It's been the end of the day, but the coaches are still the same, they need to study the tactics, they need to study the opponents, they need to study their substitutes.

Back in the office, Rick Newhesse sat down behind his desk, motioned for his colleagues to sit down, and the first thing he said was, "What do you think of Lu?" ”

After the practice round, they will have to analyse their gains and losses and performance. In just fifteen minutes of play, Lu Ke is a player who cannot be ignored, and naturally, Rick mentioned it.

"I think he's done really well." Anthony took the initiative to answer, "Most of the credit for the victory of the sparring team is due to him, accurate judgment, correct choice, accurate long pass, and most importantly, a big heart at a critical moment, which is really eye-catching." Not only that, Lu Ke's dedication and focus, we all have to see, in fact, in addition to daily training, he has been insisting on quarterback skills to practice, I think he is a player full of countless possibilities. ”

"But the short passing technique is really terrible." As the coach of the offensive team, Noam Chow is the most vocal, "Accuracy, power, judgment, these skills are unbearable. As an Asian, his physical weaknesses were exposed in today's practice match. ”

Noem is Korean-American, but unlike Lu Ke, he was born in the United States and has lived in the United States for more than 40 years, so he is an American through and through. There is not a strong sense of belonging to Asia. Of course, he likes to see an Asian face on the field once in a while, but as a coach at this time, his judgment must be objective.

"In addition to his poor passing fundamentals, he also didn't do well in terms of physical confrontation." Noam said matter-of-factly, "Footwork in the pocket, passing on the move, dodging the grappling...... Phew, to be honest, his shortcomings are really too many to count. ”

'But his tactical awareness is so good.' Anthony's inner balance involuntarily shifted, "In the fifteen-minute game just now, his judgment of the entire battle situation, his interpretation of the opponent, and his analysis of his own strengths and weaknesses were all presented on the court, which is the most valuable part of the quarterback. Brain, he has a smart brain! ”

"I don't deny it." Noem nodded in approval, "But the truth is, other than the opening long pass, he really doesn't have enough other abilities. Seeing Anthony get excited again, Noem raised his hand to stop him, "I know he's training hard. In the past year, I have seen his growth, he is more focused and attentive than anyone else in the whole team. If our main players had worked as hard as he did, we would have dominated the NCAA game a long time ago. ”

Such words are often followed by a twist.

"But!" Sure enough, "rugby is not a sport that can be changed by hard work. Sweat is very important, and 99% sweat is an important condition for success; But one percent of inspiration, this is the root, without this one percent of inspiration, then there is no 99 percent. Remember? Why is Lu a sparring partner and not a substitute? And it was only in my junior year that I became a sparring partner? ”

Noam's words silenced Anthony.

"Noam, what do you mean? He's still not qualified? Rick didn't join the argument and quickly cut straight to the conclusion.

Noam paused for a moment, "Into the bench? Rick nodded, and Nome didn't answer immediately, but muttered for a moment, "Let's see in the next two days." Deep down, the proximity to Asian ancestry still has the upper hand a little bit, "In training, we can let him train as a quarterback and make decisions based on his performance." ”

"Okay, that's it." Rick said bluntly that it was just a "tryout" for a sparring partner, there was no need to discuss it for too long, and they were not discussing the choice of the main quarterback.

The UCLA Bruins are now facing an important juncture: the team is plagued by injuries before the new season even begins, one of which is the team's No. 2 quarterback.

Generally speaking, college teams, like league teams, have a limited number of players on the roster, so they will have three quarterback to cope with the long season and avoid injuries. Only a handful of teams will have four quarterbacks, and they may drop the four quarterbacks to the Secret Service as kickers or something in case they need it.

The Bruins have a total of four quarterbacks, and after the injury of the No. 2 quarterback, there are still three quarterbacks who can be used for the rest of the season.

However, among the three quarterbacks, Darrys Bell is a freshman, and he has not shown the shocking talent that allowed him to jump into the main team in his freshman year; Tactical learning and team cooperation have not yet fully adapted to it because the time is too short, and if the situation really occurs, it is still unknown whether Darius can play; After playing on the court, whether it will be able to adapt to the rhythm of the college game is another unknown.

Kevin Press can now be the team's No. 2 quarterback, but Kevin, who is a senior this year, has never started the game, and to be more precise, he has only played once and made 17 pass attempts, which sums up his entire college football career.

In other words, three quarterbacks, the numbers sound like a lot, but in fact, all hope is pinned on another Kevin - the main quarterback Kevin Craft (Kevin-Craft). Last year, under the leadership of Clivet, the team achieved its best record in five years, and this year is also very favorable.

If Craft has an injury, if Craft needs to rotate, if Craft has a minor injury that needs to be taken off the pitch for a while, what should the team do? Darrys Bell and Kevin Price, that's their choice. This has forced the coaching staff to think about more possibilities.

Judging from the fifteen-minute practice match just now, Kevin is not the most perfect choice, not only is it as simple as losing the game, but more importantly, the ability he showed is not fully ahead of Lu Ke. Therefore, trying out Lu Ke, this is a choice, a helpless choice, but it is also an imperative choice.

On the second day of training, Lu Ke and the team's quarterbacks conducted it together, no longer a sparring partner, but a regular training for quarterbacks. This is the first time in three years that Lu Ke has been training under the leadership of a coach after the end of high school, but for Lu Ke, he is also imaginary excitement - because of this kind of training, he has been persevering in the past time, and the system in his mind is his coach.

Whether it is to complete the daily training tasks of the system or to complete the tasks arranged by the realistic coach, Lu Ke is meticulous. The biggest advantage is that there is no need for additional training, Lu Ke can now conduct quarterback training openly, so in addition to daily training tasks, Lu Ke still has time to ask the coach some practical problems and sort out the training experience of the past period of time.

This is very important for Lu Ke.

The training camp ended quickly, and every day was full of training tasks, and time flew by. At the end of the second day of training, the first echelon and the second echelon had a fifteen-minute training match, and the main forces of the first echelon washed the opponent with "21:0"; At the end of the third day of training, the first echelon and the sparring team were combined, and the second echelon and the third echelon were combined to play a training match again, and finally the former narrowly won with a score of "17:14".

At this point, the training camp is over.

Before heading back to Los Angeles, the coaching staff gathered all the players together again and announced a number of changes: the freshmen and sparring players who were on the bench.

"John Ward." The person who announced the list was still Anthony, and when he said the first name, everyone was not surprised, John's performance in the past period was obvious to all, and everyone celebrated John, "Derek Bryant, Wild Youngdell......"

Speaking of this, Anthony paused and put away the list in his hand, as if that was all, everyone showed a stunned look, looked at Anthony in disbelief, and then looked at Lu Ke, the regret and surprise in his eyes were almost impossible to hide.

Lu Ke also realized that he had become the center of attention. Disappointed? Of course, Lu Ke will not deny it, and he can't deny it, and there is even some chagrin and anger. But deep down, he himself understands that to become a good quarterback, he needs to work hard consistently — a fact that the system's scores have cruelly and coldly reminded him of.

"Lu Ke." It seemed that a century had passed, and Anthony's voice suddenly came, which made Lu Ke reflexively raise his head, look over, his sight was full of doubts, and Anthony couldn't help but chuckle, "Yes, you also come together to report." ”

"Bambi!" John was the first to rush over and hugged Lu Ke hard, "You're in!" You're in! John began to scream, and seemed even happier than he had been selected. Because John clearly knew that without Lu Ke, he would not have been able to make such progress.

Lu Ke was ecstatic, he could feel the endless joy beginning to erupt, but before he could celebrate, John's madness made Lu Ke laugh dumbly, more funny than ecstasy, and laughed out loud.

Then Derek, then Wilder, then Tevin, and then the rest of the sparring team, all rushed up collectively and congratulated Lu Ke.

Substitute, he finally made it to the official list, three years after entering college, at the beginning of his senior year, he finally made the official list and became a member of the team! Now, he is left with only one final year to see if he has a chance to apply for the draft and take his fingers at the NFL Pro League!

No, strictly speaking, it's only six months before the NFL's rookie boot camp. Tick, tick, time is of the essence.