Braylon Edwards is a wide receiver who has been in the league for six years. He just joined the San Francisco 49ers this offseason. He performed well at the beginning of his career, but later due to injuries, he gradually disappeared from the crowd. .
This is Braylen's third team of his career, and he clearly understands that the most important thing for a wide receiver is to develop a good relationship with the quarterback. At the critical moment, the quarterback will always choose the wide receiver he trusts most; not to mention the route distribution of each pass. So Braylon chose Colin Kaepernick.
It's not a difficult choice. The injured Alex Smith has not returned to the team yet, and Lu Ke, who joined today, is just an undrafted Chinese-American rookie. Colin is the future of the team, that's obvious.
Looking at the livid-faced Colin, and then at the foolish Lu Ke, Braylon realized that this was a good opportunity for him to get closer. So, he stood up and looked at Lu Ke triumphantly and condescendingly, trying to remind the stupid Chinese boy that he had become a laughing stock. At this time, it was best to close his mouth in shame and hide in the corner. It couldn't be more embarrassing.
Looking around, there was silence, and Braylen was even more proud. Apparently, he was the only one who stepped forward, and everyone else missed the opportunity. Colin would definitely acknowledge this favor.
Braylen decided to push again, "First grader, what's your score on the Vonderrick test? You don't look smart enough, and you can't even understand the sarcastic jokes. Don't you know that the quarterback is a Is there a position that requires smarts and intelligence? No idiot can play the role of the team's main quarterback. Just like Kaepernick, his Vondrick test scored a full 37 points!"
After saying that, Braylen raised his chin again in a arrogant manner and said repeatedly, "Thirty-seven points!" as if he was the one who achieved such a score.
Thirty-seven points, ranking among the best in this year's rookie training camp. If not in the top three, at least he is in the top five.
Looking at Braylen, who was looking at people through his nostrils, Logan almost broke out and burst into laughter. He strongly suspected that the reason why Braylon's career performance was mediocre was probably related to his IQ.
Colin's expression fell instantly, and he wanted to get into the hole immediately - he also participated in the rookie training camp. Even though he had no interaction with Lu Ke and didn't say a word to him, the famous Feng Derek got perfect marks in the test. , and Cam Newton’s suffering and frustration. How could he not know?
Colin gave Braylon a hard look and tried to gag Braylon. But it was too late, the words were spoken and the water was thrown away. The only thing he could do now was to lower his head, cover his face with his hands, and pretend that he did not know the clown at all.
"No more, no less, fifty points." Lu Ke answered kindly and friendly with a smile.
Braylon laughed loudly, ridiculing and disdainfully, and even hugged his belly and laughed fiercely, "Haha, it's only fifty points, so embarrassing..." But the next second, he froze, "Fifty……"
Why did he feel something was wrong?
"Pfft." Logan couldn't hold it back any longer and chuckled muffledly. From the corner of his vision, he could see Marcus, Aldon and others. They all hugged their stomachs and laughed muffledly. It was really hard to hold back my laughter.
"What are you all doing!" A serious and sharp voice sounded at the door, and the players all looked away, and then saw Jim Harbaugh's stiff expression, "Everyone, please leave and sit down. The tactical meeting will begin immediately. The preseason is just around the corner, and you better make sure you know all the tactics, otherwise you will not only bear my anger, but also the fans'."
Jim walked to the table in front of him and dropped the folder in his hand with a bang. "You, what's going on with the clothes you're wearing? Where's the training uniform?"
The person being named was Lu Ke, who was wearing a white T-shirt. Lu Ke turned around and faced the head coach, and then saw Jim frowning. His anger seemed to be on the verge of breaking out. Lu Ke explained with a smile, "A welcome gift from my teammates. A small Greetings." After saying that, Lu Ke took off his T-shirt, folded it neatly, and placed it on the chair.
Jim was stunned for a moment, and then everyone in the entire conference room couldn't bear it any longer and burst into laughter. Apparently, they weren't because of the T-shirts, but because of the overwhelmed Braylon.
However, Jim didn't know the ins and outs of the matter. Looking at the peaceful tactical conference room, he couldn't help but shake his head.
Jim had experienced the unspoken rules of the locker room when he was a player. However, the Chinese quarterback not only did not intensify the conflict, but instead livened up the atmosphere. This surprised Jim.
Jim knocked on the table, his tone was still a little stiff, but he did not continue to scold, "Quiet, come to your senses, the tactics meeting will last forty-five minutes, start now."
Immediately afterwards, the entire coaching team entered the room and officially started today's tactical meeting.
In the first tactical meeting, Lu Ke deeply felt the difference between the college league and the professional league.
In college, the team also paid attention to tactics, but there were only hundreds of core tactics, and the combination of routes and player matching methods were relatively monotonous. Generally, they relied on the personal talents of the players, and the tactics followed the players.
But in professional games, the permutations and combinations of different positions are dazzling. According to different tactics, players need to make their own adjustments, and the players follow the tactics.
For each tactic, the coach will arrange the troops according to the tactical intention. Maybe in this period, these two players will come on; in the next period, the other two players will be replaced. If you want to survive on the court, you must not only sharpen your strengths, but also make up for your shortcomings as much as possible and play more roles.
Talent is the most common and basic skill in the professional arena.
"...Now it's a shotgun formation. Before kickoff, the opponent's defensive players changed their positions..." Jim stood in front of the whiteboard, laid out the tactics with chess pieces, and then demonstrated the tactics on the field. Changes, "...so how should the offensive line respond? What about the route running of the wide receivers? Also, how should the quarterback read the defense and adjust?"
The shotgun formation is the most common and common offensive formation in football offenses and is mainly used for passing offenses.
The so-called shotgun formation can be simply understood as the offensive line being a fan, with the quarterback standing directly behind, with a distance of about five to seven yards, avoiding close contact with defensive players; and all receivers The ball players are scattered in all directions, like shotguns, the bullets are scattered, and they may be aimed at any potential player.
The advantages and disadvantages of such a formation are very obvious. The advantage is that the pocket is stronger and the field of view is wider, which can maximize the quarterback's passing skills; the disadvantage is that the defense clearly knows that this is a passing offense, and the positions of the receiving player and the quarterback are all different. Exposed in the open, so the routes for sacking and defense are relatively clear.
Brief summary, full firepower.
What Jim is demonstrating is the shotgun formation and emphasizing the changes in tactics. With the same shotgun formation, the thirty-two teams in the league can perform hundreds of different variations. In actual games, there are even more variations.
Turning his head, Jim looked at the players, waiting for an answer, but the whole room was silent, as if everyone was absent-minded and distracted.
"First of all, I want to know what actions of the opponent's defensive team exposed their defensive intentions?" Lu Ke's voice broke the silence, "Also, is the opponent defending in a zone or man-to-man defense? What if the running route is not exposed? Next, it is not a bad idea to stick to the shotgun formation, get off the ball quickly, and use the speed advantage of the wide receiver or the physical advantage of the tight end to eat the opponent's defensive players alive and complete the pass."
Jim didn't speak, but nodded.
Lu Ke continued, "But if the running route has been exposed, or the opponent's powerful cornerback is pressing hard, then the quarterback can walk forward three yards and then call the running back back. Don't Instead of standing behind you, you stand to your side, creating a pseudo-pistol formation, but the tactical execution is still shotgun, using the running back's catching ability to complete short-distance advancement."
The pistol formation is an advancement of modern flexible play. It was only created in 2005 and has only emerged in the past two years.
The so-called pistol formation is derived from the shotgun formation and the single guard formation. In the formation, the distance between the quarterback and the offensive line is only four yards. At the same time, the running back stands behind the quarterback, reducing the passing space and increasing the running space.
Normally, the quarterback will actively cut into the offensive line to confuse the situation. Either rush the ball, and the running back behind him rushes out unexpectedly to complete the advance; or pass the ball, and choose the best passing route under the close protection of the pocket. Because the pistol formation is considered to be a more flexible offensive method.
However, because the quarterback and the defensive players are in close contact, this requires higher physical fitness of the quarterback; it also requires the quarterback to have a certain running ability. He may fake a pass and may fake a pass, or he may Running the ball with the football by himself makes it difficult for defensive players to judge the actual offensive tactics.
It is precisely because of the rise of the pistol formation that running quarterbacks like Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton have gradually entered people's field of vision.
However, what Lu Ke chose just now was not a pistol formation, but a disguised pistol formation. In fact, it was still a shotgun formation. Confusing the judgment of the opponent's defensive players while still opening up the choice of pass targets, the only risk is that the quarterback needs to bear more pressure - after all, he is closer to the offensive line and the intensity of the sacks is more fierce.
Jim showed a look of interest and folded his hands on his chest, "Why do you want a pseudo-pistol formation? Instead of choosing a real pistol formation?"
