Competitive sports are always brutal and sharp, and every player is always on the path of self-proof, even Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are no exception -

Big Manning's record against Brady is not dominant, and every year the meeting will become the focus of discussion, "Can Big Manning beat Brady again this time"? Similarly, Brady has never been able to completely shake off the shadow of Bilicek, and will he be able to prove his ability as a quarterback without the help of his coach?

Indeed, these faults are made out of nothing, and even if they cannot prove themselves, their place in history is beyond doubt; But the real world just likes to pick a bone in the egg, because "competition" and "confrontation" are the core links of competitive sports, and every player must face challenges again and again, and challenging opponents is also challenging themselves.

This season, Russell Wilson can be described as a prosperous one, but the loss to Andrew Luck has become a shortcoming for everyone, just because they are rookies in the same class, Wilson is not favored by the three-round pick, and Lack is the high-profile champion show.

Now, the same is true of Cam-Newton and Lu Ke.

One is the pride of the sky, who became the champion with an absolutely strong attitude, joined the league infinitely, and even set a new record for rookie contracts; One is a nobody, who became an undrafted rookie in obscurity, and took over the starting quarterback position despite the curse and dislike of the home team's fans, and every step was full of difficulties and dangers.

From the moment they entered the league — more precisely, from the moment Lu Ke and Cam both became the starting quarterbacks for their own team, they were destined to be rivals for each other:

Cam must defend his reputation and position as the top pick, and prove that he is the champion he deserves, he is by no means in vain, what playoff spots, what Super Bowl, what regular season MVP, etc. are temporarily put aside, and the defeat of the opponent in the head-to-head confrontation is the most direct and important!

Lu Ke must prove himself, not to make those teams who ignore him regret, but to prove that he is indeed an excellent quarterback, standing on the court and getting to where he is today, relying on strength rather than luck, even if he is the champion, he can beat the opponent with dignity!

And so it is.

Although in the rookie training camp, the conflicts between Lu Ke and Cam are considered trivial things that are not too much, young and frivolous, and they do not even involve direct physical conflicts, which are not worth mentioning at all, and now no one in the league mentions those things at all, even as gossip, it seems too light; But in fact, after entering the alliance, in public, Lu Ke and Cam never dealt with each other.

When Lu Ke became the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, Cam, who was also a rookie and became a starter at that time, once complained directly in the media public interview.

"It's a professional game, not a game." These are his exact words, which have been recorded by many media outlets, "If I am not mistaken, this is rugby, not table tennis, he should have gone to the wrong field and chosen the wrong sport." ”

Chiguoguo's discrimination did not even intend to be concealed, and he expressed his disdain and contempt from above.

If before the rookie season is officially debuted, young people are empty-eyed, and they have no idea what a terrible place the league is, and it is understandable to make a lot of nonsense under impulse; But after that, Cam still didn't hide his attitude when he was interviewed.

"I don't think he's a quarterback. Yes, you didn't hear it wrong, you didn't understand it wrong, that's what I meant. I always thought he should go back to playing table tennis. Or golf, I mean, there's nothing confrontational. ”

After this remark came out, Cam was controversial, and professional golfers and professional table tennis players expressed strong protests, but the 2011 champion still did not repent, and in later interviews, he also expressed his disdain and contempt many times: he never took Lu Ke seriously.

Lu Ke's response to such remarks was, "So I guess, he is an athlete with a simple mind and well-developed limbs?" I always thought that this view had fallen behind in the last century, rugby is a game full of wisdom and the tactical manual will always be one of the most wonderful charms. I think his understanding must have been a little wrong, and it should be too late to change careers. ”

No signs of weakness!

Although Lu Ke was still facing the doubts and provocations of the entire alliance at that time, even so, Lu Ke did not flinch at all, and responded with a tough attitude, provoking Cam's "insufficient IQ" in and out of his words - the weakness of Von Derrick's test has always been Cam's shortcoming.

It can be clearly perceived that the two quarterbacks do not like each other, and the contradictions between them are full of sparks and highlights.

But after the 2011 season, things quietly changed, not because Cam had changed his tune, but because the media gradually stopped caring about Cam's attitude.

Through the perfect performance of the 2012 season, Lu Ke has proved his strength with practical actions; And Cam is still just the king of mouth cannons-

The Carolina Panthers have failed to make the playoffs in the past two seasons; What's more, Cam's quarterback rating is only around 85.0. Despite being a running quarterback, his physicality and ground advancement are still killers, with two consecutive seasons of more than 700 yards on the ground. But a pass completion rate of less than 60 per cent and a consistently high number of interceptions turned all his efforts into struggle.

Placed next to Lu Ke, Cam has no comparison at all, in this context, Cam's attitude and remarks are irrelevant, and those sarcasm and complaints look more like envy and jealousy.

The mainstream opinion of the mainstream media has put Lu Ke in a higher position, and his comparison is to the four elite quarterbacks, the top excellent quarterbacks in the league, not ...... A two-year-old No. 1 pick — that's very, very distant history, and the news media is more focused on the current performance, the team's record, the strength of the quarterback, and so on.

So, gradually, Cam's name no longer appeared with Lu Ke.

Until now.

In the tenth week of the regular season of the 2013 season, the San Francisco 49ers, who had finished the offseason adjustments, returned to the court, and they were about to sit on the Candlestick Field to meet the challenge of the Carolina Panthers.

At this time, people realized that after two and half seasons of waiting since entering the league, this long-awaited battle was finally about to be staged, and just when everyone was about to completely forget, the battle finally began.

Both Lu Ke and Cam will once again be fighting to prove themselves – Lu Ke will need to defeat the high-flying champions, while Cam will need to defend the glory of the champions.

Russell Wilson unfortunately lost to Andrew Luck this season, but what about Lu Ke and Cam Newton?

In fact, this season's encounters are undoubtedly more beautiful and exciting than the last two seasons. Because the Carolina Panthers have finally risen!

The Panthers, based in Charlotte, Carolina, are a very young team, founded in 1993, the twenty-ninth team in the NFL and the first team to be created since 1976.

It was only the second team in NFL history to be created by a professional player — the first being the Chicago Bears created by George-Halas, and Jerry-Richardson becoming the second player to accomplish such a feat.

This year marks the twentieth season since the Carolina Panthers entered the league.

In its short 20-year history, the team is far from a "traditional" powerhouse, having only made the playoffs four times, the first of which came in 1996, when they finished 12-4 and finished the playoffs at top of the division, beating the Dallas Cowboys before losing to the Green Bay Packers.

It was not until seven years later, in 2003, that they were reinstated under the leadership of veteran coach John Fox, who had taken over in 2002, until seven years later.

In the regular season, he had an 11-5 record and entered the playoffs as the champion of the National League South, defeating the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Game, the St. Louis Rams in the Division Round, and the Philadelphia Hawks in the National League Finals, winning the first National League championship trophy in the team's history, and entering the Super Bowl battle, but finally lost to the New England Patriots, the final score was "29:32", a free kick difference.

After that, the team's performance began to fluctuate, reaching the playoffs twice in 2005 and 2008, but neither could achieve any better results.

In the 2010 season, the team won only two wins, and John Fox was expelled from the team due to his poor record - the veteran then went to the Denver Broncos to work with Peyton Manning, who is still one of the most competitive teams in the league; The Carolina Panthers, on the other hand, welcomed defensive coach-turned-Ron-Rivera.

At the age of 49, Rivera was a relatively young coach who spent eight years as a linebacker and then took a five-year break before becoming a coach in 1997 and never held a head coach position before the Panthers.

After taking office, the first thing Rivera did was to select Cam Newton as the top pick, and then started the work of revamping the team, and after two seasons of adjustments, finally ushered in the harvest moment this season, from strength to record in an all-round rise ushered in a long-awaited rise, the team is expected to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Such a script is somewhat familiar.