After Jim Hubble announced that Lu Ke would use a shotgun formation, the atmosphere in the locker room was a little weird.

"Jim. Are you drunk? This was Craig Roman's first reaction, not to drink, but to get drunk. In his opinion, if it weren't for his madness, Jim would never have made such a decision.

Although everyone says that the offensive power is in the hands of the quarterback, Payton Manning's ability to temporarily change tactics before attacking, obfuscate the public, and find loopholes and complete passes is even more talked about by countless people; But in the league, the real offensive power is in the hands of the head coach and the offensive team coach.

There are very few quarterbacks who can really take the initiative.

Even, the head coach and the quarterback in the team had tactical differences, the head coach was too controlling, refused to give the quarterback any chance, but the quarterback began to resist, changing tactics on the court without authorization, and eventually led to the two sides tearing their faces and asking the team management to choose sides, such situations abound in the league.

Choosing a shotgun offense doesn't mean that the head coach is handing over the tactical authority to the quarterback, it's just choosing a tactic that can maximize the quarterback's ability, which is one of the countless options in the playbook, and the real tactical control is still in the hands of the head coach.

However, this decision means that Jim believes in Lu Ke's passing ability, Jim believes in Lu Ke's on-court judgment ability, and at the same time, Jim also pins the firepower of the entire offensive group on Lu Ke's shoulders.

That's shocking enough!

Even Kip Kleist, who was standing on the side, was dumbfounded and dumbfounded, not to mention the other players, even Lu Ke himself was stunned for a while.

All eyes fell on Jim with burning and sharp eyes, but it wasn't an easy decision for Jim either.

He knows, he knows, what physical fitness is not up to par, what rookie quarterback's on-court judgment needs to be polished, what passing ability must decline in confrontation, what passing balance needs to be stable, and what annual performance on the court fluctuates too much...... He knew all the considerations.

He's not a fool.

But Jim also knows that the first-half stats don't lie.

In the first quarter of the game, the 49ers' offense was still based on passing, and Lu Ke's defensive reading, passing judgment, etc., performed very well, especially in the first eight minutes, the entire offense was vigorous and impressive, and in addition to the two touchdowns, the offensive advancement was also satisfactory.

In the second quarter of the game, Jim adjusted his tactics and paid more attention to the balance of passing and running, on the one hand, he was worried that Lu Ke would not be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility, and on the other hand, he also hoped to run the ball to open up the situation, but the 49ers' offense suddenly fell into a quagmire, and the efficiency of running and passing plummeted, and he did not push through the half court once.

The stats show that he tried to let the running back share the pressure of passing, which instead dragged down the efficiency of passing.

At the end of the entire data report, the advice from the data analyst is: it is recommended to increase the passing ratio.

Data analysts are not rugby-related practitioners, they are often advanced students and professionals in mathematics or statistics, and they are professionals, and some even never watch rugby or play any sports. In the course of the game, their task is not to analyze the lineup of the game, but to analyze the trend and trend of the game according to the data, and then submit a report.

As for how to interpret the report and how to plan the game, it's the job of the coaching staff.

Each of the 32 teams in the league is equipped with a team of relevant data analysts, but there is a world of difference between whether and how to adopt it in the specific game process.

Jim is a young coach, only forty-eight years old this year, and he keeps up with the times, he doesn't stick to the choice of tactics, as long as he can win, college tactics are completely usable; He also does not stick to the traditional way of thinking, and the modern technical analysis and training system can definitely give the team more advantages.

Calm down and strip Lu Ke's Chinese identity and rookie identity, it is not difficult for Jim to come up with the answer: this is a quarterback with outstanding passing efficiency, and at the same time, a quarterback with insufficient physical confrontation ability; His strengths lie in defensive reading and improvisation, and his weaknesses lie in his slow movement and lack of ability to tackle and distract.

The first time was a temporary training match in the rookie training camp, and Lu Ke was in the middle of the ten-gear attack, full of firepower and mercury, which left a deep impression on many coaches at that time.

The second time was a trial assault training match, 20 gears of attack, Lu Ke showed excellent long passing ability and game rhythm control ability, almost completely destroyed the defensive players of the sparring group.

The third time was tonight, in the first two attacks, seven shifts, five passes, whether it was the judgment before the pass, or the choice after the kickoff, it was remarkable, almost with his own strength to achieve two touchdowns. Of course, Lu Ke is not completely rid of the running guard, the judgment and choice of fake running real passing, fake fax running, the confusing effect is really good, even if there is no balance of passing and running, it still makes the opposing defenders confused.

So, Jim boldly made a hypothesis -

Although he chose Lu Ke as the team's backup quarterback, the identity of the Chinese player was inevitably at work, blinded him, and his judgment of Lu Ke's strength was biased. Perhaps, the first-grader quarterback, is even better than expected; Perhaps, the Chinese rookie quarterback, could be the key to victory.

What's more, even though Lu Ke's von Derick test scored perfectly, the reading time of the tactical manual was limited, and the implementation of tactics was still insufficient; Instead of this, it is better to use relatively simple and crude passing tactics, similar to college tactics, to give full play to Lu Ke's advantages.

After much hesitation and hesitation, Jim made a decision: take it all!

At heart, Jim is a gambler, decisive and neat. As it stands, Alex Smith won't be able to play until at least the third week and Colin Kaepernick won't be able to play until at least the fourth. This means that in the first and second games, Lu Ke was their starting quarterback.

So hesitating and procrastinating, it is better to choose now. Now that the San Francisco 49ers are still leading by a score of "14-10", they can use the third quarter of the game to further observe the tactics, and the remaining fourth quarter can still be randomly adjusted and prepare for the next game.

The worst possible outcome? Lose tonight's game; Worse yet? Replace the quarterback in the next game. That's all.

It's a problem, but it's not a problem. Jim doesn't have those baggage, what Chinese quarterback, what rookie quarterback, what shortcomings and strengths, what he needs is the formula to win the game, and now, he sees a silver lining, so he just gives it a go. It's not as difficult as you think.

Looking at the stunned Lu Ke, ignoring Craig who questioned, Jim raised his voice and asked, "Do you have a problem?" ”

Lu Ke was slightly stunned, then shook his head, and said simply but firmly, "No." His hands couldn't help but clench his fists, this was his opportunity, how could he be timid? On the contrary, now the blood is boiling and eager to try!

Jim nodded in affirmation, "Outside of the shotgun formation, you can use Lynch if necessary, he has a good ability to catch the ball." "Using the running back's ability to catch the ball and creating a fifth spot in addition to the four receivers can often open up the situation," and when you need to punch the ball strongly, leave it to Hunter. In the specific situation, we will communicate according to the situation on the field, but I need you to keep a clear head! Do you know what you're doing? ”

"Defeat the Sea Eagle." Lu Ke's answer was not the answer Jim expected, but he liked it very much, showed a shallow smile, and gently bowed his head in agreement.

Jim then looked at the offensive forwards and began to analyze their first-half mistakes and experience, as well as point out the Seahawks' defensive forwards who need to be focused.

After finishing the offensive group, Jim walked to the defensive group non-stop and began to explain the tactics. In the short intermission, they can't really sit down and rest.

Logan and Marcus both walked over, patted Lu Ke's shoulder hard, with a meaningful expression on his face, and joked, "Bambi is going to play next, a shotgun with full firepower, tsk, this game is going to be exciting." "It made the attacking players laugh.

Braylon Edwards, who was standing next to him, was still upset, glanced at Colin secretly, and then said sneeringly, "The first half of the game was like a disaster, unqualified is unqualified, I really don't know what I'm doing." People think we don't have brains. "The brain, the brain of the offensive group is the quarterback.

The discordant voice rushed over, Logan walked up with one stride, and the strong body of the near end pushed Brellen's emaciated figure out, and Lu Ke's counterattack came from behind him, "There is no brain here, I'm pretty sure there is only one." You know, puppets have always been brainless. ”

This is a taunt that Braylon is Colin's marionette and has no brains at all.

Everyone in the locker room burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere couldn't help but dissipate a lot.

On the other side of the locker room, the Seattle Seahawks atmosphere isn't much better.

After Pete Carroll laid out the tactics, he glanced around sharply, but saw a lifeless and lethargic look, which made him angry, "The game is not over yet!" Are you ready to surrender now? Even a rookie quarterback, even a Chinese quarterback, are you all scared? So for the rest of the season, would it be better for you to give up now? Yes? ”

Pete's whole body was furious, and he roared with foam in his mouth. Not allowed, impossible, shouldn't be, they can't lose to Lu Ke. There's no reason for it, it's just that, it's a game you can't lose. The course and outcome of the first half of the game was so Pete's chest that it was so dull that it almost exploded.

"Get up! All up! Pete shouted hoarsely, "Victory! Victory! Victory! This is our only pursuit, and nothing else! ”