LRAB Chapter 421
Chapter 421
Chapter 421: 420 Comprehensive Upgrade Chapter 421: 420 Comprehensive Upgrade “Don’t easily trust David.”
This was the only sentence the former head coach Bradley said to Marrone before leaving the Jacksonville Jaguars, and at that time, Marrone thought it was just Bradley lashing out because he was fired, he didn’t take it to heart, and the entire season’s experience also proved Marrone was right:
People lead different lives, he gained the support and authority Bradley had always dreamed of, and his coaching career was smooth sailing.
However, now, Marrone inexplicably recalled Bradley’s words, those of a good old man, filled with helplessness and sighs, and Marrone couldn’t help but shiver.
Despite his reason telling him that Caldwell wouldn’t possibly clear out the entire team, that unknown fear plunged the players into despair.
A deathly silence spread through the air, and as gazes met, souls started to tremble involuntarily:
How could they forget, this has always been a blue-collar team, quarterback, running back, lineman, defensive end, without the existence of superstars, the team’s purge wouldn’t face any challenges.
Literally hanging by a thread.
Marrone felt a lump in his throat, Caldwell hadn’t looked at him at all from the beginning to the end.
Originally, Marrone thought, leading the team to the American League finals in his first season as head coach had already won the fans’ hearts, so what more were they expecting?
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To win the Super Bowl?
How could that be possible?
But now, it seemed that still wasn’t his get-out-of-jail-free card.
Pressure, layered down heavily.
His heart, uncontrollably trembling.
So, what should he do now?
What could he do?
Marrone regained his composure; he needed to focus on the game at hand.
Not just Caldwell, he himself wasn’t willing to give up, having already reached the American League finals, should it just end abruptly like this?
No.
No way!
He couldn’t be satisfied with the team’s performance in the first half.
However.
When the Kansas City Chiefs came out and started the offense first in the second half, the team displayed a rarely seen mental state:
More focused, more intense, and more proactive.
It made one wonder what happened in the locker room during the halftime break.
Actually, it was quite simple.
Berry.
Houston told everyone before they left for the Jacksonville Jaguars that he had visited Berry, who was confirmed to return to training the following week, which meant, if the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl, their defensive group captain would be coming back.
One reason was already enough.
They refused to let what happened in the last division game against the New England Patriots happen to them again, as they had a mission to uphold.
On one hand, the desperate Jacksonville Jaguars went crazy, the defensive group recklessly displaying the essence of Sackville, with the front and secondary defenses applying pressure that reached a new height.
On the other hand, the united Kansas City Chiefs rose collectively, the expansive and powerful offense burst forth with unexpected force, and even the usually calm and composed Smith unleashed his ferocity and went all out.
So—
Third Gear, seven yards.
On a screen pass, Li Wei and Kelsey completed a perfect crossover cover, with Kelsey receiving the ball and pushing past Ramsey for eight yards, miraculously completing the conversion.
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Second Gear, five yards.
Hunter and the offensive line executed a play, breaking through the middle, Hunter managed to escape Bosrusni’s grasp just as he was falling, miraculously securing the first down.
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Third Gear, three yards.
The Jacksonville Jaguars launched a five-man rush, spotting the Kansas City Chiefs’ fake run and real pass strategy and overwhelmed them in a full tackle, despite Li Wei’s excellent block to buy time, linebacker Myles-Jack managed a timing play, tearing open the pocket, nearly sacking Smith.
In the nick of time, Smith completed a difficult five-yard pass to the left sideline, with wide receiver Hill, despite being entangled with cornerback Bouye, overpowering Bouye to make the catch behind and slightly above his shoulder, and miraculously staying in bounds before flying out of bounds.
Back and forth, neither yielding an inch, at the start of the second half, both teams fought with a bloody fierceness, the do-or-die style escalating the match’s rhythm and intensity enormously, yet the Kansas City Chiefs, amid the fierce storm, miraculously continued advancing, stumbling and fumbling their way past midfield.
Since the last two offensive drives of the first half, the crisis facing the Kansas City Chiefs was still escalating, the break at halftime broke the visitor’s rising offensive momentum, dragging them back into a swirl of grappling and entanglement, and it seemed the suspense of the outcome had returned once again.