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"San Francisco 49ers continue to start quarterback: Lu Ke!"

"Alex Smith is back from injury and is a spectator as a substitute."

"The Chinese-American quarterback will continue to lead the San Francisco 49ers' offensive team."

"San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback battle: Lu Ke wins!"

"The 14th will continue to write miracles and lead the team to the game."

"The second Kurt Warner? Or the second Tony Romo? Lu Ke moved forward amid controversy. ”

"The undrafted rookie stands out, and the NFL-style Cinderella fairy tale still hasn't ended."

"Conservative or adventurous? Jim Hubble made the boldest choice since taking office. ”

"San Francisco 49ers team manager Trent Balke: I support Jim's decision."

"Continuing the magical journey, or showing the true colors of the rookie, the 49 people in San Francisco chose the fourteenth in the midst of attention and strife."

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Outside, outside, or outside, all the media focused on the San Francisco 49ers.

Every week's regular season, there are a lot of highlights, about the past week's games, about the games ahead, about the games on the court, about the outside of the games, and there are a lot of topics.

For example, the Indianapolis ponies lost again, and without Peyton Manning, they seem to be stuck in a bottomless abyss; In another example, Matt-Schaub, quarterback of the Houston Texans, accused the opponent in the previous game, the New Orleans Saints, of using lethal raiding tactics in defense to maliciously attack himself, while the Saints denied it, and the two sides engaged in a war of words.

Among the countless hot topics, the San Francisco 49ers are undoubtedly the center of attention. The loss of the rookie plus the Chinese quarterback plus the three straight wins is enough to make the media dance, not to mention that all the factors add up, and it's almost Christmas for journalists.

Faced with Alex Smith, the top pick in the 2005 draft, and this year's second-round pick Colin Kaepernick, the coaching staff led by Jim Hubble finally chose Lu Ke, and the news undoubtedly ignited all the discussion.

There are supporters, who believe that the victory in three games has proved Lu Ke's ability, and it is a natural choice for him to continue to lead the team forward; After all, what Alex didn't do, Lu Ke did.

There are opponents, a lack of game experience and fluctuation in rookie players, which are all reasons to abandon Lu Ke and choose Alex, Lu Ke is just a transitional quarterback, and Alex is too, and the future of the team should be with Colin Kaepernick.

There are onlookers, either waiting to see jokes, or looking forward to writing history, no matter which kind of ending, this is a gimmicky news topic, which can become their after-dinner conversation, look at the excitement, chatter, small days are incomparably beautiful.

In the midst of many bustling discussions, Lu Ke, who came out of nowhere, became a very interesting topic for reporters at the press conferences of the other 31 teams.

For example, the New Orleans Saints, in the draft, they used to be infinitely close to Lu Ke, and the team's quarterback coach Joe Lombardi never hid his admiration for Lu Ke. Selecting Lu Ke in a low round to serve as a backup for Drew Bliss is a good choice.

It's a pity that they missed it; So, now do they regret it?

"I think it's a paradox." In an interview, Joe Lombardi generously expressed his opinion, "If Lu Ke comes to the Saints, he can only serve as a backup for Bruce. So in three or five years, what will be his ability and strength, this is an unknown; went to 49 people, but Lu Ke won his own opportunity to perform, and also won everyone's attention. So, this is a question that is destined to go unanswered. However, I'm really happy for Lu Ke to arrive, he is a really good player. ”

Another example is the Washington Redskins, who first had an interest in the draft and then an offseason tryout, and they missed Lu Ke twice. However, with a current record of two wins and one loss, it seems that there is no problem at all, and naturally there are no regrets.

The team's head coach, Mike Shanahan, replied crisply, "No, I don't regret it. We are in a good location now, we are full of confidence that everything is fine. We don't need to worry about quarterbacks, and we don't covet quarterbacks from other teams. ”

In the midst of all these myriad topics, the St. Louis ram is tormented.

The San Francisco 49ers' rivals have had terrible times in recent years, winning just one of their 16 regular-season games in 2009, and after picking up the top pick, they picked Sam Bradford, a quarterback from the University of Oklahoma, and pinned all their hopes on the 2008 Heisman Award winner.

In the 2010 season, Bradford immediately became the starting quarterback of the Rams, and under the expectation of his performance, he could not be said to be bad, only to say that there were ups and downs, and like all rookies, the performance was still inconsistent, and they ended the season with a 7-9 record. Incidentally, last year they faced the San Francisco 49ers in the same district, with one win and one loss, each winning at home.

Then came this season, and after some hesitation, the St. Louis Rams chose to trust Bradford and give the rookie quarterback more time to grow. So, they didn't pick a quarterback in the draft, and then in the tryout, they wanted to pick a backup quarterback for Bradford.

In the trial camp, Lu Ke's performance was really good, and he trained with the Rams for two weeks. But in the end, the team still gave up on Lu Ke because of Lu Ke's rookie status; Instead, a veteran was picked, Kellen-Clemens, who entered the league in 2006.

They missed Lu Ke.

In the preseason, the Rams won all four games, and Bradford entered the second year, which is highly anticipated; But at the start of the regular season, the Rams had a nightmare, suffering from an ankle sprain, and Bradford's performance plummeted, scoring just two passing touchdowns in their last three games.

The St. Louis Rams started the tournament with a three-game losing streak.

Now, everyone is discussing, if the Rams chose Lu Ke as a substitute during the trial, then what would be the situation of the Rams?

To this, the Rams' coaching staff was unanimous and refused to answer, "We don't answer hypothetical questions, it doesn't make any sense." All I can say is that in pre-season, everything was perfect, everything hinted that we were going to have a great season; But the sudden onset of injuries has affected our plans and we can only continue to look forward and hope that we can bottom out later. ”

The San Francisco 49ers made an official choice, with Lu Kelai as the starting quarterback; As a result, the teams that missed Lu Ke in the draft, those teams that missed Lu Ke during the offseason tryout, almost everyone is wondering: why did they miss the quarterback in the first place?

It's as if after Tom Brady's strong rise, the whole league is asking: what did Bill Bilicek see in the first place, and what did they not see? Why Bill Bilicek chose Tom Brady, and the 198 selections before the draft were missed — Brady was the 199th pick in the sixth round.

Even now, in fact, the same meme is being asked repeatedly within the alliance; Today, this stalk came to Lu Ke.

However, Lu Ke only won three consecutive victories, not three consecutive Super Bowl championships.

Therefore, they are still discussing whether Lu Ke is another Tony Romo - he was undrafted as a rookie and became the starting quarterback, breaking out of the world, but unfortunately he has not been able to win the Super Bowl so far; Or another Kurt Warner, who came out of nobody, made a name for himself, and even if he couldn't be inducted into the Hall of Fame, he left a strong mark on the history of the league.

Jim Hubble's decision has caused a stir in the entire league.

After all, compared to Tom Brady, Tony Romo, and Kurt Warner, Lu Ke has a unique advantage that cannot be matched: he is a Chinese-American quarterback.

So everyone from coast to coast, from newspapers and magazines to TV shows, from professional sports media to entertainment gossip tabloids, seemed like everyone joined the discussion.

In a trance, everyone heard that there was a Chinese quarterback on the NFL court - different from Wang Kai last year, this time it really entered the mainstream sight, and many people thought that Lu Ke was the first pure Asian player in the history of the league, and he was also a quarterback.

For the first time, the name "Lu Ke" broke away from the rugby field and began to spread in other fields. The reason is very simple, in the direct competition internally, Lu Ke defeated Alex Smith in a dignified manner and became the starting quarterback, not because of injuries, not because of firefighters, but because of pure strength competition.

However, unexpectedly but reasonably, the nickname that people know is not "Bambi", nor "Lu Ke" in Chinese, but "Luke Skywalker" - "Star Wars" is an irreplaceable part of American culture, and the name "Luke" is even more distinctively representative, just look at the news headline of the entertainment magazine "Vanity Fair":

"Skywalker on the football field, the shining debut of the first Chinese quarterback in history -

The San Francisco 49ers are writing a new NFL record. ”

In the article, "Vanity Fair" describes Lu Ke as Joe Montana's successor, on the one hand, because they are both affiliated with the San Francisco 49ers, and for non-fans, the connection from the same team is crucial; On the other hand, it is because both players are on the thin side; On the other hand, it is because a small number of fans and a small number of journalists are indeed discussing it in this way.

"Vanity Fair" said that Montana was not favored when he entered the league, but he fought back all the way and became the greatest quarterback in history, at least one of them; And now Lu Ke also entered the league as an undrafted rookie, and after three consecutive wins, he successfully sat in the starting position with his strength and created a legendary road of his own.

Before you know it, the name "Skywalker" began to spread!