388 Revenge Duel

There are two or three things that have to be said between Washington Redskin and Lu Ke.

In fact, the reporters had already had a buzz at the start of the regular season, but before that, the Redskins had a good record, with a stellar record of three wins and one loss in the first four games of the season, which were on par with the San Francisco 49ers, including a win over fellow-rivals the New York Giants in the season opener, and the team maintained a strong confidence from top to bottom.

So, head coach Mike Shanahan showed a calm and calm posture, briefly praising "his performance was really good", but then he changed the tone and gave more affirmation to the team's quarterback Rex Grossman, who believes that the nine-year veteran of the league has now truly found his rhythm and is having the best golden period of his career.

If the matchup between Lu Ke and the Washington Redskins takes place in the fifth week of the regular season, and the two teams with three wins and one loss face to face, the media will inevitably hype it, which is Lu Ke's self-proof battle, expecting Lu Ke to defeat the Redskins with actual performance, proving that the Redskins' uniform team made a mistake in the draft.

However, this is just a topic, and it seems that it can't stir up more waves.

Now, it's not the fifth week of the regular season, it's the ninth. As a result, the world turned upside down and became a very different shape.

In the fifth week of the regular season, the Washington Redskins entered the offseason adjustment, and after returning, the whole team was completely distracted and in chaos, suffering a terrible three-game losing streak to the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills.

One of the most humiliating was the loss to the Panthers, which gave the opponent their second win of the season, and throughout the game, quarterback Rex Grossman was cold and terrible, losing to this year's draft pick Cam Newton, and was scolded by the home team media after the game.

From three wins and one loss to a three-game drawdown, with the offseason week as a watershed, the Washington Redskins' form has declined so quickly that it can be called a cliff-like fall. Grossman's performance was a nightmare, as they suffered a clean sheet against Buffalo Bills last week, losing the game with a terrible score of "0:23".

Even worse than Cleveland Brown's performance.

The San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins matchup is about to take place against this backdrop, which is undoubtedly a few steps higher than the fifth week of the regular season, and it is like fate to let these two teams meet again, how can media reporters not be excited?

After the victory over the Cleveland Browns, the reporters immediately threw such a question to Lu Ke in the interview.

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, I have performed well, but you should see that our offensive team is united, and at the same time, the tactics of the coaching staff are more suitable for my performance, it is because of the San Francisco 49ers that I can stand here for an interview, change a team, maybe the situation will be different." ”

In the end, Lu Ke also politely concluded, "I believe that the Washington Redskins did not choose me at the beginning, and there must have been their considerations; And standing on Candlestick Field to play for San Francisco is my destiny. So, I feel like everything is fine right now. Of course, we will definitely work hard for the victory and do our best. ”

Fox, this is a little fox.

In the face of Lu Ke's watertight answer, the reporters immediately knew that this time they were going to return in vain, Lu Ke would definitely not go along with their wishes, and the plan to detonate the focus had already failed halfway. But, fortunately, there's also a hot-tempered, outspoken Mike Shanahan, who can't afford to go wrong in this half.

As it turns out, the other half won't go wrong either.

"No, I don't regret it, there's nothing to regret."

In the face of the reporter's aggressiveness, Shanahan, who was hot-tempered, stubborn, and outspoken, replied irritably after a painful defeat, waving his hand, as if he were carelessly chasing away flies.

"It's just a rookie quarterback. In the first half of the season, a few good games were played, and then everyone began to chase wildly, what genius, what savior, what elite quarterback, one by one titles began to be worn on the head, endlessly? Aren't the times the same now? He's not Aaron Rodgers, he's not Peyton Manning, and he'll talk about it after he's played a full season. ”

The disdain and contempt between the words, under the fanning of the media reporters, almost did not hide it, and they fired at Lu Ke vigorously, and the words directly released explosive remarks without brains.

Apparently, Shanahan is in a terrible mood right now, and he has no intention of dealing with reporters.

But reporters won't let go of such a good opportunity easily, "Isn't that the point of the draft?" Pick up rookie players with development potential and become the reserve force of the team. Now it seems that the facts have proved that Lu Ke's potential is limitless, and it can even be said that the future is limitless. How do you feel about the Washington Redskins, who have come infinitely close to the rookie but unfortunately missed it? ”

"As I said, we'll talk about it after a season. It's still a long way off. Shanahan didn't pause, he fought back straight and straight, his impatient tone forming a wall-banging frenzy, and although the words were simple, the subtext was meaningful.

The reporters at the scene immediately caught the meaning and immediately became excited, "Coach, what did you mean just now, are you not optimistic about Lu Ke's future development prospects?" ”

"I'm not his father, I'm not his coach, and I don't have any interest in his future." Shanahan cut off the question simply and roughly, not stepping into the trap.

But it was too late, and reporters were eager to ask Shanahan what he thought of next week's game. To this, Shanahan said rudely, "We will win." Without much explanation, Shanahan pushed the reporter away and walked away quickly.

Still, the reporters have had what they wanted, bringing all the spotlight together, and the San Francisco 49ers' game against the Washington Redskins has been dubbed "Revenge."

In the media's writings, both Lu Ke and Shanahan are desperately hungry for this victory.

For Lu Ke, he needs a victory to prove his absolute strength and prove that Washington's decision was wrong; And for Shanahan, he also needs a victory, not only to prove that he didn't look away at the beginning, and the team doesn't need Lu Ke at all, but also to stop the decline of three consecutive defeats, otherwise not to mention the playoffs, this season will be confused.

In addition to this, this game is also special for Rex Grossman. He needs to prove himself, and he needs to prove himself in front of the fans - otherwise, the fans may turn their anger on Grossman, thinking that the team missed Lu Ke and chose Grossman, such a decision is completely wrong.

Even if it's not for Lu Ke, Grossman has no way back in this week's game and must pick himself up.

So, in the ninth week of the regular season, two teams that had no grievances or any history, but an ordinary regular season began to boil under the hype of reporters.

In the midst of the excitement, the fans of the Redskins in Washington were divided into three camps.

One camp chose to continue to support Shanahan, believing that Grossman still had the strength to bounce back, and there was no need to cling to a past; One camp chose to complain about Shanahan, arguing that the team could have chosen Lu Ke over the rookie conference, and regardless of Grossman's performance, the veteran is 31 years old and should start thinking about the future.

There was another faction that kept its sanity. Regardless of regret or not, missing Lu Ke has become a settlement, and instead of arguing about a pointless topic here, it is better to unite and cheer for the team, hoping that they can end the three-game losing streak and get back on the winning track.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the new week of regular season kicked off at FedEx Stadium.

The game was a bit unexpected, or rather expected, but either way, it was good news, at least for the fans of the Washington Redskins.

Because, Lu Ke sent a transcription.

"Accidents, accidents, really surprises. The first wave of the San Francisco 49ers' offense in this game advanced to 37 yards of their own half, and Lu Ke sent a interception, which was his second interception in the whole season. ”

The Washington Redskins took the lead and after the strikeouts, the San Francisco 49ers offense came on. Lu Ke used an 11-yard pass to successfully connect with Michael Crabtree, and then pushed six yards again to reach the 37-yard line, but the next pass was misguided. ”

The San Francisco 49ers' offensive front pocket was hit a little bit, but not too strongly, Lu Ke won a relatively stable passing space, he tried to find Kyle Williams in the crowd, but this eight-yard pass, but it was half a step to the right, Williams only had time to touch the football, changed the parabola of the pass, but was unable to complete the catch.

In the end, cornerback Josh-ilson, who was waiting three yards away, stood still and without exerting any effort, the rugby ball crashed into his arms and successfully completed the interception. If it weren't for Marcus Lynch's timely knocking of Wilson off the touchline and curbing the possibility of a comeback, 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."