When the San Francisco 49ers played against the St. Louis Rams, Lu Ke was being bombarded by media reporters; Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints' match against the Carolina Panthers came to an end, and Cam Newton faced a crowd of reporters on the other side of the continent.

It wasn't a successful season for Newton, but it wasn't a losing season either.

It's been a disappointing season from a team perspective.

The Carolina Panthers had a poor season, losing the final game to their arch-rivals New Orleans Saints with a terrible score of "17-45", and became the backdrop for Drew Bliss to set a record, and finally finished with a 6-10 record, finishing third in the division and missing out on the playoffs.

What's worse is a set of statistics, when Newton loses possession of the ball in the middle of a game because of his own drops or interceptions, he loses ten out of ten games; And when he avoided the ball conversion, he won six games and six times. In other words, in the young Panthers, Newton, as a quarterback, must be held accountable for the team's failures, and his ups and downs in form have led to many tragic events.

However, this is the responsibility that the starting quarterback must bear.

From Newton's personal point of view, it has been a season of strong rise.

In terms of passing, Newton broke Peyton Manning's rookie season passing yards record and became the first quarterback in history to break 4,000 yards in a single season, breaking down any doubts about his lack of passing accuracy, before that, the Rookie passing yardage record was 3,739 yards, while Newton ended up with 4,051 yards.

The final game, which was record night for Drew the Bruce, was also a record night for Cam Newton.

In terms of running, in the thirteenth week of the regular season, Newton completed three running touchdowns in a single game, which also set a single-game running touchdown record for a quarterback, bringing the running quarterback's ability to the extreme, and the slogan of "Superman" has been widely popular among home team fans and has become the best praise for Newton.

For a rookie, this is the perfect debut of his career.

If there is no one.

"Cam, how do you feel about the performances of Lu Ke and Andy Dalton this season? Especially Lu Ke, as a rookie who was undrafted, has achieved a far better record than you, some people have questioned that if the draft is repeated, the Panthers should choose Lu Ke as the top pick, what do you want to respond to? ”

"Cam, there have always been rumors in the league that the relationship between you and Lu Ke is not harmonious, it has been like this since the beginning of the rookie training camp, may I ask, does this have anything to do with Lu Ke's Chinese identity?"

"Cam, your von Derick test is only twenty-two points, while Lu Ke has a full score of fifty points, what do you think about this? Do you still insist that this test is not representative of the ability of a quarterback? ”

"Cam, Lu Ke has made countless pieces of history as an undrafted rookie, for example, he was the first undrafted rookie to lead the team to the playoffs in his rookie season, and now he is further considered a candidate for the regular season MVP, as a rookie in the same year, do you have any special thoughts?"

"Cam, who do you think is the better quarterback between you and Lu Ke?"

"Cam ......"

The constant stream of topics poured in like a tidal wave, completely drowning Newton, completely out of breath, the smile stiffened little by little at the corners of his mouth, and the anger rushed to his head little by little, and he tried to calm himself down, but the chatter left no chance at all, and so the reason broke down.

"I, of course I." Newton cried out uncontrollably, his voice out of control sharpening, his chest rising and falling like a bellows.

Newton was clearly innocent.

He just wanted to enjoy the lights and applause, the flowers and the shouts.

The season is finally over and the players are finally relaxed. While the Panthers didn't make the playoffs, he did have a perfect rookie season, a perfect start, and it all pointed to a promising, blossoming career that would take him one step at a time.

However, this group of reporters did not let him go, and inexplicably lay down like this!

What's going on, what the hell is going on?

Lu Ke, Lu Ke, Lu Ke! The name haunts him like a curse, starting with rookie camp and ending with the regular season, but it never lingers, like hundreds of thousands of flies swirling over his eardrums, his anger is so overloaded that he has to vent, he has to explode.

And so, the words got out of control.

"Everyone knows that the nine have been able to do so well this season, first of all thanks to Coach Jim Hubble, second to the defensive team, and third to the two close ends and two wide receivers who have exploded at full strength. Lu Ke? Jesus Christ, who was able to get into the public eye because he had a good group of teammates! ”

"The bottom line is that Lu Ke is a decent average quarterback, and everything comes from the system, and when we look at next season, everything will fall into place. Charles Davis has analysed it many times, so is there no one who can look at the player objectively? ”

"Or did you unconditionally question it because of the color of our skin, but now you are unconditionally sought after because of it?"

The words were sharp and sharp, fierce and brutal, and after a strong catharsis, Newton began to pant without realizing what he had done.

But the journalists know. Clear.

"Cam, do you mean you're the only one on the Panthers? Are your teammates dragging down the team? ”

"Cam, you're blaming your teammates for their poor season, otherwise the team's record would have been even better?"

"Cam, are your insinuations aimed at Lu Ke's Chinese identity? Does this have anything to do with racial issues? ”

"Cam, this season, Lu Ke's quarterback-related statistics are better than yours, are you denying his excellence?"

"Cam, so, do you think you're better than Lu Ke?"

The vigorous and chattering of questions poured down all over the world, not giving Newton any breathing space at all, let alone fighting back, and the whole person instantly suffocated, and his whole body began to tremble because of extreme anger.

It was only today that the young Newton truly felt the power of the uncrowned king for the first time.

It's all because of Lu Ke, all of this is because of Lu Ke, if it weren't for Lu Ke, he wouldn't be in prison; If it weren't for Lu Ke, he wouldn't have been innocently lying on the gun; If it weren't for Lu Ke, he wouldn't be bleak! That damn guy!

At this moment, Newton's mind was full of foul mouths and curses, and his fists were clenched tightly, so hard that his body began to tremble slightly, and he tried his best to control himself, and he did not face the reporter to scold, but when he opened his mouth, he tried to refute, but his brain was blank.

Originally, this should have belonged to Newton's moment, but now, Lu Ke's topic has stolen all the style.

Gritting his teeth, Newton finally found his voice, it stands to reason that he should first respond to the topic of his teammates, which is the most important thing, but at this moment, there is only one topic in his mind that is constantly circling, and a few words are squeezed out of his teeth word by word, "Are you sure?" Is his quarterback stats even better? ”

In the 2011 season, when people talk about record-setting rookie statistics, Newton will always be a force to ignore. This is also Newton's self-confidence.

But so far this season, Newton hasn't read the stats of the other quarterbacks, because he's the frontrunner and everyone else is just a catch-up; What's more, he just finished his final regular season game today, and he hasn't even had time to go to the locker room to shower, let alone read the stats. The only thought that came to Newton's mind now was-

He knew the quarterback was doing well, and the news was everywhere on the Internet and on TV; He hadn't looked at that guy's stats, and he didn't care about it, he just took it for granted that all of it was from the agitation of being Chinese, like in a rookie camp.

Now, the reporters have repeatedly emphasized the matter, and Newton blurted it out in an instant.

But after saying this, Newton regretted it, shook his head, did not need an answer from the reporters, and then said, "Everything will be clear, next year, the second season, everything will be clear." Let's see who the real good quarterback is. ”

After expressing his determination, Newton gritted his teeth fiercely, and wanted to turn away, brushing his sleeves away; But, after all, I was reluctant.

This is his moment. After a whole season of hard work, now it is finally time to accept, those glory, those halos, those attention, those trees, all belong to him, and he is reluctant.

Between hesitation and hesitation, Newton was firmly nailed to the spot, and then the reporters' questions came flooding again.

Obviously, in other corners of the league at the same time, Lu Ke and Newton are not the only two players who have been besieged by reporters.

When the regular season is over, the precipitation and accumulation of a whole season finally comes to the time of reckoning. Among them, the rookie players are undoubtedly the most eye-catching, because they are the new force in the league, because they are the future of the league, because this is their first year in the league, because then they will be sophomores and welcome the rookies.

Among the more than 300 rookie players, the four quarterbacks who have won the starting spot this season are even more eye-catching:

Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers, the top pick; Brian Gabbert of the Jacksonville Jaguars, 10th pick in the first round; Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Tigers, 35th pick in the second round; Lu Ke of San Francisco 49ers was not selected as a rookie.