Schneider stood in place, a little caught off guard.

It has always been known in the team that the rookie players will hold a study meeting of the tactical manual every week with Lu Ke as the center, trying to integrate into the team as soon as possible and adapt to the rhythm of the league as soon as possible.

Now in the San Francisco 49ers, Lu Ke, Logan and Marcus in the offensive group, and Aldon in the defensive group, all four players have entered the fixed starting list; In addition, running back Kendall Hunter, safety guard Colin Jones, and cornerback Chris Gulliver have also become relatively stable rotation players.

This year, there are 15 first-year students, including the undrafted rookies, and in the end, a full seven of them can play the main team, which is a gratifying draft result. It can also be seen from the side that Jim Hubble's team is indeed very young, with a vigorous and strong attitude, giving an excellent performance this year.

Objectively speaking, the private tactical manual study meeting contributed a lot.

However, this is only an activity between rookie players, and other veteran players have never participated. Until today.

Schneider was already a fringe figure in the team, having been in the team for six years, and his presence was still dispensable, even when he attended the team's post-game party, he never found his place.

But now, he has become a member of the tactical meeting, at least, Lu Ke included him after inviting the offensive front, even if it was a mass email, this was the first time in the world. This is a situation that has never been the case in the Alex-Smith era.

Schneider's heart was suddenly excited.

In fact, after the ins and outs were told, everyone, including Lu Ke, withdrew their gaze and once again plunged into the discussion just now. On the one hand, they don't want to put pressure on Schneider to join the tactical meeting; On the other hand, it was because the discussion that had just been interrupted had to continue.

But Schneider didn't care, his eyes fell on Chino Hachar.

Hachar has fully recovered from his injury and will be available for this week's game against the Steelers, and even if it is not this one, he can definitely return to the starting lineup for the next game. This also means that the battle between Schneider and Hachar has officially begun.

The question is, after years of silence, can Schneider seize this opportunity of his own?

In the first half of the season, although Hachar has been in the starting line-up, his performance can only be regarded as mediocre and has never really shone, especially when Rupatti is gradually starting to keep up with the strength of the team, Hachar's progress is still limited, so can this be a good opportunity for Schneider to take the position?

At this time, Hachar was listening intently to Lu Ke's explanation, and it could be seen that he also felt the pressure of the starting competition. The two men now seem to be analysing the tactical changes that have occurred in the past two home and away games against the Cardinals, both their own and the opposition's.

Tactical Analysis!

This immediately made Schneider's blood boil and he was eager to try.

Objectively speaking, Schneider is not a talented player, both physically and tactically. It can be said that he does not have the posture to be a leader, but he is an excellent soldier.

In official competitions, Schneider does not have the ability to judge for himself, and the shackles of physical talent also restrict the advantage in the Ben/Ability confrontation; He relied more heavily on the quarterback's on-the-spot command and then teamed up with his teammates to protect the pockets.

Just like Payton Manning, every quarterback is bound to read the defense before kick-off, and then arrange the offensive lineup to change tactics according to the opponent's defensive formation. If they can take a quarter or even a half beat ahead of their opponents, then they can complete a solid pocket protection.

Schneider is a mediocre talent, but he is a very good tactical executor, especially since he has tried every position above the offensive line, which further enhances his understanding of tactics. In the attack, after receiving instructions, he can often burst out more energy in tacit cooperation, truly interpret the meaning of "team", and play the effect of "one plus one is greater than two".

But the problem is that there is only one big Manning, and there are only a handful of quarterbacks in the same class.

For most quarterbacks, it is very difficult to make predictions and adjustments after reading the defense, because the system and question bank of the playbook are so large that even if you just memorize and understand it, it will already consume all your energy, let alone make a plan according to the rapidly changing situation on the court.

Alex Smith is a par quarterback with excellent tactical awareness. In the course of the game, he can successfully read the opponent's defense and make relative adjustments, but this is still a rare case, and more often than not, he still follows the tactical arrangement of the coaching staff.

In addition, Alex is still based on short passes, and has a certain ability to move with the ball, and the requirements for pocket protection are relatively relaxed, and the requirements for short pass running routes and passing gap reading are more stringent. So, when directing the attack, Alex will focus more on the selection of passing routes than on adjusting the tactics of the attacking forward.

This is a tactical choice, adapting measures to local conditions and people's conditions, there is no right or wrong, giving full play to Alex's strengths and advantages, and moving towards victory.

But the reality is that rugby is a team sport, and if one part goes wrong, it will inevitably trigger a chain reaction in the others.

The San Francisco 49ers have a terrible offensive front, and in the past few years, it has always been the tail of the league's crane, on the one hand, the tacit understanding is not enough; On the other hand, rookie players can't improve their strength after joining the team. Schneider is one of them, and his strength is not outstanding enough, and gradually he is even more conspicuous from everyone.

This is also one of the performances of the San Francisco 49ers in the past few years.

Now, Lu Ke has changed this situation.

Corresponding to Alex, Lu Ke is a player who is extremely demanding on tactical manuals.

In Lu Ke's offensive system, the layout and execution of tactics, and the prediction and interpretation of defense are the top priorities. If the Cardinals' John Skelton relied on Larry Fitzgerald to push hard, then Lu Ke relied on the cooperation of the whole team to complete the offense.

Each teammate's individual strength may not be the best in the league, but their understanding of the tactical manual is absolutely thorough, and they can cooperate tacitly in the course of the game. The most obvious cases are Vernon Davis and Logan Newman.

In terms of pure strength, Logan is inferior to Vernon, whether it is the ability to pick up or receive the ball, this is a fact; But in the team, Logan played better than Vernon and became the team's top scorer.

The reason is that all of Lu Ke's advancements are very strict for tactical execution, and he needs his own offensive group to be able to enter the tactical state, and the team as a whole is the most important thing compared to individual strength; After entering the tactical rhythm, Lu Ke gave full play to the personal abilities of the players according to the personal styles of different players, and then completed the advancement.

That's true of Logan, and so is Ted Jean.

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In other words, Schneider is more adapted to Lu Ke's tactical system.

As you can see from the two games against the Cardinals, the first game was Hachar coming on; In the second game, Schneider came on the field, and in the next game, Lu Ke's blind side protection has been significantly improved; However, Schneider's understanding of the tactical manual is still not thorough, and he has not been able to keep up with the rhythm of the other players in the offensive line, which has also led to a lot of mistakes -

But from another point of view, this also means that Schneider still has room for improvement.

Now, Schneider finally understands where the title of "training maniac" came from. Without waiting for Lu Ke to ask further, Schneider took the initiative to step forward, sat down on the other side of him, and joined Lu Ke and Hachar in the discussion.

Now that the battle for the starters has begun, then he will give it a go! Only after trying it will you not be left with regrets.

"......" But when his eyes fell on the tactical analysis all over the ground, Schneider was completely at a loss.

The paper in front of me is all a video screenshot of the game, and after the screenshot is completed through the video on the computer, print it out, circle the key points with a pen of different colors, and draw arrows to mark the opponent's movement line.

The screenshot itself is not scary, and it can also be seen in the team's daily training; But the point is, these aren't screenshots of the San Francisco 49ers, or even the Pittsburgh Steelers!

"What's wrong?" Lu Ke turned his head, and then he saw Schneider's face full of astonishment, and his jaw was almost dislocated.

Schneider held up the screenshot in his hand with a confused expression on his face, "Are we going to play the packers next?" And also...... Saint? ”

In the screenshot, it is the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints game, if Schneider is not mistaken, in the last three weeks of the regular season, they played against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, and St. Louis Rams; As for the Packers and Saints, even if they might face each other, that's a playoff thing.

Start thinking about the playoffs now? Isn't it a little too early?

"Hehe, no, our opponent next week is the Steelers." Lu Ke said with a smile on his face, "You are not mistaken, the last two games are divisional duels, and they are not packers or saints. ”

Faced with Schneider's question mark, Lu Ke didn't wait for him to continue to ask questions, and then immediately explained, "These are the two teams with the best offensive strikers in the league at present, and we should look at their tactical combinations." ”