Everyone says that the intensity of the professional league is so great that there is no comparison between the college leagues, and the two are not the same level or level of competition at all. But what level of intensity is the game?

Just look at the rookie seasons of the league's four elite quarterbacks:

Payton Manning, who played the main role in his first season after the draft, only achieved a dismal record of three wins and thirteen losses; Drew Brice and Tom Brady, both of whom spent their rookie seasons off the bench, the latter being just the team's fourth-quarterback and not even qualified to lead the sparring team; Aaron Rodgers waited three years on the bench before getting his chance to start.

There is a consensus across the league that the intensity of the college league game is too weak, and it will take time for rookie players to adjust to the pace and style of play in the professional leagues, especially at the extremely tactically demanding quarterback position. Few players are willing to push a rookie quarterback straight into the starting line-up if it's not a last resort.

This is the most accurate description, and it is what every team avoids.

The San Francisco 49ers didn't have much to choose from, Jim Hubble opted for a gamble, and the team manager and team management decided to support the head coach after deliberations.

For Colin Kaepernick, this is a much-anticipated, blockbuster opportunity; But the reality is cruel and cold, and the professional league is like a giant beast with a bloody mouth, vigorously and mightily crushing by, leaving him almost no breathing room.

In the first three games of the preseason, Colin was sleepwalking.

The first game, "3:24", was bloodied by the New Orleans Saints; The second game, "3:17", was helpless against the Oakland Raiders; The third game, "7:30", was abused by the Houston Texans to the point that he had no temper at all.

In the three games, Colin's performance was terrible, the pass success rate was only less than 40%, the short pass, the middle pass and the long pass were all dumb, and the weakness of poor passing accuracy was magnified to the extreme; It also resulted in seven interceptions and two drops, and nine voluntarily conceded possession.

What's even more terrifying is that the invincible running ball in the college arena has suffered a serious blow in terms of success rate and propulsion intensity, and has been grappled, grappled, and hit many times, and the running yardage in three games is only 83 yards.

The strength of the college period, encountered sniping; The shortcomings of the college period have been hit.

At the same time, the complicated tactical manual was also indigestion for a while, and Colin fell into total passivity, which can be called a disaster, three games, not a single pass touchdown; The team's only touchdown came against the Houston Texans, contributed by running back Anthony Dixon.

Von Derrick scored 37 points, Colin is not a stupid quarterback, on the contrary, he is a very clever and intelligent player, and in horizontal comparison, among the four elite quarterbacks, Von Derrick's highest test Aaron scored only 35 points. So, it's not Colin's problem.

So, what's the source of the problem?

Time. and lack of experience, inadequate adaptation, and inappropriate pace due to lack of time. In other words, the problem that every rookie quarterback is facing, and it's also the most serious, fundamental, and important problem: they need more time and space to grow.

However, the San Francisco 49ers are now riding a tiger. Because the team's second quarterback is still a rookie, and he is still a rookie. Comparatively, Colin is already a better choice, and he is also the seedling that the team has been looking at early in the draft.

They can pursue why Alex Smith didn't choose a veteran quarterback as a backup after his injury, at least not to such an embarrassing point; They can also ask why Colin Kaepernick is growing so much slower than expected, and whether they should have selected several other quarterbacks in the draft, such as Jack Rock or Brian Gabert.

But none of these pursuits helped. Instead of holding accountable and regretting regret, focus on the present moment and find a solution. It's still a preseason, and the problems found at this time can be corrected and solved.

So, in the fourth game of the preseason, Jim Hubble once again put the vote of confidence on Colin Kaepernick.

Generally speaking, there is a full week between one game and the next, with teams taking two days off, four days of training, and seven days of official competition; But in preparation for the final preseason game, the San Francisco 49ers conducted six days of full training, with Colin at the core, dismantling and crumpling the playbook, demonstrating and training over and over again.

However, after the game began, the nightmare still did not wake up.

Colin's first pass of the game was an interception, and the offensive players didn't even start moving their bodies before they left the court in a daze.

Jim, who was standing on the sidelines, roared angrily, "Read, read! You have to read the defense! What the hell are you doing! ”

This interception was completely a low-level mistake by Colin, who steadily passed the football into the arms of the San Diego Chargers' defenders, and even the commentator couldn't help laughing, "Did the 49ers' quarterback missee the color of his jersey?" ”

Without saying a word, Colin walked to the side sullenly, took off his helmet, and sulked at himself. Braylon tried to comfort him, but was pushed away by Colin.

Kip and Craig exchanged glances, and both shook their heads, before Craig stepped forward and tried to persuade, "Jim, why don't you try someone else, at least, we can change the atmosphere of the team, it's really bad right now." ”

Jim scratched his head in annoyance and looked at Craig viciously, "There's no way back for us. ”

Craig's opinion, he didn't think about it, but the regular season is just around the corner, and his skin can even feel the heat that is about to surge, and if he changes his course at this time, it may further hit Colin's self-confidence, and the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed in the anthill, and he can't open this opening.

So, the next offensive gear has to be Colin. This is the professional arena, either swimming against the tide or falling into the middle of the road. There is no other option.

The game continues. Luckily, the San Diego Lightning have been inconsistent tonight, with the San Francisco 49ers in half-heartedness.

The offense and defense of both sides were full of mistakes and yellow flags, and the process of the game was not only dull and depressing, but also interrupted every three or five times. Maybe it's because the San Diego Chargers' defense didn't press hard enough, giving Colin breathing room; Perhaps thanks to the experience gained over the four weeks, Colin finally found his rhythm.

In short, Colin was in the field.

A passing touchdown connected with Brayren Edwards for the San Francisco 49ers' first passing touchdown in four preseason games.

After opening the situation up, Colin finally found some feeling on the playing field, and Jim's trust was finally rewarded. Following the first passing touchdown, Colin's first running touchdown also came in the third quarter, and in the red zone offense, unable to find a passing target, Colin chose to run the ball himself, completed a five-yard sprint, and scored his first touchdown in a professional game.

At the end of the third quarter, the score of the San Francisco 49ers and the San Diego Lightning came to "17:17" and was temporarily tied. There is still a quarter of time to fight before the San Francisco 49ers claim their first preseason win.

But at the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was the opponent who scored first. The San Diego Lightning attacked for more than six minutes, failed to touch a touchdown, but pushed to the free kick range, and after scoring the free kick, the score was "20:17".

After falling behind the San Francisco 49ers, Collin played again, but he was out with three strikeouts and handed over the initiative to the opponent; But after a string of mistakes, the San Diego Lightning also had a strikeout. In the middle of this back and forth, the game came to a two-minute official timeout, the ball was in the hands of the 49ers, they still held the initiative, free kicks could tie the score, touchdowns could turn the game around.

After the timeout ended, Collin led the offensive team to continue on the court, stumbling but still pushing through halftime. The San Diego Lightning then stepped up their defense, prompting Colin to make a hasty pass once, forcing Colin to make a bad pass once before the team was stuck in eighth yard in third gear.

In the third gear, Colin chose to run out of his pocket and tried to advance with the ball, but was hit hard by two opponents and fell to the ground.

Colin didn't stand up.

The entire San Francisco 49 people were in a panic, and the team doctor immediately stepped forward, and after the on-site examination, Colin was in good health, but his vision was a little blurred. In order to ensure safety, the team doctor needed further examination, and Colin, with the help of the team doctor, left the field. Substitute quarterback Lu Ke appeared again as a firefighter.

However, this time Lu Ke was not able to become a savior.

After going on the court, the 49ers could only choose to play the fourth gear when they had no way to retreat, but Lu Ke completely buried the hope of the 49ers with a copy, and the ball returned to the hands of the San Diego Lightning.

At the end of the game, "17:20", the San Francisco 49ers lost the fourth preseason game, and finally ended the preseason journey with a total defeat, the performance was like a nightmare that could not wake up, and there was still no end in sight.

The disaster is still not over.

During the routine inspection after the game, Colin did not pass the league's concussion test, because of the concussion, he was mandatory to miss at least four games, when to play, whether he could play, and whether he could play, can only be decided after follow-up observation.

Subsequently, the doom of the San Francisco 49ers reached its peak: after careful consideration and urgent deliberation, the official officially announced that Chinese quarterback Lu Ke would become the team's starting quarterback in the first regular season game.

Boom, boom! After the news came out, the entire alliance was plunged into shock and turmoil, and it directly fried the pot!

When Jim Hubble told Lu Ke about the team's decision, Lu Ke's first reaction was: Am I too hard? All the starting quarterbacks are injured? What kind of routine is this? Could it be Ryan-Fitzpatrick's upper body?

That's a good thing...... Right?