done a great job. The Angels are just a new team. It doesn't matter even if they can't enter the playoffs." Catherine said with relief.

"Yes, the most important thing is to protect yourself. We don't want you to become dementia." Grace followed.

"If it doesn't work, just focus on club operations." Lisa even proposed a new direction.

Ethan shook his head. Without him, the Angels would be just another Cleveland Browns. Looking at the Browns' current results, you know how fierce the competition in the league is.

No matter how it is run, the team's performance always comes first. If the Cowboys hadn't shined in performance in the past few years and won multiple Super Bowls, Jones wouldn't have dared to openly challenge the NFL.

"The Rams are coming fiercely. This is a test for the Angels. Looking from a distance, the Los Angeles Angels are only part of it..." As he spoke, Ethan fell into a deep sleep unknowingly.

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"Entering the seventh week of the NFL game, we are facing a focus battle! The new Los Angeles Angels, who have one of the best quarterbacks in the league, will face the visiting St. Louis Rams at the Rose Bowl today. The current team The Rams are still undefeated. The team's quarterback Kurt Warner was still in NFL Europe last year. This year he has become the hottest rookie in the league. In a sense, he is already the strongest. As an undrafted player, let’s look forward to what kind of battle there will be between him and the great Ethan O’Connor later!”

"Before the game starts, we first need to welcome the beautiful Angels from the Angels cheerleading team! In last week's game, they stunned the national audience. Gus Johnson, which member of the Angels cheerleading team is your favorite?"

"Is this something that can be mentioned on air? Well, Brent, I absolutely love Belinda and was so impressed with her performance last year when she was with the Jaguars. What about you, Brent? special?"

"Belinda has excellent dancing skills. But I like Christine even more. This is a girl who is easily overlooked. Her movements are vigorous and agile, which is pleasing to the eye."

The two commentators didn't know if they followed the director's instructions and made personal comments about the Angels cheerleaders before the game started.

"In addition, CBS TV has good news to tell you. Taking into account the enthusiasm of the audience, we have obtained the authorization from the Angels to insert an additional live broadcast of about one minute before the game starts and during halftime."

The popularity of the Angel Cheerleaders is far beyond Ethan's imagination. There is no need for Ethan to actively seek cooperation. The TV station has already taken the initiative. If the Angel Cheerleaders can bring more ratings to the TV station, they will consider further cooperation.

Amid the cheers of the audience, both teams ran into the stadium one after another. Today's attendance hit a new high for the Angels. The stadium prepared some extra seats and even removed some seats in the top bleachers to allow for continuous backless seating. Seats can accommodate larger audiences.

The Rams won the right to attack first. Ethan looked at Kurt Warner, who was wearing jersey No. 13, standing behind the center. With his order, the center passed the ball to him from the crotch.

The first time he got the ball, Kurt Warner did not make any observation movements. He waved his arm and easily passed the football in his hand far away.

The Rams' two wide receivers have already completed the start at the moment the center passes the ball.

The Rams actually learned from Eason's tactics and attempted an 80-yard touchdown at the beginning of the game.

Ethan saw the football draw an arc in the air, and was eventually easily caught by wide receiver Isaac Bruce, but there was no one in front of him.

(End of this chapter)