"His ability to fight has improved, but it's still not enough, just 187 pounds, Jesus Christ, as soon as the opponent rushes, he flies straight out, maybe even before the first offense is finished, he goes off injured. In the professional league, he didn't stand a chance at all. ”

"Didn't you see the accuracy of his passes?"

"I mean, he's off before he even has time to pass the ball. Those players on the field are all hungry wolves who eat people and don't spit out bones, and they won't give him any chance! ”

"You mean, the offensive front line is all about decoration? So what else do you need an offensive forward coach to do? We even have two offensive forwards on our coaching staff, can Tim and Mike be fired outright? ”

"The point is not here, even if the attacking front line is broken, he can still rely on his feet to run out of his pockets and look for opportunities, that kind of quality, which is really valuable."

"That's what I mean, he doesn't have a chance to run out in the official race. Just look at his poor movement and his poor dodging ability. Even Peyton Manning's footwork is a ...... No, three grades, three! ”

"So who won today's game? Tell me, who won the game? The last pass touchdown, who did that? ”

“…… Today, today's opponents are just the sparring team. ”

"Hah! So why is Colin Kaepernick so embarrassed when facing a sparring partner? Do you explain the explanation? The same sparring team, the same intensity of confrontation, why did Kaepernick lose the game while Lu Ke won the game? ”

"Don't forget, he also has a partner, Carson Palmer did really well today. I mean, he can't get used to the rhythm of the official game, he doesn't meet our requirements. ”

"I think we should talk about tactics. He did show versatility in his use of tactics. ”

'Kip, stop, stop, in training camp, he was outstanding; However, the performance in the actual game is difficult to predict. Don't forget, we have so few references that he didn't prove himself on the college stage, so why should he prove himself on the professional stage? ”

"Objectively speaking, the physical talent of Asians, this is something we cannot ignore. They have an advantage in patience, flexibility and technique. And willpower. However, in terms of physical confrontation, it is indeed a shortcoming. We don't have enough of a reference sample to judge what strengths and weaknesses such physical talent would bring to the table in a real game. ”

……

In the entire conference room, there was endless discussion on Twitter, wave after wave of disputes, vigorously stirring, and even red faces, shooting cases, the white-hot game was completely unyielding, and the blood vessels on the neck were bursting out, and it seemed that they could explode directly in front of their eyes at any time.

This afternoon's training match is over, Matt and Scott are in a group, and Carson and Lu Ke are in a group.

As a result, the latter won the game, and among the four quarterbacks, Lu Ke performed the best, with a 196-yard pass, a 71 percent pass success rate, two touchdowns, especially in the second half of the game, a 43-yard pass, and a heartfelt touchdown, which was wonderful.

Of course, Carson also had a very good performance, with 111 yard passes, a 64 percent pass completion rate, and one touchdown. The offensive group led by him and Lu Ke was like a bamboo, and they performed exceptionally well in the training match.

In contrast, Matt and Scott were unsatisfactory and eventually lost the game by a disparity of 10-21, with Scott completing a touchdown and Matt in terrible form, only advancing to the free-kick range and scoring three points.

As a result, they expected that during the trial training in the past three days, Matt's condition was indeed worrying, while Lu Ke did successfully stand out, except for the impact and dodge training, all other training was eye-catching; But when it actually happened, they still felt the surprise.

After the tryout, the key members of the coaching staff gathered in the conference room for a discussion.

Offensive coach Craig Roman, defensive coach Vic Fangio, quarterback coach Kip Kleist, scouting director Joel Patten, offensive forward coaches Tim Drevno and Mike (Mike-Sorlari), defensive forward coach Jim Tomsula, and many more.

In addition to this, there was also team manager Trent Balke, all in attendance. And, of course, the team's head coach, Jim Hubble.

Everyone is eagerly giving their opinions, chattering, uncompromising, and arguing, except for Jim Hubble, the real man in charge.

Jim remained silent, just unable to tell if he was listening or deep in thought. Trent slid the wheels of the moving chair to Jim's side, gently slammed the armrest of the chair against Jim's chair, and said in a relaxed tone, "Aren't you going to make some comments?" I think if you don't mediate, they may kill each other. ”

Jim didn't have the heart to joke and glanced at Trent, "What about you?" What do you think? ”

A scout-turned-scout, Trent began his career with the New York Jets, then moved to the Washington Redskins and finally to the San Francisco 49ers.

After a decade as a scout, Trent's management and negotiation talents were discovered, and after leaving his scouting position, he became the player management manager of the 49ers, and just three years later, he became the team manager who controlled the direction of the team and the power of life and death.

So, Jim's inquiry wasn't untargeted.

Trent raised an eyebrow, "Do you care about my opinion?" ”

"If you don't tell me, how do you know?" Jim asked rhetorically.

Trent nodded in agreement, "I'll sign him." Because he helps the ball market. You know, what a huge market for the Chinese in San Francisco. As a substitute, he may be lacking in quality and may have strengths, but overall, he is a qualified substitute. So, I'm willing to sign him. I can't think of a better team in the entire league than we are to be the first pioneer to sign a Chinese player. ”

Jim rolled his eyes and looked at Trent speechlessly.

But Trent didn't care at all, and spread his hands, "I told you that you wouldn't care about my opinion. As a team manager, Trent's starting point and perspective have changed, and naturally, his opinions are different from those of the coaches, "What about you? Are you sure you don't stop it? I think the conference room is going to bleed. ”

"Quiet, quiet for all!" Jim slapped the table hard and yelled, "Get out, you all get out." Everyone looked at each other, for some reason, and didn't move for a while, Jim had to shout again, "Your opinions, I know, all the same points of view over and over again, we've discussed it countless times in the past three days, and now, leave me a little personal space, I need to think about it." ”

The coaches exchanged glances, and in the end, it was Tim Dreyno who was the first to lead and turned to leave the room.

Tim and Jim were colleagues at Stanford University, and after Jim signed 49ers, the first person to recruit was Tim, leading his right and left men into the league.

Tim knows Jim's way of doing things all the better, Jim is not the kind of person who needs other people's opinions, nor is he someone who needs help from others, and after Jim absorbs their opinions, he will conclude that Jim does not want anyone to interfere with his decisions. Decisive and bent on going his own way. It was so before, and it is now.

The coaches left the room in a hurry, but Kip stayed at the end, he hesitated for a moment, but he still didn't hold back, turned around again, walked forward, and said, "Jim, remember before the draft, I took two days off to watch a player practice? That is Lu Ke. I just want to tell you that I am not surprised at all by the progress that Lu Ke has made in the past few months, and the sweat and effort he has put in are far beyond our imagination. ”

After thinking about it seriously, he almost wanted to add something, but there seemed to be nothing else, so he said again, "I just want to say, before making a decision, his race aside, you read those scouting reports carefully. This time, Kip didn't hesitate any longer, nodded, and then turned straight away.

The entire conference room was empty, and only Jim was left alone.

Everyone in the coaching staff clearly knows that this is a gamble, not because of Lu Ke's Chinese identity, nor because of Lu Ke's physical fitness, but because of the lack of sufficient game reference data, there are too many uncertainties in Lu Ke; Moreover, the current situation of the 49 must be taken into account.

Rational decision, Carson Palmer is the right choice, but, no one can ignore Lu Ke, and no one wants to ignore Lu Ke. It's just that, if you really make a decision, are you sure it's not impulsive?

Jim opened the folder on his desktop, and it was a scouting report from Adam Klein.

"Strengths: Outstanding passing accuracy, good at making passing choices, light feet, strong body control, wide vision, very smart observation before kick-off, able to read defense quickly, suitable for fast-paced attacks, has enough arm strength to complete long passes, balanced short passes and middle passes, reasonable tactical arrangements, and extremely decisive at critical moments.

Disadvantages: Thin body, lack of muscle explosiveness, slender limbs, easy to lead to injuries, lack of head-on confrontation ability, typical pocket quarterback, not afraid to run out of pockets, but not good at running, dodging and confrontation, poor explosiveness, absolute slow speed, poor pace, arm talent still needs to be verified, and there are few opportunities to perform in college. ”

There are a basket of advantages, and so are the disadvantages. But what really shines is the final suggested template: "NFL template: Peyton Manning".

This is undoubtedly the crowning accolade, Manning's career is not over yet, but it is already firmly at the Hall of Fame quarterback level. Adam actually compared Lu Ke to Manning? This is ridiculous, even ridiculous.

But if you think about it, is it really ridiculous?

Jim's fingertips carefully went back and forth on the scouting report, which was undoubtedly the most comprehensive, profound, and authoritative report, and then, Jim put the scouting report aside, opened the videotape replay next to it, and began to watch the game replay—

On January 1 of this year, the Rose Bowl game was recorded.