A few things that have to be said between the Washington Redskins and Lu Ke.
In fact, at the beginning of the regular season, reporters had already made a fuss about it. However, before that, the Redskins had a good record. They had an excellent record of three wins and one loss in the first four games of the season. The 49ers are neck and neck, including a victory over the division rival New York Giants in the season opener. The team maintains strong confidence from top to bottom.
Therefore, head coach Mike Shanahan showed a calm and calm attitude and simply expressed praise, "His performance was really good," but then changed the subject and gave team quarterback Rex Gerard Roseman is more affirmative, believing that this veteran who has been in the league for nine years has truly found a rhythm that suits him and is spending the best golden period of his career.
If the showdown between Lu Ke and the Washington Redskins takes place in the fifth week of the regular season, and two teams with three wins and one loss face off, the media will inevitably hype it up. This is Lu Ke’s self-proof battle. We look forward to Lu Ke’s actual performance. Defeating the Redskins proved that the Redskins' front office made a mistake in the draft.
However, this is just a topic. It is quite satisfactory and seems unable to stir up more waves.
Now, instead of Week 5 of the regular season, it’s Week 9. As a result, the world turned upside down and became a completely different look.
In the fifth week of the regular season, the Washington Redskins entered the offseason to adjust. After returning, the entire team was completely in disarray and suffered a terrible three-game losing streak, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers and Buenos Aires. Farrow Bill.
The most shameful thing was the loss to the Panthers, which gave their opponent their second victory of the season. Throughout the game, quarterback Rex Grossman felt cold and his performance was terrible. He completely lost to the team this year. Cam Newton, the top pick in the NBA draft, was scolded by the home team's media after the game.
From three wins and one loss to three losses, with the bye week as the watershed, the Washington Redskins' state declined so fast that it was almost like a cliff fall. Grossman's performance was even more of a nightmare. Last week, in the away game against the Buffalo Bills, they actually suffered a zero shutout and lost the game with a terrible score of "0:23".
Even worse than the Cleveland Browns' performance.
The duel between the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins is about to take place against such a background. Compared with the fifth week of the regular season, the drama and topicality have undoubtedly risen several levels. It is like fate that these two teams How could the media reporters not be excited when the teams meet again?
After the victory over the Cleveland Browns, reporters immediately asked Lu Ke such questions during interviews.
However, Lu Ke showed the style of a general and said calmly and wisely, "No, I don't think this is a game about revenge."
Later, Lu Ke further added, "So far this season, my performance has been good, but everyone should see that our offensive team is united together, and at the same time, the tactics of the coaching staff are more suitable for my performance. It’s because of the San Francisco 49ers that I’m able to stand here and be interviewed, but if I change another team, the situation may be different.”
At the end, Lu Ke also ended politely, "I believe that the Washington Redskins must have had their considerations when they didn't choose me; and it is also my destiny to stand at Candlestick Stadium and play for San Francisco. So, I feel that now Everything is fine. Of course, we will definitely work hard and do our best to win.”
Fox, this is a little fox.
Faced with Lu Ke's impeccable answer, the reporters immediately knew that this time they would be in vain. Lu Ke would definitely not go along with their wishes. Half of the plan to detonate the spotlight had failed. But, fortunately, there is also a hot-tempered and outspoken Mike Shanahan, so nothing can go wrong in this half.
It turns out you can't go wrong with the other half either.
"No, I don't regret it. There is nothing to regret."
Faced with the reporters' aggressiveness, Shanahan, who had a fiery temper, a stubborn personality, and an outspoken attitude, responded irritably after just experiencing a tragic loss, waving his hand as if to ward off flies nonchalantly.
"It's just a rookie quarterback. In the first half of the season, he played a few good games, and then everyone started to crazy about what genius, what savior, what elite quarterback, one title after another. Put it on your head, is it over or not? Are the times different now? He is not Aaron Rodgers, nor is he Peyton Manning. Let’s discuss this issue after he has played a full season.”
The disdain and contempt in his words were barely concealed under the fanning of media reporters, and they fired at Lu Ke vigorously, making explosive remarks without thinking.
Obviously, Shanahan is in a terrible mood now and has no intention of dealing with reporters.
But the reporter will not let go of such a good opportunity easily, "Isn't this the meaning of the draft? Select rookie players with development potential to become the team's reserve force. Now it seems that the facts have proved Lu Ke's potential, and even It can be said that his future is limitless. The Washington Redskins were extremely close to this rookie, but unfortunately missed it. How do you feel about this?"
"I just said, we will discuss this issue again after a season of games is over. There is still a long time." Shanahan fought back without any pause, and his impatient tone became a wall-breaking rage. , although the words are simple, the subtext is profound.
The reporters at the scene caught the meaning immediately and became excited, "Coach, what did you just mean to say, are you not optimistic about Lu Ke's future development prospects?"
"I'm not his father, nor his coach, and I have no interest in his future." Shanahan cut off the question simply and rudely, without stepping into the trap.
But it was too late, and reporters still pressed hard to ask Shanahan what he thought of next week's game. In response, Shanahan said rudely, "We will win." Without much explanation, Shanahan pushed the reporter away and left quickly.
Despite this, the reporters have achieved the effect they wanted, focusing all the attention on the game. The game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins has also been given the title of "Revenge Game."
In the media's writing, both Lu Ke and Shanahan are eager for this victory.
For Lu Ke, he needs a victory to prove his absolute strength and prove that the original decision of the Washington Redskins was wrong; and for Shanahan, he also needs a victory, not only to prove that he did not see the original decision To be honest, the team doesn't need Lu Ke at all. At the same time, it must stop its three-game losing streak. Otherwise, let alone the playoffs, this season will be in vain.
Beyond that, this game is special for Rex Grossman. He needs to prove himself, and he needs to prove himself in front of the fans - otherwise, the fans may transfer their anger to Grossman, thinking that the team missed Lu Ke and chose Grossman. Such a decision is completely wrong. of.
Even if it wasn't for Lu Ke, Grossman had no retreat this week and had to cheer up.
So, in the ninth week of the regular season, an ordinary regular season match between two teams that had no grievances or history started to become a hot topic due to the hype of reporters.
Amid the excitement, Washington Redskins fans were divided into three camps.
One camp chose to continue to support Shanahan, believing that Grossman still has the strength, they can still bottom out and rebound, and there is no need to hold on to the past and dwell on it; the other camp chose to complain about Shanahan, believing that the team can completely improve the situation. Selecting Lu Ke in the rookie conference, regardless of Grossman's performance, this veteran is already 31 years old, and they should start thinking about the future.
There is another camp that maintains its sanity. Regardless of regret or not, missing Lu Ke has become a settled matter. Rather than arguing about a meaningless topic here, it is better to unite and cheer for the team, hoping that they can end their three-game losing streak and get back on the track of victory.
Amid the hustle and bustle, a new week of regular season kicked off at FedEx Field.
The progress of the game was somewhat unexpected, or expected, but no matter which way you express it, at least for Washington Redskins fans, this is good news.
Because Lu Ke sent an interception.
"Unexpected, unexpected, really unexpected. The first wave of offense of the San Francisco 49ers in this game advanced to 37 yards in their own half. Lu Ke sent an interception, which he had done all season. Since the second interception, obviously, this revenge battle still has some impact on Lu Ke, and the fluctuation in mentality further affects the control of the pass, let us watch the replay."
"The Washington Redskins took the lead in attacking. After striking out, the San Francisco 49ers offense immediately came on the scene. Lu Ke used an 11-yard pass to successfully connect with Michael Crabtree, and then advanced another six yards to the third Above the 17-yard line, Lu Ke made a mistake on the next pass."
"The San Francisco 49ers' offensive front pocket received some impact, but not too much. Lu Ke won a relatively stable passing space. He tried to find Kyle Williams in the crowd, and the result was an eight-pointer. The pass was passed half a step to the right, and Williams only had time to touch the football and change the parabola of the pass, but failed to complete the ball."
“In the end, cornerback Josh Wilson, who was waiting three yards away, stood still and without any effort, the football hit his arms and successfully completed the interception. If Marcus Lynch hadn't knocked Wilson off the sideline in time to curb the possibility of a counterattack, the situation would have been even worse."
"Although Lu Ke showed enough calmness in the pre-match interview, it can still be seen that the revenge battle has had a certain impact."
