As the uncrowned champion, the San Francisco 49ers are undoubtedly the target of public criticism throughout the league. The attention and expectations are extraordinary. Some professionals even said early that they are likely to become the first team to defend the title since 2005; But the preseason record of only two wins and two losses revealed more uncertain factors.
The winning and losing record is just one aspect. Most of the preseason games are still in the stage of lineup adjustment and tactical combination. Mistakes and fouls may cause the game to deviate from the planned track. A complete victory in the preseason but not being able to enter the playoffs. There are countless players who lost all the preseason games but thrived in the regular season.
In fact, the Baltimore Ravens, who lost in the Super Bowl finals, are also facing the pain of the new season. Their preseason record of two wins and two losses is in line with the San Francisco 49ers. However, they won two games first and then lost two. field, reversing one position with the San Francisco 49ers.
Compared with the victory or defeat itself, it is more about the chaos displayed by the San Francisco 49ers at the tactical layout level. From the quarterback to the offensive line to the wide receivers and tight ends, every link is trembling and stumbling, seemingly just Even the coaching staff themselves have not figured out how the tactics should be laid out. This is the problem.
Everyone knows that the defending champion will become the subject of research across the league. Change is a high-probability choice, but how to change and in what direction it should be changed are unsolvable problems; even if we stick to the original style, how can we rely on the same style? mode to win, this is also a difficult question with no right answer.
Now it seems that the coaching staff headed by Hubble is in a confused stage, which has led to huge ups and downs in the preseason. If Hubble can't solve the problem after the regular season starts, it means that the entire team's offensive tactics cannot be sorted out. Then Lu Ke alone will definitely not be able to win!
What's more, the San Francisco 49ers' schedule this year is among the most difficult in the league.
Throughout the regular season, the six civil wars in the National League West are still the focus of much attention. Seattle, Arizona and St. Louis are all tough battles. In addition, the San Francisco 49ers have ten tough battles waiting for them.
First within the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers will face the NFC South, and then face the NFC East champion and NFC North champion.
Among them, the National League South Division, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, no team can be underestimated, "Lu Ke VS Matt Ryan", "Lu Ke VS Germany" The two duels of "Rue Brees" are still highly anticipated; and the duel of "Lu Ke VS Cam Newton" is also long overdue and will be staged soon.
In addition, the National League East champion Washington Redskins, "Lu Ke VS Robert Griffin III".
Then, the National League North champion Green Bay Packers, "Lu Ke VS Aaron Rodgers."
To put it simply, the current top quarterback in the National League, Lu Ke, will pass through the hurdles one by one. No game can be taken lightly. Of all the above-mentioned teams, only the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have passed. A team that has not made the playoffs in two seasons - but even these two teams cannot be underestimated, and every game is a tough battle.
Secondly, there is a matchup outside the National League that spans the conference. The San Francisco 49ers will face the American League South this year.
AFC South, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans.
The entire situation is clear at a glance. The Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans were both last year's playoff teams. The former will be "Lu Ke VS Andrew Luck" and the latter will be "Lu Ke VS/JJ Watt."
Looking at the entire schedule of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2013 season, it is not difficult to find that Lu Ke will face off against Brees and Rodgers, among the four elite quarterbacks, as well as the three rookie quarterbacks Luck and Gerry who rose sharply last year. Fin and Russell Wilson, plus Matt Ryan, who renewed his contract with a high salary this year, will be a battle between super quarterbacks in six games.
This is really a very interesting thing, and the whole league couldn't help but exclaim:
This is the real ultimate schedule!
After the glory of last year's undefeated season, the San Francisco 49ers will face the most difficult schedule in the entire league this year. They will face last season's playoff teams in seven games - including two against the Seattle Seahawks and two against them. There are only twelve playoff spots in the conference, and now the San Francisco 49ers are directly challenging half of them, competing against six different teams.
In addition, the St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints almost made the playoffs last season, which further increased the difficulty of the San Francisco 49ers' schedule.
It is no exaggeration to say that the San Francisco 49ers barely had much breathing room throughout the season. The difficulty of the schedule ranked first in the league, making them the most "unlucky" team among the 32 teams this year. Defending the title will undoubtedly be difficult. More difficult.
Of course, it would be even more impressive if the San Francisco 49ers could still show the absolute domineering spirit of last season when they were able to overcome obstacles and fight their way through even the most difficult schedule; however, , after experiencing a series of intense losses in the regular season, the difficulty of the playoffs is bound to rise. Coupled with the uncertain factors of injuries and accidents, the difficulty of defending the title continues to soar tenfold.
Why has no team been able to defend the title since 2005?
Why is it that even in the long history, only seven teams have defended their championship eight times?
Why has no team ever been able to achieve three consecutive championships?
Why did even the dynasty that had three crowns in four years only appear twice?
That's why!
Now, the San Francisco 49ers are about to face such an ultimate challenge, and their unstable performance in the preseason has cast a layer of uncertainty into their regular season title defense.
On Thursday, September 5, 2013, according to tradition, the defending champion will sit at home and face a carefully selected strong team, opening the new season with a sparkling showdown. .
This year, the San Francisco 49ers are about to face the Green Bay Packers to open the season.
This is the second consecutive season that the two teams have met in the first week of the regular season.
Last year, the San Francisco 49ers went north to Lambeau Field to challenge the Green Bay Packers. In the end, they narrowly defeated their opponents with a score of "33:36", got a good start to the season, and achieved an undefeated season in one go. The wonderful matchup in that game, It is still talked about by people today.
This year, the two teams met again in the same round. The difference is that this time the San Francisco 49ers faced the Green Bay Packers at Candlestick Stadium, and this was the opening game of the entire season; but the similarity is that, The confrontation between the two teams is still a battle of mutual reluctance.
More importantly, this is the "highest annual salary match in history" in the 2013 season!
During this offseason, the two quarterbacks were instantly brilliant, setting new records for the highest annual salary in history, and becoming the leaders of the league with their unrivaled performance.
As the youngest of the four elite quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers is about to turn 30 in December this year. There is no doubt about his excellence and excellence, his superb control over interception errors, and his ability to His sense of crisis at critical moments and his bold shots at critical moments are absolutely top-notch. Although his passing movements are very irregular and even awkward, his seemingly crooked long passes can always be fatal. Running and passing are even more difficult to guard against.
Lu Ke is a representative figure among the rising stars. He has just turned 24 years old in November this year. He just won the Super Bowl as the youngest starting quarterback in history. He is definitely in the limelight and is very precise in passing the ball. Control, accurate grasp of the game situation, wise game of tactical layout, and keen interpretation of game changes have made him an emerging tactical master among passing pocket quarterbacks. His "playing with your head" style is forming a new style. stock storm.
The former is a representative of the Mesozoic generation, and the latter is a representative of the new generation. The showdown between "Lu Ke VS Rogers" is obviously the absolute focus of everyone's expectations; what's more, the two players have just set a new high in annual salary during the offseason and have become leaders. Characters, all of this makes this opening game full of expectations.
After just experiencing a disappointing season last year, the Green Bay Packers are also facing serious injuries this season. Their preseason performance has hit rock bottom, losing to the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas Chiefs. , just a win over the St. Louis Rams.
Among them, the game lost to the Cardinals was a zero-block; the game lost to the Chiefs was "8:30".
Although the preseason games cannot mean anything, the Kansas Chiefs were the deputy squad leader last year, and the Arizona Cardinals suffered a nine-game losing streak last year. This also means that the Green Bay Packers are indeed in mediocre form now, with offensive and Neither defensive end showed enough competitiveness.
To a certain extent, the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers are facing similar dilemmas with different situations and attitudes. This has also focused more and more attention on "Lu Ke VS Rogers". Can these two quarterbacks lead the team out of the trough with their excellent performance, dedicate a wonderful showdown to the fans, and strive to win? , this will undoubtedly become an important topic in the opening game, especially since the two quarterbacks have just completed record-breaking contract extensions, so can they repay the trust of the team and fans?
The more difficult it is, the more you need to get up. Whether it's Lu Ke or Rogers, this is an extremely difficult but full of variables game!
It is undoubtedly a coincidence that the league chose this game as the season opener.
Yahoo Sports launched a survey on the portal, "Whether choosing 'San Francisco 49ers VS Green Bay Packers' as the opener is the right choice?" More than 93% of netizens gave a positive answer , you can directly feel the unparalleled popularity of this game.
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