"Why, did the Redskins test test Lu Ke?" Kip asked curiously.
Vick interjected, "I'm more curious about Cam Newton's test results than Lu Ke."
During college, Cam was forced to drop out of school for stealing a classmate's laptop. The entire league is well aware of this matter. During the draft stage, it was rumored that the Carolina Panthers attached great importance to this matter, repeatedly asked about the ins and outs of the matter, and even considered not selecting Cam with the No. 1 pick at one point.
"Cam did not participate in the interview with the Redskins. The Redskins knew they could not select Cam, so they focused on other quarterbacks." Kip explained, and everyone nodded.
Craig finally responded and joined the conversation, "Lu Ke has always been a diligent and conscientious player in high school and college. There were no problems off the court."
In order to become a qualified rugby player, Lu Ke put in countless efforts during his college years. Even as a sparring partner, he did not slack off at all. The head coach of the Bruins, Rick Neuheise, praised Lu Ke endlessly; not only that, outside the game, , Lu Ke's college performance is also extremely outstanding, which is impressive.
But Craig still asked, "Lu Ke passed the test, right?"
"What do you think Lu Ke did?" Jim had a proud look on his face, deliberately creating suspense and whetting everyone's appetite.
"Come on, Jim, we don't have time to joke now." Craig rolled his eyes speechlessly and tapped his watch, "Tick tock, the media reporters are coming."
Jim shrugged and expressed his helplessness at Craig's boredom, but he did not continue to fuss, "During the interview, Lu Ke took the initiative to hand over an envelope and returned it to the Redskins. In the envelope, there was a hundred dollars. money, and a note." Then, he paused for a moment, one second, two seconds, and when he saw the impatience and irritability in everyone's eyes, he finished the next words, "The note said: Give it to me after I help you win the Super Bowl.”
The coaches looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then burst out with curse words, "Damn it!" "Hell!" "Fuck!"
Craig also put his hands on his waist and thought about it seriously. He couldn't help laughing, but he couldn't help but shook his head, "So, what does this mean?"
"This means that his desire and persistence for victory, his belief and determination in the game, and his planning and belief in his career are far better than we imagined." A smile appeared in Jim's eyes. Without hiding his pride and satisfaction, he raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and waved it gently, "He led us to victory in two games. There is no reason why we can't look forward to the third game."
In competitive sports, there is nothing that cannot be solved by one victory; if it cannot be solved by one victory, then two or three games. The victory in the regular season for two consecutive weeks can be said to be luck, coincidence, or strength, but it is undeniable that this has won Lu Ke enough chips, and it has also become the key for Lu Ke to continue to be the starter. key.
After the second week of the regular season, the first question Jim thought about was: Alex Smith or Lu Ke.
As the team's head coach, Jim has never been one to sit back and wait. Instead, he took the initiative, calling multiple scouts and repeatedly asking about Lu Ke's performance in the rookie training camp. News about the Washington Redskins, that was an unexpected bonus.
Unexpectedly, Jim learned. In the draft, the Washington Redskins almost selected Lu Ke with the 152nd pick in the fifth round. But at the last minute, the team completed a series of trades, exchanging picks with the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans, and then swapping picks with the New Orleans Saints. After hesitation, they gave up. Lu Ke.
In the end, the Washington Redskins did not select a quarterback in the draft this year and continued to use Rex Grossman as the starting quarterback.
After the start of the new season, Lu Ke's outstanding performance has become a major phenomenon in the league; however, the Washington Redskins were frustrated, but they did not have too many regrets. Under the leadership of Rex, they also achieved two consecutive victories in the season. A good start. Therefore, when people were relaxed and asked about Lu Ke's news, they did not hide their secrets and generously shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes.
For the Redskins, this is a regrettable miss; for the 49ers, this is a lucky encounter.
Before today, Jim had actually made a decision in his heart.
"But, where is the locker room?" Kip still expressed his concerns. The situation this morning looked extremely bad.
Jim paused in his chest as soon as he breathed, and seemed to be deep in thought. This was really not his area of expertise, but without constant hesitation and hesitation, he shrugged, "This week, Alex still needs some time to recover. , to re-adapt to the rhythm of the game; next week, we will take a look at the status of Alex and Lu Ke through daily training to see who is better, and then decide to start."
To put it simply, sports are still solved through sports. It’s not some intrigue, it’s not some conspiracy, everything is resolved openly and openly on the court. When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.
Competition will never go away, and there is only one best way to win it: sheer strength.
Two wins are extremely rare; but they are not a Super Bowl after all.
As an undrafted rookie, Lu Ke still has an extremely long journey to go on the road to self-proof, not only as a starter in the third game, but also as a starter in every game for the rest of the season. The reverse is the same. If Alex is chosen as the starting quarterback, he will also have to face Lu Ke's continued challenge.
"If necessary, Colin Kaepernick can also join the competition, if he can pass the concussion test." After confirming the idea, Jim opened up all possibilities and was extremely relaxed. "According to the original plan, Colin Should be our starting quarterback. Then let's get back on track and see how things go."
Without resting, Jim simply opened up the competition for the quarterback position. Each of the three players has their own advantages and disadvantages. In the competition, they must continuously improve their condition and ability to continue in the starting position, otherwise Both players who are eagerly eyeing the game will be promoted smoothly.
In this way, a virtuous cycle is truly formed, which can become the driving force for the quarterback to push himself. At the same time, it can also activate the team atmosphere, truly speak with strength, and shut up those disputes and differences. In fact, this may not be a bad thing for the San Francisco 49ers who are waiting for something to happen, and for the San Francisco 49ers whose team is still in the integration stage.
"Alex Smith v Lu Ke v Colin Kaepernick", an open and honest duel on the court to select the starting quarterback, simple, crude, direct and crisp. All conflicts and arguments in the locker room are completely eliminated. The winner is the king, and the loser is... the substitute. All conflicts come to an end.
Of course, healthy competition is the most ideal state; it is unknown whether accidents will occur during actual operation. It's not the best solution, but it's certainly a workable one.
Craig looked at Kip, Vick and others and exchanged glances. Then the other members of the coaching staff also exchanged glances. They raised their eyebrows, nodded, shrugged, and spread their hands. They had no choice but to try and give Yes, expressed agreement.
Then, everyone started joking, "This is the fairest", "Next week's training will be great", "Why do I feel a little excited", "Now I am even more curious, what will be the match this week?" What result?"...
The chatter made the atmosphere in the locker room lively again; and the conflicts in the locker room temporarily found a way out.
In the 2011 season, in the third week of the regular season, the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers was officially determined, and it was still Lu Ke!
During the subsequent training, Jim immediately announced the coaching staff's decision, and then Kip also had one-on-one communication with Alex and informed him of the plan for the next week. He hoped that Alex would not act too hastily. Return to daily training steadily one week to prepare for the next week's intra-team competition.
Soon enough, the entire team knew about the quarterback competition in Week 4. All the disputes and disturbances have come to an end for the time being, even Pares is no exception. He temporarily put aside his differences, regained his concentration, devoted himself to regular training, and began to prepare for the third week of the game.
In subsequent interviews with official media, reporters immediately asked about the starting quarterback battle. Jim chose the answer simply and clearly, "This week, Lu Ke will still be our starting quarterback. Eric Si has just returned from injury. He did recovery training last week and will be involved in ball training this week. We still need to observe the recovery of the injury, so in the third week of the game, our starting quarterback will still be Lu Ke."
"What about next week?" The reporters still refused to let go of the news and clung to it.
Jim is not good at dealing with the media and does not like to deal with the media, but he still understands the basic rules. "Leave the things for the next week to consider for the next week. Now, the team must focus on the opponents in the third week. We still have There's a lot to prepare for, and you definitely can't take it lightly. The Cincinnati Bengals, this is not an opponent that can be underestimated."
Simple words, but effective enough. Even if reporters want to continue to investigate and dig out, these words are enough to dispel their intentions; but for reporters, one breaking point is gone, and there is another one.
"This week's game is against the Cincinnati Bengals. May I ask, Lu Ke, what do you think?" There was no focus on Jim, so the reporters focused on Lu Ke.
But this time, they were destined to be disappointed.
"For rookie players, every week's game must be taken seriously, and every opponent must be treated equally. I don't have any ideas, I just hope to focus on preparing for the game, and then look forward to continuing the momentum of victory." Lu Ke's answer, It's perfect.
However, how can the media give up?
