"Attack!" Lu Ke announced the kick-off again, focusing entirely on the game.
The same tactic, but the running route is slightly different. Crabtree started to move outside, while Gene started to cut inside; in addition, Newman pulled laterally towards the outside.
Lu Ke's step back did not move in a wide range. It was just two steps back. He adjusted his posture, waved his little arm lightly, and made a passing movement. This time, was it a real action or a fake action? The defensive players were immediately alert, but before they could make a judgment, the football in Lu Ke's hand had already been passed out.
This was a smooth through ball, passed quickly and strongly towards the gap in the middle. Ted Ginn rushed in accurately and easily pocketed the football, but there was no one beside him. A defensive player accurately covered up the defense. Gene jogged a few steps forward. Then he realized that there was a smooth road ahead with no obstruction at all, so he slowed down.
Kick off immediately, pass immediately, end immediately. The entire tactic took less than ten seconds to complete. Before even blinking, the execution of the tactic was completed again. Everything happened so fast that it was hard to catch your breath.
The same tactic was executed twice in less than five minutes. Through changes in details, the defensive players were like marionettes. In the hands of Lu Ke, they were completely led by the nose, causing injuries twice in a row. Defensive mismatch. In an official game, either Logan Newman or Ted Ginn can run all the way and complete a touchdown.
Clean and crisp, thundering, firmly, firmly holding the defensive team in place, rubbing, rubbing again.
Fast, efficient and straightforward. The defense team lost face.
Lu Ke clenched his right fist, waved it briefly and forcefully, gritted his teeth, and encouraged himself. After a small celebration, Lu Ke left the court and gave up the space to Scott, who came on next. .
For Lu Ke, after this week's competition, the basic points were superimposed on the tactical awareness and observation vision. The improvement effect is undoubtedly obvious, and the capture of the entire fighter plane has gone further. Now it is just a training match, and the intensity is still the same as the official one. There is a difference in the game. All passes are made at your fingertips, and the effect is amplified to the extreme.
But for defenders, this is a humiliating nightmare.
Pares put his hands on his waist, took a deep breath, and then took another deep breath, but even so, the anger and frustration could not be relieved. The gurgling anger was almost about to explode. In the end, he simply took off his helmet and smashed the helmet casually. After smashing it out hard, he finally couldn't restrain his emotions anymore and left the training ground in large strides. He needed to calm down.
All conflicts were resolved on the training ground, so they came to the training ground. However, who would have thought that with just a few breaths and a blink of an eye, the winner would have been decided, and it would be a huge difference.
There was no power to fight back, really no power to fight back. Such humiliation made Pares' whole body begin to tremble uncontrollably.
Every member of the coaching staff showed expressions of amusement and anticipation: Judging from Lu Ke's performance alone, he definitely has no trace of being an undrafted rookie. Judging from the situation on the training field today, his competitive state has actually surpassed that of Ke. Lin Kaepernick - not absolute strength, but competitive status.
Of course, competitive sports are never based on numbers. Actual competitions are full of countless variables. The strongest may not necessarily win last, and the weak may not have a chance. This is also the charm of competitive sports. Therefore, measuring strength cannot be so simple and crude.
The question now is, faced with Lu Ke's rapid rise, can the other three quarterbacks keep up?
The tense atmosphere on the training ground gradually spread. Both the defensive and offensive teams were a little tense, and the quarterback was even more so.
Scott Tolsin, who came on the scene immediately, performed abnormally. There were no mistakes in tactics, but the passing accuracy deviated a lot.
Then Alex Smith seemed to be affected, and he actually suffered a sack and failed to complete the pass.
Then came Colin Kaepernick, who deviated from his original tactical track and once again relied on his legs to run out of the pocket and successfully completed an eight-yard pass. Although the pass was completed, the tactical execution failed.
This situation slowly continued, and the strength of the four quarterbacks began to gradually show the gap.
Under heavy pressure, Torsin's performance became unstable and gradually fell behind. His execution at critical moments was still insufficient.
Kaepernick still has the same old problem, his passing accuracy is not stable, and he always wants to rely on his body. Although it has improved compared to the preseason, and his memory and understanding of the tactical manual have made great progress, it is still not enough. . In fact, this is the same problem faced by all rookie quarterbacks - they need time, more time.
It is worth mentioning that Kaepernick was the only quarterback who reacted a beat slower to the same tactical loophole trap. He walked onto the court and came behind the offensive line, and then he realized the mistake in the tactical arrangement. Although he bit the bullet, pretended to know everything, and forced the kick, the effect was terrible, and the entire tactical execution was wrong.
Obviously, as a rookie, Kaepernick still needs more time to learn tactics.
As for Lu Ke, his understanding of the tactical manual seems to have adapted to the league's rhythm very quickly. The reasonable explanation is that Feng Derrick's perfect score in the test and his persistence in homework in his spare time - during the rest time on Monday and Tuesday, Lu Ke Ke Ke never rested, and playbooks and game videos filled all his time.
One month in the preseason and three weeks in the regular season, less than two months in total, the growth was amazing.
Finally, there was Alex Smith, who was stable, as stable as ever. After a sack, his performance returned to its original track. There is no problem with the understanding and execution of tactics, and the reading and mastering of the game; however, under urgent circumstances, attempts to pass mid-range and long passes are still a big problem.
It seems that everything is still the same, familiar recipes and familiar tastes. In the final analysis, it is still an old question: Choose Alex Smith or Lu Ke; or in other words, choose a veteran or a rookie?
Before the regular season, Jim's plan was to select veterans, use Smith to lead the team forward, and at the same time help the rookie quarterback grow smoothly; after a series of accidents, Lu Ke became the starting quarterback and served as the transition quarterback, but the result was Unbelievably achieved three consecutive victories. So, what should you do now?
According to the original plan, let Smith play again and give Lu Ke and Kaepernick more time to grow; or should you follow the development of the game and continue to let Lu Ke be the starter, hoping to continue the team's winning attitude?
To put it simply, it is actually a conflict within the locker room, and now it has been transferred to the coaching staff. They must make judgments and choices, which is the best choice for the San Francisco 49ers.
However, this is only the first step in the quarterback competition. Selecting a starting quarterback is obviously more than that - otherwise, judging from the three games of the regular season, there is no doubt or suspense in choosing Lu Ke. Yes, the reason why open and transparent competition is carried out in training is, on the one hand, to resolve conflicts in the locker room, and on the other hand, it is also to conduct assessments in all aspects.
On Thursday afternoon, the team conducted several different quarterback training exercises, including passing training, pocket steps, evading impacts, etc., to comprehensively examine the quarterback's skills and, most importantly, his condition.
On Friday morning, the team held another training match, a complete duel, eleven versus eleven. It’s not just the selection of the quarterback, but also the practice of this week’s regular season tactics, and targeted training based on the opponent’s defensive strategies and offensive methods.
On the training ground, the game is still in full swing. At this time, Alex Smith is leading the team's offensive team. He is playing steadily and methodically. The impact of injuries is inevitable, and the pockets are torn. His footwork and passing choices were irrational at that time, but overall, he returned to his average level.
There is still some time before the end of the game. However, this is a training match, and the outcome is not important.
"Alex is still stable. Sometimes he is too stable, but sometimes we also need such stability." Craig Roman expressed his opinion, "Our team is too young and has too many ups and downs." Big, this has been the case in the past two games. If Alex can control the rhythm a little bit, the game will be much better."
Kip Kleist raised his head with a smile, "So, you support Alex?"
Craig's smile faltered slightly, "What about you?"
"I support Lu Ke. You know, I have always supported Lu Ke. The courage and courage he showed are really rare. Yes, his state may be unstable, causing the team to completely collapse and lose the game; But I believe that he will never surrender easily." Kip expressed his opinion firmly, "What do you think?"
Craig laughed dumbly, and then he noticed that Jim was also looking at him, with a questioning light in his eyes. He exhaled a long breath, "Okay, my reason tells me that I should choose Alex." The stability of the team is one aspect, the locker room is another aspect, and the most important thing is that Colin and Lu Ke are both too young and they still have a lot to learn."
"But?" Kip raised his eyebrows, noticing the tail behind Craig's words.
Craig looked helpless, "But." Then he saw Kip smiled proudly, "But, I will still choose Lu Ke. There are many problems we are facing now, but the amazing thing is that Lu Ke still leads It keeps the team moving forward. So, why should we change? But in the end, Jim makes the decision."
Both Craig and Kip looked at Jim at the same time.
Jim didn't speak or signal, and looked at the court in silence. Quietly waiting for the end of the training match, and then summoned all the players together again, "There are less than two days of preparation time left for this week's regular season. I know that everyone is concerned about this week's starting four points. The issue of guard. The coaching staff has made a decision after discussion. We will announce the starting quarterback now, and then the next training will revolve around the starting players."
Jim was crisp and straight to the point without saying much.
