Enthusiastic and generous, hearty and straightforward, with a smile on his face, Aldon is once again reminiscent of the stunned boy in the rookie training camp.

In fact, Aldon has always been a pistachio, with a hearty personality, a crisp drink, and a generous shot, even if he occasionally offends others with a big mouth, he can often quickly resolve the pimple; He's a great warm-up player at a party, and he's popular almost anywhere, as evidenced by his vote as MVP of the San Francisco 49ers last year.

The guy in front of him who constantly boxed and greeted his teammates was the Aldon who was loved and blossomed in the team, and it seemed that everything was normal.

But it's precisely because it's normal — some too normal — it's not normal, as if Tuesday's clash or drama never happened — that the players are confused, Logan and Marcus are all in the dark.

"Is he in a state of hilarity?" This was Logan's first reaction, in addition to the drug, he really couldn't think of a more reasonable explanation, the weird feeling that was faintly revealed made Logan couldn't help but shiver.

Marcus didn't speak, just aimed his right index finger at his temple, and then began to circle around and express his emotion with movements: Did he have a little problem with his brain? "I think it might be in the water."

Lu Ke, who was standing next to him, rolled his eyes, "Why don't you guess the 'hangover'?" ”

"That's right!" Logan clapped his hands heavily, and suddenly realized, "It's like in the movie, after a severe hangover, there is a fragmentation phenomenon, and when you wake up in the morning, you can't remember anything, as if nothing happened." You say, should we go over and kindly remind him what the hell is going on? Get him up to speed? ”

"That's a joke." Lu Ke has already begun to look at the sky.

Logan waved his hand in disgust, "Your jokes are so unfunny that you can't tell them at all." ”

Marcus also nodded in agreement, but capturing Lu Ke's darkened face little by little, he still wisely avoided the topic, "Then what should we do now?" ”

"What do we do?" Lu Ke closed the door of the locker, "If Aldon needs help with training, then we will help, call him for tactical meetings, and call him for additional training, if it doesn't work once, then call two more times; But if not, we keep our distance, and his personal life should not be up to us. ”

Logan pursed the corners of his mouth, spread his hands, and had a complaining expression, "You're the boss, you have the final say." Then he gave way to let Lu Ke pass.

After Lu Ke left, Logan approached Marcus and whispered, "To be honest, I'm a little curious about the follow-up. I now finally know why some people like Colombian soap operas, knowing that there is a lot of blood, knowing that there are a lot of loopholes, but I still can't stop. ”

Marcus also had a gossipy look on his face, his eyes quickly looked left and right, and then replied in a low voice, "I don't think he can kick his friend away, and the follow-up of that day may be two people sitting by the pool hugging and crying......"

At this point, Marcus paused, and his mind made up the picture.

Immediately after, Marcus and Logan shivered at the same time, and involuntarily let out disgusted voices, "Hey, what the hell is this?" The two of them turned their heads, their eyes staggered, and they fell on each other, and finally pushed each other away one after the other, babbling and complaining, "Training training, who is in the same group as you!" I don't care about you! ”

……

Aldon is still the same Aldon, full of ambition and high spirits, it seems that the matter of the sanatorium has become a thing of the past, and the conflict between Lu Ke and Wallace has never happened, everything is so calm, if it weren't for the navigator recording the route of Lu Ke's car to Aldon's residence, it would almost make people start to suspect -

Did Lu Ke and the three of them really go to Aldong Residence?

All of them were like dreams, and the fragments of memories were thrown into a kaleidoscope, unreal in the bizarre images and light.

But I don't know if it was lucky or unlucky, all this didn't last long, reality soon shattered the dream, and those things that happened still left traces after all, in Aldon, the person concerned.

On Thursday morning training, Aldon's training quantity and quality were not up to standard, and the defensive coach Vic Fangio was almost angry, but then considering that Aldon did have a minor injury, and the nursing home had just returned for half a month, it was normal for the training intensity to not keep up with the progress, so he endured his temper.

Later, at the tactical meeting, Aldon was even more sleepwalking, not to mention the problems related to tactical combinations or targeted defense, and even on the ratio and route of some basic tactical formations, he was also incompatible, and the whole person was in a state of panic.

Immediately afterwards, in the afternoon of the actual combat training, Aldon was never able to find a rhythm, and repeatedly became the breakthrough point of the second team of the offensive group, causing the first team of the defensive group to retreat in the confrontation.

In fact, it is not a matter of Aldon's personal state, but a matter of mentality.

In fact, Aldon also realized that he was not in the best form, and in order to show his individual ability and strive for a starting position this week, he did not hesitate to go against the tactical execution intentions of his teammates in the defensive process, and insisted on single-handedly defending himself, and he showed his strong ability by killing second team quarterback Colin Kaepernick three times before and after.

In other words, Aldon is not incapable, but has a mentality that is incapacitated.

When the entire defensive group jointly executes the tactics, Aldon's tactical comprehension rhythm always seems to be out of the way, becoming a disjointed part of the entire defensive group, completely disrupting the original intention of tactical deployment; And the confusion of tactical intentions makes Aldon impatient, and the more impulsive he is, the more impulsive he becomes, and the more impulsive he is, the worse things happen, which is a vicious circle.

Or, Aldon's brain is still not clear enough, and he has not been able to calm down and read the tactical manual well, but has returned to the state of his college days when he was on a rampage with his body -

But, so what? This just proves that Aldon's talent is still valuable, but talent can no longer be the key to changing the tide of the game in the NFL.

What's more, this is a training session, and the core purpose is to practice tactics rather than win or lose.

Faced with such a situation, Fangio finally couldn't hold back anymore, and exploded the three-character scripture, reprimanding the entire defensive group like a hair dryer, and kicked Aldon to the bench group on the spot.

After the training, the coaching staff held an emergency meeting.

After deliberation, they finally removed Aldon from the starting lineup -

Actually, Aldon shouldn't have started last week. More than a win, the stability of the dressing room and the long-term goal of defending the title are the main priorities to consider, and Aldon has just returned from the nursing home and has been in the starting line-up without any lessons, and relapses and recidivisms are a matter of time.

For this reason, Fangio frankly admitted his mistakes at the coaching staff meeting, making the wrong choice for the sake of short-term goals.

On the positive side, though, it's not too late to make amends.

The coaching staff deliberated and agreed that the team would not consider returning Aldon to the starting position until there was a fundamental change in his approach to training. As head coach, Hubble will personally speak with Aldon to communicate the team's decision and give him a formal warning.

It was not an easy decision.

Patrick Willis also has to miss this week's game.

In fact, Willis' injury situation is not so bad, having returned to the squad on Thursday to join the group training, including the actual fight; But in addition to the old knee injury, he also had a slight strain in the groin, and the whole training state can only be said to be average, and his physical condition is far from the best.

Not only would he risk a second injury or aggravated injury if he was forced to play, but Willis's condition would not be able to help him more.

After discussions with Walter, the team doctor, and Willis himself, Hubble decided that Willis would miss this week's game.

This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the lineback team of the San Francisco 49ers.

Over the past two seasons, the linebacker team of Patrick Willis, Navoro Bowman, Aldon Smith and Ahmed Brooks has been able to create an advantage in the frontcourt defense and even create ball conversions, and is definitely the core of the San Francisco 49ers' league-leading defensive group.

But now, among the four main players, Willis is missing, Aldon is missing, and Navoro and Brooks are also suffering from old injuries of varying degrees, and it seems that only a framework of old and weak is left.

The legacy of this offseason is now finally being revealed: a wide range of bench changes that have left the San Francisco 49ers a little out of shape for their second game.

There are still two rookies and three substitutes in the lineback group – but all five players are limited. However, even if there is no way, the problem of bench depth will inevitably be exposed one after another as the schedule continues to advance, even if not now, and it will have to be faced later.

This also means that teams need to rely more on collective strength to complete the game, or they may not even make it to the playoffs, let alone defend their title. As a result, the importance of tactical manuals and teamwork has become even more prominent.

After three straight losses, the San Francisco 49ers managed to win five in a row and return to the ranks of the playoff spots, but the problems that plague the team are being exposed little by little, and will gradually amplify as the schedule progresses, and now, it is time to show the team's tenacity and will!