Schneider stood there, a little caught off guard.
The team has always known that the rookie players, with Lu Ke as the center, hold tactical manual study meetings every week, trying to integrate into the team as quickly as possible and adapt to the rhythm of the league as soon as possible.
Now among the San Francisco 49ers, four players on the offensive team, Lu Ke, Logan and Marcus, and on the defensive team, Aldon, have entered the fixed starting lineup; in addition, running back Kendall Hunter , safety guard Colin Jones, and cornerback Chris Culliver have also become relatively stable rotation players.
There are a total of fifteen first-year players in this year's team, including undrafted rookies, and in the end, seven of them can play the main role. The results of this draft are gratifying. It can also be seen from the side that Jim Harper's team is indeed very young, and has contributed to its outstanding performance this year with a vigorous and powerful attitude.
Objectively speaking, the private playbook study sessions played an important role.
However, this is only an activity between rookie players, and other senior players have never participated. Until today.
Schneider was originally a marginal figure in the team. After staying in the team for six full years, his presence was still dispensable. Even when he attended the team's post-game party, he could never find his own identity. Location.
But now, he has become a member of the tactical meeting. At least, Lu Ke included him after inviting the offensive linemen. Even if it was a group email, this was the first time. This is a situation that has never happened in the Alex Smith era.
Schneider's heart suddenly surged.
In fact, after the whole story was told, everyone, including Lu Ke, withdrew their gaze and once again immersed themselves in the discussion. On the one hand, he did not want to put pressure on Schneider and force him to join the tactical meeting; on the other hand, it was because the discussion that had just been interrupted must continue.
But Schneider didn't care, and his eyes fell on Chino Hachar.
Khachar's injury has completely recovered and he will be able to play in this week's game against the Steelers. Even if it is not this game, he can definitely return to the starting lineup in the next game. This also means that the starting battle between Schneider and Khacar has officially begun.
The question is, after years of silence, can Schneider seize this opportunity that belongs to him?
In the first half of the season, although Hachar has been in the starting lineup, his performance can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, and he has never been able to really shine. Especially when Rupati gradually began to keep up with the team's strength, Hachar's progress It's still limited, so can this be a good opportunity for Schneider to take over?
At this time, Khachar was listening intently to Lu Ke's explanation. It can be seen that he also felt the pressure of starting competition. The two people now seem to be analyzing the tactical changes that have occurred in the past two home and away games against the Cardinals, including their own and the opponent's.
Tactical analysis!
This immediately made Schneider excited and eager to try.
Objectively speaking, Schneider is not a talented player. This is true in terms of physical talent and tactical talent. It can be said that he does not have the posture to be a leader, but he is an excellent soldier.
In official games, Schneider does not have the ability to make his own judgments. At the same time, the shackles of physical talent also restrict the advantage in instinctive confrontation; he relies more on the quarterback's on-the-spot command, and then completes cooperation with his teammates to realize the pocket Protect.
Just like Peyton Manning, every quarterback will inevitably read the defense before officially kicking off the ball, and then arrange tactical changes for the offensive line based on the opponent's defensive formation. If they can lead their opponents by a quarter or even half a beat, then they can complete a solid pocket protection.
Schneider has mediocre talent, but he is a very good tactical executor. In particular, he has tried every position above the offensive line, which further promoted his understanding of tactics. During the offense, after receiving instructions, he is often able to burst out more energy through tacit cooperation, truly interpreting the meaning of "team" and exerting the effect of "one plus one is greater than two".
But the problem is that there is only one Manning, and there are only a handful of quarterbacks at the same level.
For most quarterbacks, it is very difficult to make predictions and adjustments after reading the defense, because the system and question bank of the tactical manual are so huge that even if they just recite it and understand it, This has already consumed all the energy, let alone formulating corresponding plans based on the ever-changing situation on the field.
Alex Smith is a quality quarterback with excellent tactical awareness. During the game, he can successfully read the opponent's defense and make relative adjustments, but this is still a minority. More often, he completes the advancement according to the coaching staff's tactical arrangements.
In addition, Alex mainly focuses on short passes, and he has a certain ability to move with the ball, so his requirements for pocket protection are relatively relaxed, and he is very concerned about short passing running routes and passing gaps. The requirements are even more stringent. Therefore, when directing the offense, Alex will focus more on the selection of passing routes rather than adjusting the tactics of the offensive line.
This is a tactical choice that is tailored to local conditions and people. There is no right or wrong. It should give full play to Alex's strengths and advantages and move towards victory.
But the reality is that rugby is a collective sport. If one link goes wrong, it will inevitably trigger a chain reaction in other links.
The San Francisco 49ers have a terrible offensive line. In the past few years, they have always been at the bottom of the league. On the one hand, the tacit understanding of cooperation is not enough; on the other hand, after rookie players join the team, their strength cannot be improved. Schneider is one of them. He was not outstanding enough in the first place, and gradually he became lost in the crowd.
This is also one of the poor performances of the San Francisco 49ers in the past few years.
Now, Lu Ke has changed this situation.
Corresponding to Alex, Lu Ke is a player who has extremely strict requirements on the tactical manual.
In Lu Ke's offensive system, the layout and execution of tactics, and the prediction and interpretation of defense are all top priorities. If John Skelton of the Cardinals relies on Larry Fitzgerald to push forward forcefully, then Lu Ke relies on the cooperation of the entire team to complete the offense.
The personal strength of each teammate may not be at the top of the league, but their understanding of the tactical manual is absolutely thorough and they can cooperate tacitly during the game. The most obvious cases are Vernon Davis and Logan Newman.
In terms of pure strength, Logan is not as good as Vernon, whether it is pick-picking or catching ability. This is true; but in the team, Logan has played a better effect than Vernon. , and became the team's leading scoring point.
The reason is that all Lu Ke's advancements have very strict requirements for tactical execution. He needs his offensive team to enter the tactical state. Compared with individual strength, the team as a whole is the most important; after entering the tactical rhythm, , Lu Ke will then give full play to the players' personal abilities according to the personal styles of different players, and then complete the advancement.
That's true of Logan, and that's true of Ted Ginn.
Currently, there are still only two star players in San Francisco's team: Vernon Davis and Patrick Willis. But now, they have become the second-best team in the league second only to the Green Bay Packers. That's why.
In other words, Schneider is more adaptable to Lu Ke's tactical system.
It can be seen from the two games against the Cardinals. In the first game, Khacar came on the field; in the second game, Schneider came on the field. In the latter game, Lu Ke's blind side protection was obviously improved. Improvement; however, Schneider still did not understand the tactical manual thoroughly enough and was unable to keep up with the rhythm of other players on the offensive line, which also led to many mistakes——
But from another perspective, this also means that Schneider still has room for improvement.
Now, Schneider finally understands how the title of "training maniac" came about. Without waiting for Lu Ke to ask further, Schneider took the initiative to step forward, sat down on the other side of him, and joined the discussion between Lu Ke and Khachar.
Now that the battle for the starting spot has begun, let him give it a go! Only after you try it will you have no regrets.
"..." But when his eyes fell on the tactical analysis all over the floor, Schneider was completely at a loss.
The papers in front of me are all video screenshots of the game. After taking the screenshots from the computer video, print them out, circle the key points with different colored ink pens, and draw arrows to mark the opponent's movement route.
The screenshots themselves are not scary, and can also be seen in the team's daily training; but the point is, these are not screenshots of the San Francisco 49ers game, or even screenshots of the Pittsburgh Steelers game!
"What's wrong?" Lu Ke turned his head, and then saw Schneider's face full of astonishment, and his jaw was almost dislocated.
Schneider held up the screenshot in his hand, with a confused expression on his face, "Are we going to play the Packers next? And... the Saints?"
Among the screenshots, it is the game between the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints. If Schneider remembers correctly, in the last three weeks of the regular season, they played against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, and St. Louis Rams respectively; as for the Packers and the St. Louis Rams, The Saints, even if there is a possible matchup, it will be in the playoffs.
Start thinking about the playoffs now? Is it a little too early?
"Haha, no, our opponent next week is the Steelers." Lu Ke said with a smile, "You remember correctly, the last two games are divisional showdowns, not the Packers or the Saints."
Faced with Schneider's questions, Lu Ke did not wait for him to continue asking questions, and then explained, "These are the two teams with the best offensive fronts in the league at present. We should take a look at their tactical combinations. "
