"Joe's Bar" was filled with lifeless energy, not even a ripple could be heard, and it seemed that even the curses had completely disappeared.
Facing a team that they die-hardly support and performs well, the fans will cheer loudly and celebrate in all kinds of ways; if the team performs poorly, the fans will mercilessly curse and swear. Those fanatical fans are always the most urgent and excited. It is precisely because of their deep love that they are extremely passionate. Their vigorous performance will always be the most eye-catching scenery in competitive sports.
But at this time, the entire bar was silent. Only Chris and his group were excited, excited, angry, and surging.
Bar fans have mixed feelings. They are not against Lu Ke, they just don’t support Lu Ke——
Maybe it’s because I’ve been disappointed for too long, fearing that I’ll be disappointed once again after gathering hope again, and I’m always worried about gains and losses; maybe it’s because deep down I still can’t trust an undrafted rookie, and I feel so uneasy about Alex Smith and Colin Cards. Penick responded with more expectations.
Perhaps it's because this rookie quarterback collapsed from the cracks in the stone and has always lacked connection and resonance with the fans. Unlike other rookies, fans have been nagging him repeatedly since the rookie training camp. We discussed for nearly half a year about their college careers, their various statistics, and their scouting reports. But, the rookie didn't have any of them.
The reasons are many and complex. Even the fans themselves have mixed feelings at this time and it is difficult to express accurately. Therefore, they could not even vent their angry emotions and could only remain silent and confused. It was as if...as if they were strangers.
No one can refute Chris Wilson's scolding.
In the whole bar, only Chris and his group of young people stood up and roared at the TV in a depressed and irritable manner, venting their anger and cursing to express their opinions, extremely dissatisfied with the performance and performance of the offensive line. , I wish I could roll up my sleeves and give them a few hard scratches to wake them up.
The impassioned sound continued to echo, and the other fans in the bar looked away in disbelief, at a loss.
Jonathan Baldwin stared at the TV screen in a daze, his eyes in a trance. As a die-hard fan, every victory of the San Francisco 49ers is enough to make him ecstatic. He wants to rush to the streets, scream and cheer crazily, hug every passerby enthusiastically, and share his joy; but...
However, Jonathan has been suppressing his emotions: the three-game winning streak is too beautiful to be real enough, as if as long as he shouts out, the bubble of the dream will be popped and return to reality; and as long as he remains silent , this kind of beauty will continue, a little longer, and a little longer.
Now, Jonathan couldn't help but start to question himself, had he done something wrong?
Even if this is a dream, the dream will wake up at dawn; however, before waking up from the dream, he should enjoy and revel to his heart's content and become a part of it. As Chris said, this is their team, and the undrafted rookie is using his shoulders to carry the entire team forward.
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"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Michael Crabtree's foul language came from the locker room, continuously and angrily.
However, instead of conflicting with his teammates, he was sulking with himself, kicking the lockers again and again, making the lockers rattle, which was really annoying; he was not the only one, standing not far away, standing in the corner kicking the wall. Outside linebacker Patrick Willis was also swearing muffledly, each sentence becoming more fierce and harsher than the last.
"Fuck! Can't you just be quiet?" Inside linebacker Navarro Bowman finally couldn't bear it anymore and cursed viciously, "Don't be like a bunch of kids who have lost their minds. We are only behind by one touchdown. In the second half You can come back at any time and lose your temper with yourself here, what's going on?"
"Who will chase me after you come back? Is it up to you?" Pares Harrelson gritted his teeth and inserted a sentence. He glanced at Lu Ke from the corner of his eyes and said viciously, "Just like this performance in the first half, it will be worse in the second half." Just wait for the collapse.”
Although it is not stated clearly, the hint is almost as clear as a clear statement. Everyone can see that Pares is still fighting for Alex Smith and has opinions on Lu Ke's starting lineup-today, three All the backup quarterbacks followed the team to Philadelphia and were all in the locker room at this time.
As soon as Pares finished speaking, all eyes were directed towards Alex; but Alex did not speak or express anything, as if he did not notice Pares' hint at all.
"What did you say? As a defensive team, what on earth were you doing in the first half?" Logan Newman couldn't help it. He jumped up and confronted loudly, "Aside from shirking responsibility, what else do you know? ?”
Seeing that the atmosphere in the locker room became noisy again, it seemed that he was in trouble again, "Stop! Stop the hell!" Suddenly, a shout rang out like thunder on the ground, and everyone's eyes turned to the ground. He looked towards the source of the sound.
It's Lu Ke.
Previously, Lu Ke had hung the towel over his head. He had been trying to calm down and rethink the first half of the game.
In the second week of the regular season, they faced the same dilemma at home against the Dallas Cowboys, but completed a reversal in the second half. Today, the Philadelphia Eagles' performance was actually not as good as the Dallas Cowboys at the time, but why couldn't they see hope of a comeback?
Lu Ke replayed the first half of the game over and over again in his mind, but couldn't find a solution at the tactical level - it wasn't the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive team that performed too well, but the performance of the San Francisco 49ers' offensive team. Too bad, so what’s the root cause? Is it all because of away games?
It is true that some teams are in a mess when playing away games; but this is not all.
The continuous quarrel in his ears interrupted Lu Ke's thoughts, but it also brought a bit of inspiration, so he pulled off the towel and shouted loudly. Not shut up, but stop. The words were relatively mild and neutral, not to blame the players but to stop the quarrel.
Today, Lu Ke finally shouldered the responsibility of starting quarterback for the first time. There was no hesitation or timidity.
"Look at your own condition. If you can't see it, go to the bathroom now and urinate and take a look." Lu Ke walked to the center of the locker room and stood calmly in front of everyone's attention. Next, he said loudly, "Everyone is impetuous, the offensive team is like this, and the defensive team is like this. Haven't you ever thought about it, our tactics are correct, our strength is also superior to our opponents, and our field has an advantage. , but why are we lagging behind now?”
"If you want to pretend to be a spiritual mentor, go away..." Pares interrupted Lu Ke's words rudely without giving any face.
Lu Ke responded more forcefully and retorted like he was hitting a wall, "Shut up! Either concentrate on the court, or shut up outside the court!"
The sharp eyes and harsh tone made Pares stunned, and his words were choked for a moment - in the past three weeks, they had never seen such Lu Ke. The rude words and powerful momentum actually calmed Pares down like this.
"Every one of us takes it for granted that this game is definitely in our hands, right? We've won three games in a row, we're great on offense and defense, we're unstoppable, we're so strong! Damn it. God, even if these are true, victory will not be obtained directly, we must fight for it ourselves! Otherwise, what will greet us is just a defeat!"
Be proud and underestimate the enemy.
Lu Ke realized the crux of the problem. Victory can always bring confidence; but for such a young team, such a team that lacks running-in, and more importantly, such a team that lacks a backbone, self-confidence can often turn into arrogance and undiscipline. People believe that victory can be achieved easily.
Even in this week's game, the team coach officially confirmed Lu Ke's starting position, but the team still failed to unite with Lu Ke as the center. Just relying on the vigor and vitality of the first game of the regular season Bloody, blindly confident, and fighting blindly, but at the critical moment, he had no idea what he was doing. The difference in details led to mistakes and repeated mistakes.
Not only the offensive and defensive teams, but Lu Ke himself is also a little complacent. He thought that by successfully adding points for three consecutive weeks, he had truly transformed himself; but he forgot that even if he had perfect scores in all categories, the game still needs to be won step by step. Victory is not something that can be easily obtained, but needs to be fought for. of.
Otherwise, should those athletes at their peak win the championship as a matter of course? What if other teams don't even need to compete and just give up the championship? Victory is never given by others, but strived for by oneself, even for all-round athletes with perfect scores in all sub-items.
"Yes, we have won three consecutive games, but you should know better than me. In the 2007 season, the New England Patriots had an undefeated season, with sixteen games and sixteen wins. Almost everyone thought they were invincible. But what happened? They lost the Super Bowl, to the New York Giants led by Eli Manning!"
"So, you'd better put away your arrogance and arrogance. Now, just outside this locker room, the Philadelphia Eagles are waiting for a victory! Seventy thousand fans in the entire stadium are waiting for a carnival! The fact is , they are indeed achieving this goal. But, I disagree!"
"I am looking forward to different results, so I will calm down now, go on the court, play every offense down-to-earth, and then tell the Philadelphia Eagles, tell every team in the league, want to win? Yes! Then Step over my corpse! Because I won’t give up easily, and I won’t admit defeat easily!”
Throughout the locker room, Lu Ke's voice echoed loudly. All eyes, all eyes, fell on Lu Ke. Then he saw Lu Ke raising his right hand high and clenching it into a fist, " I’m ready to go out on the court and seize the victory, who’s with me?”
