The golden sun hangs obliquely on the sparse metasequoia treetops, and the morning sun is contaminated with a cool and pleasant smell of dew, which is not only not spicy, but also carries a faint moisture, blowing on the face, refreshing.

"Next. Route 78, twelve yards. Standing aside, Kip-Kleist glanced at the tactical board and shouted.

This is basic tactical training, where the quarterback and receiver work together.

The quarterback passes the ball according to the tactical requirements, down to the exact yardage and position; The receiver consisting of wide receivers and close forwards runs along the tactical route and arrives at their assigned position to receive the ball.

At the same time, the quarterbacks will be rotated, and the three quarterbacks Lu Ke, Alex Smith, and Scott Tolsin will be treated equally and complete the pass; The wide receivers and close forwards line up as a team, one after the other.

The main purpose of this arrangement is to ensure that every passer and receiver can run to the specified position according to the tactical route, so that no distinction between the main and substitute players is whoever takes the turn, so as to ensure that all players can understand the tactics well. During a match, any player can react to the team's tactical arrangements as soon as they come on the pitch.

The last quarterback was Scott, who completed the pass smoothly, turned around, and winked in a friendly way at the next quarterback, Lu Ke.

Interestingly, Scott and Lu Ke are really close to each other, starting with opponents in the Rose Bowl, meeting intermittently all the way, and finally both of them entered the San Francisco 49ers and further became teammates.

Also as quarterbacks, most of the training of the two of them is in and out together, because the team's training schedule is very strict, Logan and Marcus can no longer be Lu Ke's sparring partners, so in the past, Lu Ke's daily training tasks were completed with the help of Scott.

Unconsciously, there was also a little tacit understanding between the two people.

The corners of Lu Ke's mouth rose, and he stepped forward with a stride, Bobby Engram threw the rugby ball over in time, Lu Ke received the ball with both hands, raised his right hand and was ready to pass, but the next step came to an abrupt end: because there was no passing target.

Twelve yards of passing distance, in the blink of an eye, Lu Ke's vision must capture the figure of the player who receives the ball in order to pass the ball, otherwise people will chase the ball, which will not be able to catch up. Now, Lu Ke didn't notice the movements of the player who received the ball, so naturally he couldn't pass the ball.

The rhythm of the whole passing training is very fast, one down, one up, one down, one up. All of a sudden, it was stuck, and everyone sensed something was wrong.

Kip's eyes took off the board, he turned his head, and then saw a commotion among the receivers, and no one showed up for a long time, and his brow couldn't help but furrow, "What's wrong?" ”

Vernon Davis, who was supposed to be the next receiver, didn't step forward, he was turning his head and saying something, and when he heard Kip's question, Vernon replied in a loud voice, "No, my hamstring is propped up, the next receiver will go first." With that, Vernon stomped his foot, turned and walked to the side, getting out of the way.

This would have been nothing.

However, Delanie-alker, who was standing behind Vernon, also had a reluctant expression of embarrassment, standing in place, looking forward and backward, and his footsteps were comparable to that of a snail.

"What's wrong, you're hamstring up too?" Kip seemed surprised, and with a mocking smile on his face, he teased.

Dilani raised his right hand, "I...... I have breakfast...... A little uncomfortable. Then he pointed to his stomach and walked to the side, still muttering, "I'll just burp up, give me five seconds." That being said, he had already moved out of the way and tossed the "hot potato" to the next player.

Kip stood in place, his eyes turned to the next receiver, and he didn't speak, but his eyes were indicating: Do you have any questions?

Justin-Pelle didn't speak, raised his right hand, gestured towards Lu Ke, and then stepped on the spot a few times, started, sprinted, and sprinted out according to the established tactical route of 78.

Lu Ke was not affected at all, the two footsteps were adjusted, and the right hand waved quickly, and the rugby ball was passed.

After running to the established position, Justin stopped and turned, and received the football firmly in his chest. Without much effort, he didn't have to make any effort at all, put his hands on his chest and the rugby ball came to the door, and the force was just right. It's so precise and so easy, and you can see that the passing feel is outstanding.

Justin raised his right hand and gave Lu Ke a thumbs up in praise.

Kip didn't say anything, lowered his head and looked at the tactical table, "Next one." Route 42, six yards. ”

Alex Smith stepped forward, and Vernon, who was still soothing his calf just now, stepped forward, raised his right hand high, and raised his voice to say, "Ready." ”

Vernon was engrossed in his gaze, Bobby passed the football into Alex's hands, and then Vernon started quickly at the speed of the 100-meter sprint, quickly swung his arms, one emergency stop, one sideways, and received the pass from Alex with unmistakable accuracy.

After slowing down, Vernon whistled and exclaimed, "Old man, it still feels the same." Then he turned his head to look at the team of the players who received the ball, "It seems that in the past month or so, this guy has not rested honestly, and he has done a lot of activities." While teasing, he deliberately swung his crotch, and the intimate banter caused everyone to laugh.

Kip knows the scene that happened just now, Alex knows it, and Lu Ke also knows it.

To explain it this way: Vernon and Dillani both entered the league in 2006 and joined the San Francisco 49ers through the draft, they are both close ends, and they have a close relationship with Alex, who entered the league in 2005, and grew up together; Justin, a 2002 veteran who has previously played on three teams, has just joined the San Francisco 49ers this offseason, and he is also a close end.

At the end of the day, it's about taking sides. Vernon and Dilani were both Alexists; And Justin is a neutral because he is also a stranger to the team.

The position of the near end, in general, will only be deployed on the court; Of course, the New England Patriots' formation with two close forwards is also quite popular right now. But for now, the San Francisco 49ers are still in a close-end formation.

After Lu Ke became the main quarterback, Logan squeezed out Vernon's main position and completed three touchdowns in the first game. The performance was brilliant, and it was unanimously praised - the media was obviously much more tolerant of Logan.

So, after Alex came back today, such a scene was staged in front of him. In fact, it's not just the near end, it's the wide receivers who have the same competition; There is even a turbulent undercurrent among the quarterbacks.

When it was Logan's turn in order, it was Alex's turn to pass.

Kip arranged a short pass for a run, but before Logan could get into the sprint, Alex's pass was already in place. Logan had to dig his hands deep with all his might, trying to pick up the ball, but he missed, staggering and almost falling, and his posture was not so bad.

The players, led by Vernon, collectively laughed, "Oh, Jesus Christ, Logan, you shouldn't have rested too much in the past few days, and now your legs are weak, right?" Can't even receive such a short pass? Hahahaha! ”

Logan stood up, ignoring Vernon, and instead walked quickly over to Alex, asking in a stiff voice, "What's going on?" Am I running the wrong route? Or is there something wrong with my boot signal? ”

Alex raised his hands in annoyance and shook his head, "It's not your problem, it's me, I'm in too much of a hurry, and the passing doesn't feel right." I'm sorry. With that, Alex smiled apologetically at Logan again and turned away from the passing position.

In the face of Alex's response, Logan seemed to hit the cotton in a circle, and helplessly cast his gaze towards Lu Ke, and said with his mouth, "What's going on?" ”

Lu Ke shrugged his shoulders and smiled dumbly, "Team culture." ”

The world of an athlete is actually very simple, either friends or enemies.

Alex is a friendly man, but he is also the leader of the team and the representative of the 49ers' veteran players, and he is like a banner that must be expressed and must be on Vernon's side, on the one hand, because of the team's head-to-head competition and power confrontation; On the other hand, it is because of the suppression of the annual by the old players.

In private, Alex can show friendliness to the rookie players represented by Lu Ke and show his personality charm; But on the court, they have to be strict and strict with the year-rounders. What's more, Alex and Lu Ke were originally competitors, the kind of life and death.

With such a painless small gesture of assigning positions just now, Alex had to stand with his companions. Otherwise, it is a betrayal.

In the face of such a situation, whether it is Lu Ke or Logan, they are helpless. Anyway, there is no harm in training, and they can only let it go. Veteran players are petty and willful, they can't and don't have to protest, they just have to concentrate on their training. However, the team's factional struggles are gradually showing their outlines.

When Colin Kaepernick arrived at the training base, the hour hand was already on the 10 o'clock. He is still under concussion observation and cannot do formal training, and even relaxation training must be completed in the company of a professional physiotherapist; However, he was approved by his doctor to participate in the team's tactical discussion meetings -

Avoiding falling behind too much is also a necessary strategy to fit into the team's atmosphere.

Entering the training ground, Colin originally planned to come over to say hello, but then he saw Lu Ke and Alex who were training on the court. His footsteps stopped slightly, and he stood by and watched the training go on intently.

Gradually, gradually, Colin began to sense that something was wrong. He had a sense of foreboding, it seemed, it seems, it seems, it seems, it might, probably, there is no place left for him in the team! Wait, what's going on?