Adam Klein cocked his legs, and the whole person pressed heavily against the back of the chair, and the plastic seat of the arena pressed backwards, making a "squeak" moan/moan, as if he was suffering a great deal of pain; To his left sat an old man with gray hair, who looked to be about sixty-five years old, with a chubby face, a chubby beer belly, and kind eyes.

The two of them were communicating in a low voice at this time, gently tucking their jaws from time to time, revealing a meaningful look.

Blake Simmons hung up the phone in his hand and put the phone in his pocket, but he didn't bother him, waited for a while, and after seeing the white-haired old man leave, Blake walked up and sat down next to Adam, and looked at the back of the person who had just left, "What's wrong with Wade-Philips?" Which defensive player is he interested in? JJ-Watt? Or von Müller? ”

The white-haired old man was Wade Phillips, who was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 2007 to 2010; This year, he officially became the defensive coach of the Houston Texans, a veteran coach who has coached in the league for 40 years, and tuning the defensive team is his forte.

Adam lifted his chin and proudly sold a pass, "What do you think?" ”

It wasn't JJ Watt and von Miller, Blake's eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at Adam seriously, and surprisingly didn't answer, but leaned back in his chair and looked at the rookies in the middle of the court, who were preparing for the next test, "I just got a call, and you definitely can't guess who it is." Blake said with a smile on his face, but instead of selling off, he gave a straight answer," said Mike-Shula of the Carolina Panthers. ”

"They're crazy?" This was Adam's first reaction.

Mike Sulla, who is a quarterback coach who has spent the last three years with the Jacksonville Jaguars, just made the switch to the Carolina Panthers this year.

It's worth mentioning that the Carolina Panthers have this year's No. 1 pick, and their quarterback Jimmy-Clausen is a complete disaster. Almost everyone predicted that they would pick a quarterback, and obviously, Cam Newton was always the number one choice.

At this moment, Mike began to call scouts, and it was Blake, and the meaning was naturally self-evident - Lu Ke.

"It's just a von derrick test, is everyone crazy?" Adam shook his head helplessly, not hiding his surprise and astonishment: give up Cam and choose Lu Ke? Even if it was just thinking and probing, Adam still felt that the Carolina Panthers were crazy.

Blake smiled, "So, Wade Phillips is also here for that Eleven?" ”

UCLA Bruins' rookie quarterback Ke Lu quickly became the hottest name after yesterday's basic test, especially when no one had heard of it before that, and the drama was even more pronounced, so everyone couldn't help but start talking about it, trying to find out more.

Lu Ke, this is the name of the eleventh, in just one day, almost everyone knows it, and after a night of fermentation, it is getting more and more intense. But Blake and Adam still habitually refer to "Eleven," as if the title still carries the miracle of that night at the Rose Bowl.

Adam didn't take Joe again this time and shrugged, "He came over and asked about the names of several defenders, but, yes, he did ask about Eleven. ”

Obviously, the Houston Texans didn't want people to know for the time being, and they were asking for news about the quarterback, so they sent Wade, the team's defensive coach, to create smoke bombs and hide their true purpose.

"First the Texans, then the Panthers. I also heard that Brown and Bill are also inquiring about it. Blake said the latest news he had just gotten, turned his head to look at Adam, no need to say more, his eyes had already expressed the meaning clearly enough, Adam spread his hands with a helpless expression, "The dolphin seems to be looking around." ”

Quarterback, which is always the most sought-after and most important position for every team, has a top quarterback, which means that the team can build the entire team around the quarterback for the next ten years; Even if it's a team with an elite quarterback, they're going to think about the backup quarterback, avoiding injuries, avoiding age, avoiding a dip in form, things like that.

Especially in the past half century, after the league gradually changed the rules on the court and weakened the running back for reasons such as safety protection and game viewing, the NFL has gradually entered the era of passing, and the status and role of the quarterback have risen, and the offensive core has gradually fallen on the shoulders of the quarterback.

So, in every year's draft, the quarterback is the most high-profile position. In draft history, a quarterback has been the top pick the most times, a full 31 times; In second place is the running back, who has been the top pick in the draft 23 times.

This year is no exception, with at least half or more of the teams in need of quarterbacks. There are a total of 21 quarterbacks in training camp, and they will make a thorough evaluation before making a decision on the draft. Now, uncertainty has arisen and almost every team is starting to stir up.

Von Derick tested with a perfect score, which is indeed an irresistible temptation/temptation. The first day of training camp was unpredictable, and teams were in a commotion.

Blake looked at Adam's expression seriously, "Your expression doesn't seem to approve of it, what's wrong?" I thought it was a good thing, haven't you been paying attention to the situation on the 11th today? ”

"I just think they're going to be disappointed." Adam said sincerely, with a hint of concern in his tone, as a veteran scout, he knows how cruel this league is, and he also sincerely hopes that those talented and talented players can have a bright future, "Those teams are just following the trend, you look at those old foxes, Patriots, ponies, packers, which one is reckless?" If they get a perfect score on the von Derick test, then they are destined to be disappointed. You look at the forty yards of the eleventh......"

The rest of the sentence didn't continue, but Blake immediately understood: the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment. No. 11 has no foundation at all, and if the next training camp tests are not satisfactory, it will soon fall out of the vision of each team, and then it will be even more difficult to rise again.

Today is the second day of training camp, and the first thing to do is to test the forty-yard sprint. It's a bit like the 100-meter race in athletics at the Olympics, where sheer speed and explosiveness are the most exciting races.

The same goes for the 40-yard sprint in football, which is a test for every rookie player to test their speed, strength, explosiveness and part of their physical training. Timing points will also be set at 10 and 20 yards throughout the test to test the explosiveness of the players. The 10-yard, 20-yard, and 40-yard test data has different meanings for players in different positions.

For example, the 10-yard time is especially important for offensive and defensive fronts, as they rarely run more than 10 yards in official matches, and the explosiveness of the start is key.

The current league's forty-yard record was set by Chris Johnson in 2008 at 4.24 seconds.

4.89 seconds, this is Lu Ke's forty-yard score.

For the quarterback, the 40-yard score is not the most important, but it is a demonstration of physical fitness, the overall average of the quarterback is 4.87 seconds, but Lu Ke's time is not even able to reach the average, let alone compare with this year's top pick Cam Newton, whose 4.59 seconds is terrifying for his size, almost the level of a bulldozer.

Blake, however, sat up straight and said earnestly, "However, speed and strength are not Eleven's strong suits, and if you test the twenty-yard switchback run and the triple cone, he will definitely perform even better." What's more, the strength of the number 11 is not in the physical fitness, but the grasp of the situation on the field, the reading of the defense and the accuracy of the pass, which is the most important quality! ”

Adam glanced at Blake, "But, this information, no one else can see." ”

Blake couldn't help but choke, even for these scouts, the data is only two game footage, fifteen minutes plus two minutes of game time to be exact, plus all the timeouts, the time is less than half an hour.

Now, Blake finally understands what Adam means - Adam is still worried about Eleven after all, and after all, he still hopes to be able to assess Eleven more comprehensively and deeply, instead of becoming a clown in the circus under the hype and halo of gimmicks.

A perfect score on the von derrick test, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Blake couldn't help but sigh heavily, "Tomorrow, let's see tomorrow." "Tomorrow is a special test for each position, showing the talent, skill and ability of your position.

As Adam expected, the attention about Lu Ke only boiled for a day, and then fell silent, and the aura of von Derrick's perfect score disappeared after the next day's test, and overnight, the ugly duckling, who had not had time to fully transform into a swan, returned to the original point again.

The test consisted of seven events, a 40-yard sprint, a 225-pound (102-kg) bench press, a vertical jump, a standing long jump, a 40-yard switchback, a 60-yard switchback, and a triple cone.

Of the seven, players are not required to participate in all events, such as quarterbacks and wide receivers are not required to participate in the bench press, but offensive and defensive forwards are required; For example, the 60-yard switchback run is mandatory, but there are no mandatory requirements for other positions, and quarterbacks can also choose to participate according to their abilities.

In the end, Lu Ke's results are really not eye-catching, and even the average is a little worse, which is disappointing.