"Bambi? Bambi, come here. Jim Hubble's voice rang out in the locker room, and with Lu Ke's active footsteps, Hubble said without pause, "Everyone, all your attention is concentrated." Is anyone bathing in the bathroom? ”

Without Hubble's reminder, Aldon Smith trotted to the bathroom door, "Come out and come out, check out!" All cheered up. The joking joke immediately caused a burst of laughter, and the whole dressing room was bustling with a burst of foul language, which seemed extremely joyful.

Hubble, with a serious expression, couldn't help but smile, which was a positive sign. At the very least, it can be seen that the mood of the coaching staff was not seriously affected by the end of the pre-season.

All the players gathered one after another, and Hubble said, "The season is about to begin." We all know that not all players will be able to stay, and as much as we would like to, the league will not allow it. The list of fifty-three people will officially come out on Saturday morning, please be sure to keep your phone unblocked, otherwise, you will bear the consequences. ”

Hubble's gaze swept around, trying to say something more, but it was not a skill he was good at after all, and in desperation, he could only choose to give up, "Bambi, the rest will be left to you." ”

Then, Hubble patted Lu Ke on the shoulder, cast a gesture at Willis and Akens, turned and left the locker room, meeting up with the rest of the coaching staff, leaving the space for the players themselves.

……

Outside the door, quarterback coach Kip Kleist and offensive coach Craig Roman were whispering with a smile on their faces, and offensive forward Mike Solari walked over and asked curiously, "What are you guys talking about?" One by one snickering, could it be that he went to the ladies' bathroom just now to peep? ”

"Don't apply your fantasies to us." Kip complained mercilessly.

Craig took the initiative to explain, "I was just asking Kip about Bambi's offseason training. Even I couldn't help but be speechless, as I can remember, it seems that even Peyton Manning hadn't trained so hard before; This time, Bambi's growth rate has also greatly exceeded expectations, and his form is even better than last season. ”

"Who's to say it isn't. I'll tell you, if all the other players were as disciplined as Bambi, my hair wouldn't have fallen out so quickly. Mike immediately expressed his deep agreement, "Once, there was a tactical variant of the offensive front line, even Tim and I forgot about it, but Lu Ke remembered it. God, he's really the player every coach dreams of. ”

"And then every player hates it." Kip added, and all the other colleagues collectively laughed, "But, you say, why did everyone miss Bambi in last year's draft?" ”

"It's because everybody missed him that it's our turn." Hubble's voice rang out, interrupting the conversation of the coaching staff, "Let's go, we still have work to complete, the 53-man squad, it's a real headache." With that, Hubble took the lead and walked away.

"Where's the locker room......" Craig pointed behind him, but only halfway through the question, Kip bumped him on the shoulder, "It must have been handed over to Bambi, what's so strange." He couldn't wait to shake his hands on such a thing, but Bambi could handle it anyway. ”

As discussed by the coaching staff, in the 2012 season, Lu Ke was still the captain of the San Francisco 49ers.

In fact, before the preseason officially began, the race for the starting quarterback was already settled.

Through the test of voluntary training camp and compulsory training camp, Lu Ke's overall strength easily stood out, from tactical understanding to passing feel, from defensive reading to rhythm control, mature and sophisticated, not at all like a sophomore quarterback - more importantly, Lu Ke's hard work and diligence are obvious to all, and in just two months, the tactical manual has been turned over.

That's why the coaching staff sighed: what happened in the first place? On top of the draft, 32 teams collectively missed Lu Ke. However, this is like the suspense of Tom Brady and Kurt Warner, so far no one has been able to answer the first two, and naturally no one has been able to answer the third.

So, what's all the preseason all about?

On the one hand, the coaching staff is really testing the ability and fitness of the two quarterbacks, Colin Kaepernick and Scott Tolsin, to determine the first and second bench positions, including those in the special service team.

On the other hand, the coaching staff is taking the pressure off Lu Ke and diverting the attention of the media to avoid too much focus on Lu Ke, and the second-year students are subjected to far more attention and talk than in their rookie season.

People can be tolerant of rookies, "after all, they're rookies," but they don't want to be tolerant of sophomores, "because it's already the second year." But in fact, sophomores are more difficult than first-year students, especially after the other 31 teams have repeatedly studied and explored these players, and the situation really gets struggling.

They have to improve their game, improve their form, and if they can't keep up with the league, the sophomores will fall far faster than they did in their rookie season, and maybe even fall off a cliff.

On the other hand, the coaching staff was really scared, afraid that Lu Ke would be injured unnecessarily. When it comes to the series of nightmares in last year's preseason, not to mention the coaching staff, even the team's top management can't help but shiver. No one wants to repeat the mistakes of the past.

In fact, in the third and fourth games of the preseason, Lu Ke took the initiative to ask for help and asked to play, against the Denver Broncos, Lu Ke hoped to be able to fight with his idol; Against the San Diego Chargers, Lu Ke hopes to further complete the run-in with his offensive group. As a result, all of them were blocked back by Hubble.

Although everyone clearly knows that it is not advisable to waste food because of choking, and if you want to truly avoid injuries, retirement is the only way out, otherwise, injuries in professional games are inevitable, but Lu Ke still did not be able to play smoothly - only played one quarter in the third game.

From the side, the coaching staff's trust and protection of Lu Ke is slowly establishing the position of the core of Lu Ke's team.

……

in the locker room.

Lu Ke stood in the center of his teammates and said loudly, "I know there have been a lot of rumors recently, good and bad, positive and negative, believe me, my college classmates are constantly trying to convey news to me." This unexpected joke, those players who knew Lu Ke's college major began to coax.

"But I don't care." Lu Ke raised his middle finger towards them, but he didn't look away at all, nor did he interrupt his speech, and continued to say, "I know what my goal is, I also know what kind of team I have, and I know what difficulties we need to face, but I firmly believe that we are the ones who have the last laugh." ”

"What is in the past, stay in the past."

"Last season, those regrets, those happiness, those missed those joys, I hope to stay in the past, don't hold on to the past and forget the present, otherwise, we can't break through ourselves. I ask you all to focus on the present and work hard for a new future, this is my sophomore season, and this is your new season, everything is new, new teammates, new beginnings, new stories. ”

"But the only thing that remains the same is that my goals haven't changed."

"I don't care what other people think of my goal, because it's mine, not theirs, I never question it, I believe I can achieve it! Therefore, I need you to follow my footsteps closely, I need your full support, just rely on me, there is no way to reach the end, please be sure, be sure to follow me to move forward and sprint together! ”

"I, Lu Ke, am a 49 person. I'm a warrior! I am a warrior! I'm a fighter! So, who else but me? ”

With Lu Ke's rising words, the atmosphere in the entire locker room began to boil.

Then, Lu Ke raised his right hand high, raised his arms loudly and shouted, almost without any hesitation or hesitation, Logan, Aldon, Marcus, Willis and others all raised their right hands, clenched into fists, and roared with Lu Ke.

Brooks took the lead in standing beside Lu Ke, roaring hoarsely with all his might, and the green-muscled thug on his neck burst out with a powerful momentum like a tiger descending from a mountain, and even the rookie players and free agents who joined the team also cheered, even Colin Kaepernick, who had always been restrained.

"We are warriors!"

"We are warriors!"

"We are fighters!"

"We're nine!"

The muscles in Lu Ke's body were tensed to the extreme, and he roared frantically, "Tell me, our goal is ......?" ”

"Super Bowl!"

Lu Ke waved his right arm vigorously, "Super Bowl!" ”

"Super Bowl!"

Then the whole locker room was like a volcano eruption, everyone was jumping and cheering and shouting, and the roar burst out with earth-shattering shock, shaking the locker room mightily, and began to stir vigorously in the candelabra court, which officially announced the start of the San Francisco 49ers 2012 season.

Lu Ke stared at the grand occasion in front of him, shaking his fists heavily, his sophomore season finally began.

……

Two days later, the list of 53 people of 49 people in San Francisco was released, and some people were happy and some were worried.

When Jule Hampton left head coach Jim Hubble's office, he couldn't wait to jump high and kick his feet in the office hallway, making a "pop" sound, like a tap dance star in the black and white silent film era, showing his joy all over his body, and his high-pitched and shrill voice shouted happily, "I'm going to play with Bambi!" I'm going to play with Bambi! Roar! ”

As an undrafted rookie, Hampton managed to stay on the 53-man squad. It's a start.