As we all know, in football matches, the captain's armband is crucial. The captain is not only the core figure on the field, but also the soul of the entire team and the backbone of the locker room. The captain and vice-captain play an irreplaceable role for the entire team. Players who are qualified for the captain position are bound to be an important task for the team.
Relatively speaking, the game of rugby is slightly different.
Because the entire team is divided into three different parts: offensive team, defensive team and special teams team; also because the division of labor and cooperation on the court is extremely professional, each other's roles and responsibilities are clear and clear, and a core player can play Its role is relatively limited; and because there are so many factors that influence the outcome of the game, even the special team has the possibility of winning the game.
So, the captain of the rugby team is not that important.
In fact, the NFL has always had no hard requirements. Each team must appoint a captain. Whether to appoint a captain is entirely up to the team itself. Later, after Roger Goodell took office, in order to standardize the league's game rules, in 2007 Regulations were introduced requiring each team to designate a captain for every game, while allowing a team to have six captains on or off the field.
Generally, each team has three designated captains, one each for the offense, defense and special teams. The captain's responsibilities include but are not limited to guessing the ball at the beginning of the game, applying for a timeout during the game, choosing to accept or reject the referee's penalty, etc.
In the league, most teams abide by such rules, but there are also teams that adopt their own style, such as the Green Bay Packers.
Among the Green Bay Packers, the captains are different every week and are spread across the field. As the core leader of the team, Aaron Rodgers is not necessarily the captain on the field. Positions such as wide receiver, offensive tackle, center, etc. may all serve as captain.
Rodgers has never been a quarterback who likes to build personal relationships, keeping his work and personal life strictly separate. In the team, apart from games and training, he rarely interacts with other teammates, and rarely meets or communicates in private. He can only be described as teammates, not friends. Therefore, he may not be the best candidate for captain.
For such a situation, it can be understood that this is related to the team's tactical arrangement, the atmosphere of getting along within the team, and the personal style of the players. The Green Bay Packers choose their captains based more on the specifics of each game.
Still, captaincy holds special significance. As the team's tactical core, as the team's spiritual leader, and as the team's metronome, he plays a special role.
In official games, the captain will not wear an armband, but will mark a "C" logo on the left or right chest of the team, which means "Captin"; under the letter, there is a row of stars, and the number of stars means "Captin". Depending on the number of consecutive years he has served as captain, if he has served as captain for four consecutive years or more, the "C" will be golden, highlighting the player's core status.
Of course, the Green Bay Packers don't have such a jersey design.
In fact, the Green Bay Packers are a rare exception in the entire league. Among other teams, although the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers have also given up on specially designed jerseys, and the captain's jersey will not have a "C" marked on the chest, these two teams, like other teams, have appointed teams The core is the captain on the field.
The same goes for the San Francisco 49ers.
After Jim Harper took office, facing a turbulent team, a young and energetic team, and a completely reshuffled team, he accepted the advice of team manager Trent Baalke. Three captains were appointed and used their authority and abilities to stabilize the team and truly connect the entire team.
Needless to say, Patrick Willis and Jonathan Goodwin are both veterans of the team and have outstanding strength. They deserve to shoulder the responsibility of captain and stabilize the offensive and defensive teams.
The mixed special teams team was handed over to David Akins, who just joined this offseason. After years of wandering around the league, this veteran naturally has some experience in dealing with locker room issues and game teamwork issues. own understanding.
To a certain extent, the role of the three captains in Hubble's tactical execution, game control, and team integration cannot be ignored. Hubble agrees.
Now, Goodwin took the initiative to express his hope to officially transfer the title of offensive team captain to Lu Ke.
Although the position of captain is not that special among rugby teams, Hubble still showed an unexpected look, "Why? Isn't the current situation very good? Why does it need to change? I don't see the need for change."
"Because Lu Ke is becoming the leader of the team." Goodwin said seriously, "For us, the captain's biggest responsibility is to control the process and rhythm of the game." As for the locker room, it is a different situation. "Now that Lu Ke has taken over the offensive team, his role as captain is even more important to him during the game."
In fact, Goodwin has his own considerations.
As a member of the team and as part of the game, Goodwin can feel that the San Francisco 49ers' offense is gradually bearing Lu Ke's signature. They are gathering together with Lu Ke as the core, and then forming their own style. .
Mike Rupadi and Joe Stanley began to join Lu Ke to discuss the tactical manual; the same was true for himself, Anthony Davis and Chino Hachar. During training, tactical considerations Shi always couldn't help but communicate with Lu Ke.
This is a long process, a subtle process, and Goodwin doesn't know how much time it will take. But if Lu Ke can shoulder the responsibility of captain, this will be a good thing for the entire offensive team; at least, many orders will not need to be relayed through him, which will be simpler and more direct, and more deterrent and contagious. force.
"In fact, during the past two weeks of games, Lu Ke has taken over the responsibilities of captain on the field." Goodwin said affirmatively, "I think it is time for Lu Ke to officially take over in an official capacity. We There is still a long season, eleven games ahead, and if we want to hit the playoffs, we need to unite. Now, Lu Ke is our best choice."
As an undrafted rookie, Lu Ke now serves as the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, but strictly speaking, this is just his rookie season. No one can predict what will happen next year and what will happen in the future.
Will Lu Ke be injured? Will the status fluctuate or even decline? Will he be unable to withstand the test of physical strength and energy at the end of the season and completely collapse? All this is unknown.
Therefore, the coaching staff and even the team manager naturally have more profound considerations. As the tactical core on the field and as the future core of the team, there are still differences between the two plans. Now Lu Ke is the tactical core and has no worries about the starting position for the time being; but as the future core, he still needs to think twice before making a move.
In Goodwin's view, Lu Ke is the best choice, whether for this season or for the longer-term future: entrusting him with captaincy duties will allow Lu Ke to truly grow into a team leader and lead the entire team. grow up. At least, that's what he thinks as a member of the offense.
Hubble did not answer immediately, but fell into silence. His unpredictable expression was barely concealed, but the mixed information made it difficult to judge whether it was positive or negative.
Hubble's way of thinking is simpler.
This season was full of chaos, accidents, and chaos. After entering the regular season, they finally found a firm foothold and made great progress. The current situation couldn't be better. He didn't want to change, and he didn't have time to change.
As for the future development core, it is too early to consider even the tactical core for next season. The top priority should be the playoffs this season, and they must focus all their attention on the present and give it their all.
Therefore, Hubble did not think deeply about Goodwin's proposal at all, and will wait until the offseason to consider next season; and this season, Lu Ke is obviously the team's tactical core, and he is gradually becoming a The focus of the team.
Even Hubble himself was very satisfied with Lu Ke. The communication and execution of tactics, the flexibility and connection of tactics really brought out the West Coast offense in his mind.
So why did Hubble say no? He had no reason to refuse.
As his thoughts swirled, Hubble had already made a judgment and decision. He has never been a hesitant coach, otherwise he would not have given up the veteran Carson Palmer and chosen the undrafted rookie Lu Ke during the trial training period. At that time, the bold gamble was simply heart-stopping; now, it has become a turning point that changes the fate of the team.
Raising his head, just when Hubble was about to nod in agreement, there was another knock on the door.
This time, because the office door was not closed, the figure was immediately revealed. It was Patrick Willis, the leader of the defensive team.
Willis looked around and immediately noticed Hubble and Goodwin who were talking. He nodded slightly and apologized, "Sorry for disturbing you. I just came to say one thing. I'll leave immediately after saying that, I won't disturb you." Willis took a step towards the office.
Goodwin was about to stand up and say goodbye, wanting to say that his task had been completed and the rest of the thinking and measurement could be left to the coach.
But unexpectedly, Willis did not leave any gaps and said directly, "I would like to suggest that maybe promoting Lu Ke to be the captain of the offensive team would be a good thing for the team." Willis then looked at it. Turning to Goodwin, "Jonathan, I don't mean anything against you. We can definitely use the dual-captain model of the offensive team. I just think that Lu Ke will have a positive influence on the offensive team."
As he spoke, Willis noticed that Hubble and Goodwin had strange expressions, and he couldn't help but paused, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
