"Wake up!"

The headline from the Charlotte Observer newspaper reported the game in bold red, and the hatred of iron and steel was undisguised.

Even as the most staunch supporters of the Carolina Panthers, the local media could no longer keep their eyes open and tell nonsense, and the game was a real disaster, and the point was made clear in the report:

As you can imagine, the spectators who watched the game across North America, even neutral fans without any position, could hardly like the performance of the Carolina Panthers, both on and off the court, with no bright spots to speak of, and it literally pushed all the fans to the side of the San Francisco 49ers.

"No wonder the league likes Lu Ke so much", these are the original words published by the "Charlotte Observer", and their anger to the extreme is revealed between the lines, "If we had to choose between the two quarterbacks based on the performance of this game, we would not hesitate to choose Lu Ke." ”

At the end of the article, they said, "This game was a disaster from start to finish, inside and out, an indisputable disaster, and we lost all the time, even the bottom line, and there was no room for quibbling." Wake up! If we continue in this way, we will never win the Super Bowl and we will never be the team that the fans love! ”

The game is over, but the noise and chaos of two teams and two cities has only just begun.

"Lu Ke, after the game, Cam Newton tried to leave the court, refused to be courteous after the game, refused to shake hands with you, do you have any thoughts on this?"

At the post-match press conference, Lu Ke undoubtedly became the focus of attention.

In the midst of the serious situation of the 49ers in San Francisco, the defending champions have reached the National League finals in one go, and have shown excellent form to become a serious contender for the Super Bowl.

It's just that I didn't expect that Cam once again proved his strong sense of existence, and the reporter's interview session was only going on for a while, and the voice of fanning the flames came out again, trying to further detonate the spark between Lu Ke and Cam, and the appearance of fearing that the world would not be chaotic still lived up to its name.

Lu Ke was slightly surprised, "What?" What did you say happened after the game? "It's not pretending to be stupid, it's really the first time he's heard of it.

After a simple explanation by the reporters on the spot, Lu Ke understood what was going on with Cam's belated arrival after the game:

After the final whistle, there was a verbal altercation between Cam and Kikley, the details of which are unknown, but everyone can see that the other players of the Carolina Panthers have also joined the argument, and the scene is a little chaotic; Cam then shook off his teammates and strode to leave, but was delayed because of a verbal altercation with the fans, only to be intercepted by the on-site supervisor and brought back to the stadium.

In that short period of time, the Carolina Panthers actually staged such a farce, which is really eye-opening.

"Hmm......" Lu Ke pursed the corners of his mouth, and gently bowed his head meaningfully, as if he finally understood the ins and outs, but his expression did not gloat, to be precise, there were not too many complicated and superfluous emotions, but said seriously, "I can understand." So, it's not a big deal. ”

Hey? What is the reaction? Lu Ke didn't get angry or sneer, but expressed understanding? This is too inconsistent with Lu Ke's personality, right?

"Aren't you angry? Obviously, this is a lack of sportsmanship. "There are also reporters who try to add fuel to the fire, lest the flames are not fierce enough.

Lu Ke nodded briskly, "No, I can understand." Although I have never experienced anything like it, I can understand his choice. ”

Wait, something doesn't seem right, isn't that a hint that Cam has just suffered one of the worst and most humiliating losses of his career, and that it's understandable to refuse to face a winner out of shame and anger? And Lu Ke, as the victor, is magnanimously expressing understanding and tolerance? That's what it is...... The victor is at ease?

After savoring it like this, Lu Ke's reaction was intriguing.

The reporters' eyes were once again projected towards Lu Ke, the harmless scholar's face was still with a sincere and sincere smile, they now finally understood what it meant to "scold people without dirty words" but still "can make people embarrassed and ugly", even they were very uncomfortable, not to mention Cam as the person concerned? It is hard to imagine that Cam, who heard these words face to face, would have exploded on the spot.

"Lu Ke, so every time you play against Cam Newton, are you particularly motivated? I mean, you've only had two games in your career that have been taken off early, and both were against Cam; Also, there is a special reason why you were at the top of your game against Cam on both occasions, scoring over 55 points? ”

The provocation came again, and this time it had simply given up covering up and put it on the table directly, openly provoking the flames of war.

"Ha, first of all I have to clarify that everything is a coincidence." Lu Ke showed a big smile, "If I can, I also look forward to being able to have such a state in every game, I maintain respect for any opponent and go all out to play, please don't question my professionalism." ”

The tone was relaxed but the content was firm, Lu Ke clearly expressed what he meant, and then continued, "But it is undeniable that Cam Newton is a very important opponent, he has proved his talent, he has also shown his strength, and being able to be the top pick, which is an affirmation in itself, he is like a benchmark for the rookies in 2011, and I am looking forward to my performance against him, so, indeed, against him, I have more motivation, that's true, It also helps me to be more involved in the game. ”

Admit it!

The reporters at the scene immediately began to stir slightly, looking extremely excited, "So, after beating him twice in a row, do you think you are better than Cam Newton?" "The drama is finally here!

"Nope. Of course...... No. In the face of the excitement of the reporters, Lu Ke gave a veto with the simplest two answers, like a bucket of cold water poured down directly, and it was obvious that the restlessness at the press conference site cooled down directly, and a wisp of light smoke came out, and the scene was really a little joyful.

Lu Ke's smile became brighter and brighter, "Defeating him twice in a row does not mean that I can continue to beat him, the most important thing is that I have a good team, we showed a better competitive state, and finally won the victory, we should see the wonderful performance of the defense group and the special service team in this game." ”

"So, do you think you're the top pick in the 2011 draft?" The reporter still didn't give up.

Lu Ke couldn't help but shake his head lightly, and laughed helplessly, "I remember that I have already answered this question, the draft conference is a thing of the past, if you go back to 2011, I don't think the draft results will change, there are many factors that affect the trend of the draft......"

Before Lu Ke's words were finished, a reporter at the scene couldn't wait to interrupt Lu Ke's words, "What we mean is that you and Cam Newton's strength comparison, the two matchups in the regular season and the playoffs, your quarterback rating is 149.8 and perfect respectively, while Cam's quarterback rating is only 63.15 and 45.1, so, do you think you are better than Cam?" ”

"Yes." Lu Ke's answer was also crisp and neat.

But because it was too direct and too straightforward, the reporters couldn't come back to their senses: just admit it? actually admitted it directly?

The reporters looked at each other in disbelief and looked at Lu Ke in disbelief, which made Lu Ke laugh dumbly, "This is the answer you want, isn't it?" Please don't make a victim face. Lu Ke also joked with the reporters, and there was a low laugh at the scene, and Lu Ke continued, "Since I entered the league, I have always tried to prove myself and prove that I can be a qualified starting quarterback, I think, now I can stop this kind of attempt, and I am more willing to confidently say: I am a good quarterback, this is a fact." ”

Lu Ke's gaze was calm and bright, "You will never ask Cam Newton the same question, but you will always ask me continuously. Tony told me before that even after five years or more in the league, you will never forget the 'undrafted rookie', just like Kurt, as long as his form fluctuates or declines slightly, doubts arise again, and this seems to be the fate of undrafted players. But I would say that every player has their own ups and downs and needs to deal with their own injury problems, but that doesn't mean that the unselected players are necessarily inferior to the selected players, and those doubts can end here. ”

There was a brief silence at the press conference, and they finally realized it:

The same question, which will never appear in Cam Newton's interview list, continues to appear in front of Lu Ke, even if Lu Ke is already a Super Bowl champion, even if Lu Ke is already a regular season and Super Bowl MVP, this still hasn't changed, can this be considered bias?

Or is it discrimination? It's like discrimination against race and gender, which has always been hidden in the depths of the soul and has never disappeared.

But objectively, now that Lu Ke has proven himself in a dignified manner: he is a better and better quarterback than Cam Newton, why can't reporters accept this fact calmly? Instead of provoking at press conferences again and again, do they really accept the fact that "Lu Ke has become a top quarterback"?

A simple question, but it triggered a series of recollections, Lu Ke's rebuttal made the reporters fall into a short silence, and then Jay Fox took the lead in applauding, and sent admiration and respect to Lu Ke with applause, which is the reward and recognition won by Lu Ke!