In the bus, the offensive team players were singing loudly. When he saw Lu Ke getting on the bus, Joe Stanley was the first to start shouting, "Ho ho ho ho, the captain has boarded the ship, now we can set sail." !" Immediately afterwards, all the other players burst into laughter, applauded and cheered, and the atmosphere reached its peak again.
Lu Ke did not sit down, but stood at the front of the bus like a tour guide. However, he still turned his head and nodded to the driver, and the bus slowly started running.
Looking back, Lu Ke could see that the defense team's bus was driving ahead, while the coaches and staff's bus was at the front, and the offensive team's bus fell behind because of Lu Ke's "lateness"—— Three players on the special teams team are also sitting here. That's just right, they need a little "private" space.
Standing up straight, Lu Ke faced the offensive teammates in front of him. He didn't speak, but he didn't sit down either. He just stared quietly at everyone who was celebrating.
Just now in the locker room, faced with a dilemma, Lu Ke had no choice but to choose his teammates on the offensive team because of Logan and because of his identity as an offensive team member.
If we go back to the origin, he still belongs to the offensive team after all, so he needs to be on the offensive team's side, and the offensive team also needs him to be on their side, whether right or wrong. This is what the most offensive team member must accomplish. He cannot betray his teammates. Although that's not necessarily true.
But now they are on the bus, behind closed doors, and there are still things to settle within their offensive group. Since all the conflicts today broke out in a hot head, then... let the storm be more violent. Lu Ke straightened his back slightly. He knew what he was about to face, but he did not flinch at all.
The cheers and celebrations were still going on, but Lu Ke was not in a hurry. There was still enough time to go to the airport from here, so he could wait patiently.
Gradually, gradually, the members of the offensive team noticed something was wrong. Vernon Davis was originally planning to invite Lu Ke to join the party, but after noticing Lu Ke's calm expression, he faintly sensed something was wrong. , thought about it for a while, seemed to finally understand something, and finally chose to sit down.
This is the offensive team, and Lu Ke's authority still has more appeal. After all, Lu Ke's innate advantage as a quarterback allowed Lu Ke to build up enough reputation through solid and hard daily training.
Not only Vernon, not just Jonathan Goodwin, Logan also noticed the abnormality, but he was a tolerant person and didn't think much about it. He also tried to stand up and have some fun with Lu Ke.
But Marcus caught Logan in time, winked and dragged him, making Logan sit down in confusion, and cast an inquiring look at Marcus for no apparent reason.
The atmosphere at the scene was slightly solemn, but Marcus didn't say much, just hinted with his winks. Logan finally settled down and cast a trusting gaze towards Lu Ke.
All sounds on the entire bus quieted down. Randy Moss was the last one.
Moss stood unruly, trying to remain on an equal footing with Lu Ke. He met Lu Ke's gaze with sharp and pointed eyes. He was neither humble nor arrogant, nor resigned. Faintly, he had already noticed the specific reason, but was unwilling to take it easy. Compromise; but Lu Ke did not flinch, and quietly met Moss's gaze.
The exchange of eyes between the two people lasted for a short while. In the silence, the pressure became more and more intense, almost suffocating. In the end, Moss was unable to resist. He was defeated and sat down depressedly. It was announced that all members of the offensive team had concentrated their attention.
In unison, all eyes fell on Lu Ke.
But Lu Ke didn't speak immediately. He just allowed the silence to spread slowly. Only the roar of the engine was surging in the air. The silence made people a little irritated. The excitement, excitement, nervousness and anxiety all temporarily settled down. After truly focusing his attention, the atmosphere finally became serious and serious.
"We're winning, eleven games in a row, but why do I feel like, 'We're losing'?"
This was Lu Ke's first sentence. He was not angry or irritable, but spoke his inner thoughts calmly, with a hint of tiredness and heaviness in his words.
They are clearly on the track to victory, but why are they experiencing an unprecedented level of exhaustion?
"Yes, today's game was won by the offensive team. This is a fact. However, without the defensive team, there is no way for us to win. This is the simplest truth of rugby. Everyone who has just joined rugby Players and coaches have repeatedly stressed this truth. If anyone forgets, you can go back and watch the game video, or go back and ask your mentor."
"I know that the offensive team and the defensive team are two teams that need to compete with each other, help each other, and grow with each other. Many times, we stand on opposite ends of the training ground; but I never know when we start to compare. The performance of each other, so, is it more glorious to rely on the offensive team to win the game, or is it more glorious to rely on the defensive team to win the game? Who can answer this question?"
Lu Ke's words were unhurried and without any urgency or anger, but every word fell heavily on the chest of every player, making a muffled sound.
Moss was still a little unconvinced. He raised his head and said grumpily, "You know that's not what we meant."
"So what do you mean?" Lu Ke increased his tone without warning. His powerful and deep voice hit Moss head-on and exploded like a thunder, catching all the players off guard. They were all so frightened that they couldn't help but start holding their breath.
Moss straightened his neck. Not only did he not flinch, but he also slowly stood up. His eyes were full of unruly anger and stubbornness. His hands were clenched into fists and his shoulders were tense and straight. He was ready to go. The posture was not afraid of Lu Ke at all, and the tense atmosphere was on the verge of breaking out.
But Lu Ke didn't give Moss a chance. His barrage of words contained the anger of a landslide, which was vented like the Niagara Falls. The roar made every independent individual become extremely small, and even his eyes were almost blind. Ali cannot be opened.
"This is what you showed today!"
"You are letting players choose positions for each other, and you are asking the special teams and those substitutes to choose a position! Is it the offensive team or the defensive team? So, our current competitor has become the San Francisco 49ers defensive team? This When did that happen? All of a sudden, our left hand started fighting our right hand, and why didn't I, as the quarterback, get notified?"
"Who can give me the answer!"
"Yes, there is indeed a problem with the defensive team's performance today. You can tell me and I will complete the communication!"
"You have no right or qualification to criticize the performance of your teammates on the defensive team, because in the past few weeks, your dog/shit/average performance, the defensive team has no complaints and has always been working hard! If they hadn't been working for us Support us, we have already started losing games in the past few weeks! What kind of genius can see the sluggish performance of the defensive team today, but cannot see his own unbearable performance before?"
"ah!"
"When did the defensive team complain about Michael's terrible performance? When did the defensive team condemn my passing tactics for being too bold and risky? Who gave you the courage and who gave you the qualifications to condemn the defensive team for making mistakes today? Damn it! Are you unwilling to use your brain, or do you really have no brain?"
"Reporters say we are the No. 1 offense in the league. Reporters say we defeated the Chicago Bears defense. So now we are really No. 1 in the league? Is the Super Bowl really within our reach? Is a winning season really within reach? Can we abandon the defensive team now and dominate the league?"
"Shit, this is all meaningless shit! What the hell are you doing? You are not idiots with brains full of marshmallows! Think about it, think about it with your brains that are not completely degraded! Don't use it You damn lower body is impulsive, use your brain instead!"
"Now all the teams in the league are looking forward to defeating us, because we are the only team that has maintained a unbeatable record! If you want to defeat our rivals in the same division, if you want to defeat the New England Patriots, use your brains to think Thinking, what should we do? What should we do? Ah? Who can give me the answer!"
"We need the defensive team! Not to mention the defensive team, even the offensive team must cheer up. Do you think the Seahawks' defensive team will let us easily score 35 points again? Do you think the Cardinals Are the defense team willing to continue to be humiliated by us? Ah? Think about it with your brains! But what about you? What are you doing now? You are complacent, you are arrogant, you are becoming a group of brainless people! Those prejudices, those That’s how discrimination sees you!”
"Are you really just idiots who can't think? Tell me! Ah? Talk! You do talk!"
Lu Ke was angry, extremely angry.
Facing his teammates on the defensive team, he was willing to stand unconditionally beside his teammates on the offensive team; but behind closed doors, with the teammates in front of him whose minds were dazzled by victory and glory, he could no longer bear all the emotions. .
He knows that those praising tactics make people forget about themselves; he also knows that the expansion of self-confidence after a winning streak will inevitably lead to such a result; he knows that he knows everything, but he still can't stand what happened in the locker room today, especially It was even more unbearable for him to think of his teammates on the defensive team looking at him with such disappointed and angry looks.
He thought they were comrades fighting side by side. The offense, the defense, the special teams, the coaching staff, the backcourt, and...the fans.
Is not it? Could it be that he is too naive?
