656 Pro Bowl
In the Pro Bowl vote, the American League and the National League each have three quarterbacks: one starter and two off the bench.
In this season's Nations League, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Bliss are undoubtedly far ahead, with Rodgers becoming the starter and Bliss becoming the substitute, and the last seat is the most suspenseful.
According to expectations, Lu Ke is undoubtedly the best candidate, and in terms of strength, he can be called the No. 3 quarterback of the National League.
But Eli Manning made it to the Super Bowl at the last minute to regain the advantage; What's more, in the audience voting, Manning Jr.'s years of experience in the league and the vast fan market in New York both broke out with unparalleled explosiveness.
Although the Chinese/Chinese audience never seems to have lost in terms of voting, this is rugby, which is extremely foreign to Asia, and even the Asian community in North America has limited appeal - Lu Ke is shining, but after all, it is only one season, and the background is still not deep enough.
In the end, in the vote, Lu Ke lost to Manning Jr. by a narrow margin and missed the list of three quarterbacks in the professional bowl.
However, then Manning Jr. announced that he would not participate in this year's Pro Bowl, but would stay in North America to prepare for the Super Bowl, and naturally, Lu Ke naturally joined the bench camp and played alongside Rodgers and Briss. Although this is only a professional bowl, it is still a very rare occasion for a rookie quarterback.
Especially Lu Ke was still promoted as an undrafted rookie, which is even more commendable.
This small detail can be seen that Lu Ke has grabbed everyone's attention with the momentum of rockets this season.
In addition to Luke, the San Francisco 49ers also have a full nine players selected for the Pro Bowl.
Offensive group, Marcus Lynch, Logan Newman, Mike Ruppati, Ted Jean.
Defence, Justin Smith, Patrick Willis, Carol Rodgers.
Secret Service, David Akens, Andy Lee
Ten, a full ten, the San Francisco 49ers strongly lead the list of players in the Pro Bowl; It was followed by nine of the New England Patriots, eight of the Baltimore Ravens, and seven of the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Although the number of players in the Pro Bowl is not everything, the New York Giants only have two players on this list — Eli Manning and Jason Pierre Paul, who made it to the Super Bowl; But there's no doubt that the Pro Bowl is a side of a team's regular season performance and the league's popularity.
Looking at the entire Pro Bowl list, you can see that the San Francisco 49ers' special service team is the best in the National League, and Akens and Andy's performances have been unanimously praised; The offensive group plays the world with young people, but the offensive front line is embarrassed; The defensive group is a veteran, but the second-line defense is a disaster.
It can be predicted that the San Francisco 49ers still have a lot of work to do in the upcoming offseason and draft.
This season, the San Francisco 49ers have won many games in the fourth quarter, and for neutral fans, such a thrilling game is really thrilling and adrenaline-pumping; But objectively speaking, the reason why you need to give it a go at the last moment is that your strength has not yet reached the top, or that your ability to grasp the game is not smooth enough.
The same opponent, this time the reversal is successful, the next time the reversal may fail. The New York Giants are the epitome of this.
In other words, this young team still has room to improve, and this offseason is going to be very busy.
Before the official offseason kicks off, before the Super Bowl ends, the other 30 teams across the league can relax a bit, and strictly speaking, these two weeks may be the quietest of the weeks, if not more comfortable than the offseason, as they will fly in droves to Honolulu for the Pro Bowl.
Lu Ke is naturally no exception.
For veterans who have been famous for a long time, even missing the Pro Bowl has no effect, and they may use injury as an excuse to give up the trip to Hawaii and stay on North American soil to rest, otherwise it will be more than worth the loss if they are injured unexpectedly - the Pro Bowl is a game dominated by spectators, but injuries are inevitable in the confrontation.
For those budding rookies, the Pro Bowl is a stage for self-presentation, whether it is a potential transfer home, to increase their commercial value, or to win more support, they need to stand on this stage and show themselves to the fullest.
What's more, the professional bowl stage is a rare honor.
On January 22, the San Francisco 49ers ended the Nations League final; On January 29th, the Pro Bowl will be held, and before the Pro Bowl, there will be a skill challenge, and the whole schedule is very tight, with little time to rest.
After the Nations League final, Lu Ke just rested at home for two days before heading to the airport to catch a flight to Honolulu to prepare for the upcoming skills challenge. However, before officially leaving the North American continent, Lu Ke still has a very important thing to complete.
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The narrow and empty corridor is all white, the bright lights reveal a faint coldness, and the smell of medicine floats in the air, which makes people always tense up involuntarily. After a few weeks, Lu Ke came to San Francisco's official partner hospital for 49 people again, but he still didn't like it.
As a player, the hospital can mean injuries and maybe even career twists and turns; As an ordinary person, the hospital means birth, old age, sickness and death, and it is likely that heaven and man will be separated forever. Every time I appear in the hospital, my mood is always slightly heavy, and it is really difficult to be light.
Today, Lu Ke made a special trip to visit Ted Jean in the hospital.
At the beginning of the second quarter of the National League finals, Jean was hit by two players who were misaligned, and in the severe impact, he was completely unable to move, and even lost consciousness for a short time, leaving the candelabra court on the spot and being sent to the hospital for a detailed examination. As he left the scene, Jean's crying left a deep impression on people.
Later, after a thorough examination, the doctor completed the diagnosis.
On the one hand, there is a concussion, and the situation is quite serious, requiring at least eight to twelve weeks of rest, after which it must pass the official concussion test of the league before it can be re-played; On the other hand, there are muscle tears, the right arm and right thigh are torn to varying degrees, and there is a slight sprain on the waist.
Fortunately, these are not serious illnesses that will ruin your career, nor do you need surgery, just rest and recuperate; Unfortunately, these injuries are a hidden danger and there must be plenty of time to recuperate, and once he is back on the field, he can't rush into daily practice, the recovery process is relatively long, and it is likely that he will miss this year's team training camp.
On the evening of the end of the National League finals, the team sent representatives to visit the hospital, and Lu Ke was one of them; However, Jean was still asleep at the time, and they were not able to have a conversation, but only learned a little about the situation, and then left the hospital.
Yesterday, the other players of the team came to visit one after another, but Lu Ke did not come, but chose to come to the hospital alone today.
Standing at the door of the private ward, Lu Ke noticed that the nurses and doctors inside were asking about the situation, it should be patrolling, so he didn't push the door in to disturb, but stayed at the door, and after waiting for a while, the doctors and nurses left the ward.
"Hey, Bambi!" The doctor in the white coat noticed Lu Ke's figure, took the initiative to stop, and said with a smile, "The two games in the playoffs are really exciting!" It's a shame to miss out this year, but that's okay, next year we'll start from scratch again. The last Hail Mary in the final of the League of Nations is really exciting! ”
In the past 48 hours, social networks have completely exploded.
At the beginning of the season, he made his debut with a 66-yard long conveyance; At the end of the season, it ended with a 65-yard Mary, which was really interesting. Despite the regrets, for Lu Ke, this season has formed a perfect circle, and it has triggered a series of heated discussions.
"Wanfu Mary, 14-To-88", known as the "Bay Area Miracle", is comparable to the "That Catch 3" in the district competition, far exceeding the "Chicken Soup Battle" in the fifteenth week of the regular season, leaving a strong mark for Lu Ke's rookie season, and the super high popularity has gradually left the Internet and infiltrated into life.
The attending doctor in front of him was like this, and his eyes looked at Lu Ke brightly, "Excuse me, can you sign it for me?" ”
Signature?
Lu Ke was still a little uncomfortable, after getting out of the day-to-day training and competition, the realism and certainty of real life began to become obvious, and the so-called popularity of the reality gradually became clear, he showed a polite smile, "Of course, there is no problem, this is my honor." ”
Then, Lu Ke saw the attending doctor raise the collar of his white coat and invited Lu Ke to sign on the inside of the collar.
This is an interesting attending doctor.
After signing the autograph, Lu Ke was about to move his footsteps, but found that the other nurses and resident doctors next to him were reluctant to leave, and they rushed up, "Bambi! And me! "Yes, me too, so do I."
Scrambling for paper and pen, all appeared in front of Lu Ke's eyes, he was slightly stunned, and chuckled, "It seems that the popularity of rugby in San Francisco is far beyond my imagination. This was a joke, and everyone chuckled along - what they liked was not just rugby, but the thriving rugby team led by Lu Ke.
After hustling to complete the signature, Lu Ke sent the staff away, pushed open the door of the ward, and then he could see Jean's smile and playful eyes, "Hey, guy, are you here to visit?" Or did you come here for an autograph session? ”
Looks like he's in good spirits.