Chapter 14: Last Play

There I stood, with my team mates, as it felt like any normal game, all at the exact same time too, besides the fact that we could not hear the cheers of the fans any where all at the exact same time too, as I knew that I had to remind my self, that this was not a game at all, and that this was simply just a scrimmage never the less. Though, there were still a lot of scouts here, as it felt like all of their eyes were on me right now.

I breathed in just a bit to my self, all at once, as I did my best to try to not let it bother me, all at the exact same time too, as I got my eyes on my team mates that were ahead of me, as it seemed like I was at the back of all of this. Though that was for a good reason, as it was not because I was a coward, nor was I a bad team captain at all, as I knew that it was just the simple fact that I was going to be the furthest one back on this play, as I was already close to just where it was that I even needed to be at, all at the exact same time as well.

I blinked my eyes a few times, as I knew that I was going to go on a slant route, right down the gut, which I knew was always a risky move during the game, as it was always the most likely one that would get a player injured, but luckily, I did not have to worry about that at all, at least, so it was that it seemed to be, all at once, none the less, as I knew that this was just a scrimmage, and you were not supposed to be hitting all too hard, none the less.

I nodded a bit to my self, as I watched the rest of the offense head over to the other side of the field, as I got my self lined up in to the spot that I needed to be in right now, as I knew that the slot receiver was right beside me, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that he was going to do a slant route on the opposite side of me, all at the exact same time as well, which would leave him near the side lines at the end of the play none the less.

It was the least likely spot that the ball was going to be thrown too, as I knew that the ball most likely was going to be thrown to me or the tight end, depending on who it was that the Middle Linebacker went after. I knew that the defense was expecting a pass play, but if we actually did have a good QuarterBack, that he would be able to find the open one in between the both of us none the less.

I hoped that I was the open one, as I wanted my first play to be a big one, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that I was the fastest player on the field, and I knew that I would easily out run the entire defense, and get to the safeties, and perhaps juke them out when I got there, so long as I got open. Though, I knew that I had to get open first, none the less, as I knew that I was getting a little bit too over my self, as it was already.

Though, I really could not help but to get a little bit overly excited, all at the exact same time as well, as it felt like, as tired as I had been at first, I knew that there was a lot of adrenaline pumping through my veins right at this very moment in time, as I knew that I was ready to set up a big play, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden, looked over to the Quarterback, all at once, such as I seemed to see the slot receiver do, just to make sure every thing was all set up, none the less.

I blinked my eyes, as I did as such a thing, as I saw that the entire offensive line was already set up, all at the exact same time too, as I saw that we were simply just waiting for the Quarterback to call hike, right at this very moment in time too, as I then all of the sudden nodded a bit to my self, all at once, as I then all of the sudden got my eyes on the Quarterback, Samuel Cornell, through all of the mess, and all of the chaos that was going on at the line.

I looked over at Ray first, as I knew that he was going to be guarding any tackles that seemed to get past the OLine, though, based off of the fact that I saw that the defense was in 3-4 right now, and how relaxed they seemed to be right now, I was fairly certain that they were not going to be blitzing, as I knew that this was not an actual game, as it was clear that they were not trying to fool our offense.

It was going to be harder for us to get open, rather than it being hard as to the fact that the Quarterback was going to have any sort of pressure. I was prepared for all of it how ever, as I was fairly certain that I was going to be double covered, if not even triple covered on this play, as soon as I got down the middle. If I was going to be realistic with my self, I felt like Cornell was not going to throw it to me, no matter what.

There was no way that I was going to be able to get open through all of this mess. Based off of the design that I saw right now, I was thinking that it would have to be a Quarterback scramble, if he wanted us to get a first down. I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I then got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, as I then got my eyes back on to Samuel instead, as I saw that he had turned his head over to me and the slot receiver that was beside me.

He then all of the sudden nodded to the both of us, to make sure that we were prepared for just what it was that was about to happen next, as both me and the slot receiver then all of the sudden nodded right back over to him, to let him know that we were in fact prepared for just what it was that we had coming our way, all at the exact same time as well.

Once it was that he had seen us nod, he then got his eyes up to the center of the field, all at once, as I knew as to just what it was that was about to happen next for us. As I shivered, and I stared for a little bit longer, sure enough, I then all of the sudden heard the loud voice of Cornell, as he began to start to yell quite a bit loudly. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then did in fact begin to start to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to us all, in the very first place any ways, never the less.

"Down... Set... Huh, huh, hike!" He yelled, as it was clear that he was trying to get the defense to get drawn off sides, such as Coach Strauss had said to try to do, but it was clear that they did not budge, none the less. I let out a bit of a soft sigh, all to my self, all at once, as I instantly got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of that, all at once, as I got my focus on just what it was that was going on in front of me, in the very first place any ways.

I began to start to move forward, a bit slow at first, as it was clear that I was trying to throw the receiver off, as to the fact that he would not be able to know as to just what it was that my route could be, in the very first place any ways, none the less. It was clear that it did a fairly good job as well, as I knew this corner back knew how fast it was that I had been last year, as he moved back, expecting it to be a vertical route, but as I then all of the sudden switched it up, I could tell that it confused him a little bit.

That was all that I had needed how ever, as even a simple bit of lee way for me, meant that I was going to blow up the entire play, as I then all of the sudden seemed to switch directions, all at the exact same time too, as I saw that it threw the corner back off, quite a bit, all at the exact same time as well, as it was clear to me, that he had not expected me to all of the sudden begin to go so fast, and in such a hurry, over to the middle of the field.

It did not matter for that kid at that point now, how ever, as I knew that he was long gone at this point, and I knew that he was in the past, as I knew that there was no way that he could accelerate fast enough to catch up to me in the very first place any ways, as I then all of the sudden shook off all of those thoughts, as I then looked over to the middle of the field, to see as to just what it was that was going on right there, right now, in the very first place any ways.

I saw that the Defensive line was no match for a practical 2 for 1 on the offensive line, as it was clear that Samuel had all of the time in the world to throw the ball, and he knew it, none the less, as I saw that he had quite a bit of a smooth, and quite a bit of relaxed look on his face, as it was clear that he was calm, even on a 4th and long situation, such as we were in right at this very moment in time too.

He did not need to scramble, due to the fact that he was suffering no sort of pressure at all right now, and there was also the fact that there were 2 line backers on either side of the line, making sure he did not try to do as such a thing, all at the exact same time too, as he would get little to no where if he tried to do as such a thing, in the very first place any ways.

That was fine for me how ever, as I knew that so long as I got open right now, as I saw that there was a safety in my tail right now, making sure that I could not get any further than the 1st down line, right at this very moment in time too. I breathed in quite a bit to my self, as I did my best to go faster, that way I could out run that safety, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that it was going to be hard.

I then got my eyes on the middle line backer, all at once, once I felt like I was safe enough from the safety, so that he was not able to break up the play, all at the exact same time too. The middle line backer of course, was Chauncey Pembrook, as I expected to see his eyes on me right now, but I was shocked to see that it was not the case at all right now, as it was clear that his eyes were on the tight end instead.

As it should be, as the tight end would be wide open for an easy for, if that was not the case right now. I got my mind off of all of that, all at once, as I knew that it was once again besides the point, as I then all of the sudden turned my head back to Cornell, all at once, as I knew that I was going to be open for perhaps a second or so, until the other safety blocked my lane, as I wanted to lift my hand up and wave to Cornell to get his attention.

Much to my surprise how ever, as it was clear to me, none the less, that he was not at all like the Quarterback that we had last year, as it was clear to me that he had already had his eyes on me, and he had known who it was none the less, all at the exact same time too, as he had heard my name around town, I was quite sure of, none the less, as I knew that the both of our games would compliment each other, very good none the less, so long as he was as good as he thought I was.

Clearly, he was better than I thought how ever, as before I even saw it coming none the less, I saw that the ball was already half way threw the air, when I turned my head over in that direction, as it was clear that he had already seen that I was open, before it was that I had even gotten open, all at the exact same time as well.

It came as a bit of a shock to me at first, none the less, as I really had not seen it coming at all, as I blinked my eyes a few times. The ball was a spiral, and it was a bullet pass, headed directly towards me, as it seemed to be going at a fast ball pitch speed right now, which nearly scared me. I was fairly certain that I was not going to catch it, due to the fact that I had not seen it coming at all, as well.

But clearly my mind was playing tricks on me how ever, as I then all of the sudden lifted my hands up, all at the exact same time too, as I then felt the foot ball hit my hand quite a bit hard, which I knew would hurt quite a bit, if it was not for the fact that I had so much adrenaline flowing threw my veins, right at this very moment in time, in the very first place any ways, none the less.

I did not bobble the ball at all, luckily enough for me, as it was very much to my own surprise, that it seemed to fit perfectly in my hand, all at the exact same time as well. I felt like I was about to stop on the spot at first, just due to the fact that I was so shocked that I had even caught the ball, but once again, my mind was playing tricks on me, right at this very moment in time, in the very first place as well, once again, too.

I was clearly on my grind, and I was clearly on my focus right now, as I then all of the sudden breathed in quite a bit to my self, once again, as I then got my eyes in front of me, all at once, as I saw that very much to my own surprise, once again, that there were 2 players on me right now. One of those of course being the other safety on the other side of the field, that had not been the one that was trying to stop my route.

That other one of course the the linebacker that was spying on the Quarterback, Cornell, all at the exact same time too, as it now made sense as to just why it was that he had thrown the ball so fast, as it was clear to me that he was not left with all too much of any other choice. If he had not thrown the ball fast, than the Outside Line backer would have easily swapped the ball away, if not intercepted it, all at the exact same time too.

By the time I saw the Linebacker on me, it was too late for me to do anything, as I knew that there were no sort of moves that I could use to juke him out, or to try to brake his ankles right now, as I then all of the sudden breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, as I waited for the hit, all at the exact same time too.

The hit did in fact come, but it was not as hard as I had first thought it was going to be, surprisingly enough, which I was not sure if that was due to the fact that it was my adrenaline, or if it were due the fact that we both knew that this was simply just a scrimmage, all at the exact same time as well. I got taken to the ground, but it did not hurt too much, such as it usually did in a game, when ever it did happen, as I let out a bit of a sigh of relief, all at once, as I then hit the ground quite a bit gracefully, all at once.

Once I was on the ground, none the less, that was when every thing seemed to catch up to me, as to all that was even going on right now, in the very first place any ways, as I then all of the sudden began to start to hear the noise that had been going on in the very first place any ways, happen right now, all at once. At first I thought that it was ringing, and some buzzing, which was quite a bit normal to happen in a game for me, but as I laid on the ground for just a few moments, I realized that it was not the case.

The linebacker got up from off of me all at once, as he reached his hand out to help pull me up none the less, which I did in fact do as such a thing, all at the exact same time too, as he helped me up from off of the ground. Once I was up, I then turned my head over to the sound, to hear as to just what it was that was even going on right at this very moment in time any ways.

I looked over to the person that was yelling right now, as I tilted my head, a little bit lost as to just what it was that was even going on right at this very moment in time, in the very first place any ways, none the less. As I seemed to stare for just a little bit longer, I then all of the sudden realized, all at the exact same time too, that the person that was yelling right now, was my good friend Ray, as I noticed that he was simply yelling my name.

I was still a little bit lost as to just what it was that was going on right now, all at the exact same time too, as I saw that he was running right over to me, all at the exact same time too, as I could tell that he was excited. I then all of the sudden remembered as to just what it was that had happened, all at the exact same time as well, none the less, as I then all of the sudden remembered that I had just caught a key 1st down, on a nice 4th and some distance situation, as well.

I breathed in quite bit to my self, as I saw him run past me, all at once, as I was a little bit lost as to just what it was that he was doing right at this very moment in time, in the very first place any ways, as I looked at him, as he then began to start to yell my name once again, as soon as he walked past me, as I then all of the sudden, all at the exact same time as well, then began to start to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to me, in the very first place any ways.

"Let's go! Let's go Grant! That's what I am talking about! That's a big, much needed 1st down!" He yelled out loud, for all of the players on the field to hear, as I watched all of the 1st string defenders start to walk to the side lines, all at the exact same time too, as I saw that they had their heads a bit low to the ground too. I was not going to lie to my self either, as it felt a bit wrong of me, none the less, but it did in fact give me such a slight grin on my face, just to see them that way.

I was not trying to make it seem like I was bragging to the defense or any thing, nor did I want to look like I had any sort of ego either, as I knew that no matter what it was that I was to think other wise, the scouts had their eyes on me after that play, as I saw from the corner of my eyes, that they were all staring at me, right at this very moment in time too, as it did in fact make me feel quite a bit off, none the less, as I then wiped the smile that I had on my face before, from off of my face.

Ray looked over me with a bit of a smile, all at the exact same time as well, as I could tell that he was happy with the play that I had just done with Cornell, as it was clear with the grin that he had, but I shook my head at him, pointing my head in the direction of the scouts, to let him know that now was not the time to act childish at all, or do any thing that might get the scouts eyes off of us. Ray looked at me a bit lost at first, as I saw him blink his eyes, all at the exact same time too, as it was clear that he did not have as to a single clue as to just what it was that I was getting at right now.

Ray then all of the sudden turned his head over in the direction that I had pointed my head over to, as he then all of the sudden saw that scouts, all at the exact same time as well, as I felt like it was a bit of a stupid thing that he had done too, as I knew that I did not want it to make it too obvious that we were trying to impress the scouts. As I too then all of the sudden looked over at the scouts, such as he did, I luckily did in fact see that none of them did have their eyes on us for some odd reason or another.

Though, now that I came to think on it, it really was not as odd as I had first thought it had been at first, as I saw that they all had their heads down, as a lot of them were either writing some thing down in the journal that they had brought with them, or they were doing some thing on their phones, which I had to guess that they were writing a review, and a report on the play that me and Cornell both had done, as it was just as much him as it was me, if I was going to be honest.

I breathed in a bit to my self, as I then saw back from the corner of my eyes once again, that Ray all of the sudden nodded to me, all at the exact same time as well, as it was clear to me that he was trying to tell me that we needed to get off of the field, and we needed to head back over with our team mates, which were the 1st stringers, all at the exact same time too, never the less.

I then all of the sudden looked back over to him, all at once, and I then too, did in fact nod back to him, to let him know that I was ready to go off with him, to get off of the field, as I could already see that the 4th string defenders, a little bit of a different group as well, were coming on to the field right now, as I knew that soon our offense was going to do the same, as I saw that a trainer was moving the football over to the spot that I had been down at.

After I had nodded, I then all of the sudden began to start to go with Ray, off of the field, all at the exact same time as well, as I still felt like I could not help but to have the same smile that I had on my face before, with me still, as I was still just quite a bit happy with the play that I had just made, and the fact that not only had I caught the ball, but I had also held on to the ball, after the hit, all at the exact same time too.

I nodded a bit to my self, all at once, as me and Ray were nearly all the way to the side line, when I then all of the sudden noticed that the 4th stringers were starting to head up on to the field, right where it was that we had left off, all at the exact same time too, as I then all of the sudden breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I began to start to speed up, taking the lead for Ray, over to the bench.

As we were about half way down that way, none the less, I then all of the sudden saw that Coach Strauss was seeming to cut us off all of the sudden, which I was not sure if that was on purpose or not, due to the fact that he simply could just be trying to get a good view on the play, all at the exact same time as well. I nodded a bit to my self, all ay once, once again, as I knew that it was simply due to the fact that he was cutting us off, based off of the fact that he was staring right at me, and he had a big smile on his face too.

I blinked my eyes a few times, as once we were on the side line, I then all of the sudden stopped my self, before we got back to the 1st stringers, right in front of Coach Strauss, all at once, as I was a little bit lost as to just what it was that he was doing. It was clear that he was happy with the play that we had just done, but at the exact same time too, I also knew that he should have his eyes on the 4th stringers right now, as there was about to be a play that was about to start, none the less.

I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, all at once, all at the exact same time too, as I then all of the sudden saw that Coach then all of the sudden nodded to me, as I was a little bit lost by just what it was that he was even doing right at this very moment in time any ways. It was clear that he had nodded to me, to let me know that he was going to go on ahead and start to speak to me, never the less, how ever.

I blinked my eyes a few times, once again, as I then all of the sudden nodded right back over to him, to let him know that I was paying attention as to just what it was that he even had to say to me in the very first place any ways. I could tell that it had made him feel a lot better, to see me do as such a thing as well, as he then all of the sudden did in fact begin to speak with quite a big smile on his face, as I did in fact begin to start to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to me in the very first place any ways, as well.

"Great play Grant! Damn I am excited for this season... With this new Quarterback, I am fairly certain that we will be breaking a ton of passing records when all is said and done!" He said to me. I looked at him for a few moments, with a bit of a blank look on my face, as I was not all too sure as to just how it was that I should respond to what it was that he had just said to me in the very first place any ways, as I still was not all too sure about Samuel.

I looked at him from the corner of his eyes, as I saw that he had a big smile on his face, but he was not smiling at all in my direction, as he was instead smiling at the scouts fright at this very moment in time, as it was clear to me, that he was trying to make sure that they had their attention on him right now, which I doubt was the case at all, as I was fairly certain the scouts were still writing notes down, as to just what it was that they had seen.

I blinked my eyes a few times, as I got my focus off of him, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that the kid had an ego, but if he wanted to prove his ego correct, than I was sure that the kid was going to be throwing in my way a lot this year. I then all of the sudden got my eyes fully back on Coach Strauss, all at once, as I continued to stare at him with a blank look on my own face, which I could tell that it made him feel a little bit uncomfortable, all at the exact same time as well.

I did not want to do as such a thing to Coach Strauss how ever, as I actually kind of liked Coach Strauss, if I was going to be for real with my self, all at the exact same time too, as I then got my mind off of all of the thoughts that I had been having before. I then all of the sudden cracked a bit of my own smile on my own face, all at the exact same time too, as I saw that it seemed to relax his mood up, quite a bit, all at the exact same time as well, none the less.

I was glad that it did in fact do as such a thing, as I then all of the sudden saw him nod, as he then pointed his head over to the 1st strings which were simply just a few yards away from us, all at the exact same time as well, as it was clear to me that he was trying to tell the both of us that we should go ahead and head over to where it was that they were at right at this very moment in time, and that it was that we should join them there, and perhaps talk to them right now.

I was not all too sure as to just how much talking there was going to be done in the very first place any ways, as it was clear that their eyes were on the field right now, as it was clear that was where it was that their minds were at, right at this very moment in time as well, as I then saw all of the sudden, all at once, none the less, heard the ball snapped from the middle of the field, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden turned my head around, to see as to just what it was that was going on right now.

As I turned my head around, I noticed that it was a short play, as the defense had already got past the OLine, and they had already got to the Quarterback, before it was that the Quarterback had even had a chance to do any thing with the play, as I saw him get slammed to the ground, as I saw that the defense was celebrating, all at the exact same time as well. I shivered, as I was not all too sure as to just why it was that I was upset about us having a good defense this year, if I was going to be perfectly honest with my self, never the less.

It meant that we were going to win more games, but if I was going to be for real with my self, I was more just worried as to whether or not this was going to be good for me, to the scouts in the scrimmage, all at the exact same time as well. If the defense was on their game, than it was going to be hard to get open, and it was going to be hard for the ball to be thrown my way, all at the exact same time too, as I shivered as those thoughts seemed to come in to my head, all at once.

I felt quite a bit uncomfortable once again, as I began to start to dip my head a bit low to the ground, as I saw that the offense was heading off of the field right now, after quite a bit of a big loss none the less. As I saw that they were doing as such, I felt Coach Strauss all of the sudden punch his hand on my shoulder, as I then all of the sudden saw from the corner of my eyes, that he was heading over to the 3rd stringers, all at the exact same time too, as I let out a bit of a sigh of relief.

If I was going to be for real with my self right now, I kind of felt like it was a lot better for me to just be alone right now, so that I could think to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that this was going to be a very rough scrimmage for us, as I was fairly certain that it was going to have to be doing a lot of relying on me and Cornell, all at the exact same time too, none the less, as I then all of the sudden got my mind off of all of those thoughts, as I then all of the sudden began to start to follow with Ray, over to 1st stringers, on the side line.

I was on one knee, as I watched, as I knew that it could all potentially come down to this 1 play, all at the exact same time too. I hoped that it would as well, as I knew that it was the 10, and it was the final possession of the scrimmage, as it was already dark out, as I could tell that the scouts just wanted to get this over with, as they had already stood up, as it was clear that they too were hoping that this was the final play, so that they could simply go home, and could go and get some rest, all at the exact same time too.

I did not blame them for it either, as I was not all too sure as to just what the time was, but this had for sure gone a lot longer than it should have. Of course, that was due to the fact that there really had not been any big plays at all, as the longest one that had happened had been a play where I had caught a deep ball, quite a bit easily none the less, and I had got about 25 to 30 yards, and also a play where Ray had broke free for a 20 yard gain at one point, as well.

Other than that, for the most part, I knew that it had just been short and simple passes, as it usually got to 3rd and 4th down quite a bit often, all at the exact same time too, which it usually was a successful conversion, as it seemed like the defense could not pull through, and they always choked on those plays. I felt quite a bit bad for them none the less, as I could tell that the defense was a lot better than it had been the prior seasons, but it still did not matter all too much for them, sadly enough.

Im sure that they would get over it at some point how ever, as I knew that we had a huge lead right now, so no matter what it was that was to happen right now, the offense would easily win this scrimmage, as the defense had only 2 forced fumbles, with no recoveries what so ever, and they only had 1 defensive stop, which was a terrible 4th down play by the 4th stringers, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that a lot of them were for sure not fit for varsity just yet.

They had some time though, as they still had 4 years of high school to go through. Hell... I knew I still had time, as I knew that I was simply just a Junior in high school, all at the exact same time as well, but that did not seem to matter all too much to me at all how ever, as I knew that I had done an amazing scrimmage, all at the exact same time too, as I knew for sure, I had impressed the scouts, never the less, as I was fairly certain that my ranking was going to go up a couple of spots in the top 100, at the very least.

I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at once, as I got my mind, and I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I could tell that I was not the only one that just wanted to get this play over with, all at the exact same time too, as I could tell that the defense kind of was almost tempted to just let them waltz into the end zone, all at the exact same time too, at this point.

I could see that there were a bunch of cars parked up in the lot, as they were all waiting to pick up their kids, all at the exact same time too, as I had seen my own father walk around on the side lines at one point, as I could tell he was getting a little bit annoyed that it was taking so long at this point. It for sure had taken a lot longer than expected, as Coach Strauss had to come up with a play call, after each and every play, which I knew took time to explain to the new players.

It was dark, and every one was worn out, as I was ready to go home. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I got my eyes on the field, all at once how ever, as I then watched as the Quarterback limed up for what it was that I hoped to be the last play of the scrimmage, as I then all of the sudden shook my head, as I watched him slowly turn his head to his team mates, to make sure that they were ready for the play, all at the exact same time as well.

With how slow it was that he had turned his head, I could already see as to just how this was, and where this play was about to go, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden let out quite a bit of a heavy sigh to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I then all of the sudden heard the ball get snapped, as the Quarterback slowly began to start to head over to the running back, as soon as he had the ball none the less, nearly tripping on his own feet as he did as such a thing.

After what felt like for ever, even though it might have been perhaps a second or so, the running back had the ball in his hands, as he was at the 5 yard line, and he didn't have all too far too go, all at the exact same time as well. I began to start to breath in to my self, all at once, as I then all of the sudden saw the running back start to switch the direction that he was running the ball, instead of going straight down the gut.

I was a bit confused as to just what it was that he was doing right at this very moment in time, until I then all of the sudden saw the swarm of the defensive line, as they then began to start to run over to him, all at once. It was clear to me that he was trying to avoid them, and try to find another way in to the end zone, all at the exact same time as well, as it was pretty clear to me that the Offensive line men had not tried a single bit to help him.

At least the 1st stringers were trying hard enough to do that, at the very least, as I was quite a bit upset with them, with how lazy they were being right now. Even if they felt like they were in fact tired right now, I knew that they should not be acting the way that they were right now. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I just watched all at the exact same time too, as the defensive line swarmed up on the back up running back.

It was pretty clear to me, that as hard as he tried, the running back had no where to go, as he just slid down to the ground, all at once, as it was clear to me that he did not want to take a big hit from a bunch of big dudes right at this very moment in time either, which I did not blame him for. I let out quite a bit of a rough sigh to my self, as I knew what it was that it meant for us, all at the exact same time too.

I heard the loud groans of all of my team mates, all around me, as it was clear that they did not want to be going back on the field right now, for another play, as much as I did not want to, as I felt like it should just be over with at the point. There was no point any more, if I was going to be for real with my self as well. The offense had already won, and the scouts were already packing up their stuff, and getting ready to leave out of here, none the less.

I breathed in quite a bit to my self, as I then all of the sudden began to turn my head over to my team mates, all at once, as I then all of the sudden heard the voice of one of the offensive line men that was a starter for us, as he spoke up the loudest out of the entire group. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I could tell that the kid was worn out, and he just wanted to go home right at this very moment in time.

I did not blame him for it, as much as I felt like I should, and as much as I felt like I could say this was serious, and we needed to grind. I knew that some of these kids were not thinking of football as a profession for them, such as I was. If I was not going lie to my self either, I too just kind of wanted to go home at this point as well, never the less, as I dipped my head a bit low to the ground, once again.

I stared down at the ground for just a few moments in time, though I did in fact begin to start to pay attention as to just what it was that the kid was even saying in the very first place any ways, as he continued to talk, and I began to start to listen as to just what it was that the Senior had to say to all of us, all at the exact same time too.

"Jesus... Can we just get this over with... I just want to go home and sleep..." He said to all of us, as I then all of the sudden turned my head over to the kid, all at once, once again, as I saw that the rest of the group that was with us right at this very moment in time, did in fact nod right back over to him, as it was clear to me that they also agreed with what it was that he had even just said in the very first place any ways.

I heard the complaints of the rest of the kids, as it was clear that the rest of them wanted to just do the same as he did right now, which I did not blame them for either, as I really did not want to go back on to the field, and I did not want to take another hit from another line backer, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that this place was most certainly going to be a pass play, as the ball was at the 5 yard line on 4th and goal.

Even if Coach Strauss did in fact feel bad enough for us all, to simply just run it out, just as he had done on 3rd down, which had not worked all too well none the less, I still felt like I could not help but to feel bad for Ray. No matter what, the offensive line was going to have to work, so it made sense as to just why it was that the kid was complaining so much right at this very moment in time right now, any ways.

He did not want to have to be holding off another 250 odd pound defensive tackle for another play, all at the exact same time too. If I had to be for real with my self, I knew that I should not get my hopes up just yet, as I knew that this was going to be a pass play no matter what the case was, as it simply would just be stupid of Coach Strauss was to call a run play right at this very moment in time any ways.

I let out a bit of a soft groan to my self, all at once, as I really did not want to go back on to the field as much as the rest of them, but it was time for me to except the fact at this point, that it was going to be reality, and that it was going to happen no matter what the case was any ways, as I shook my head, shaking off all of those thoughts, as I turned my head over to Coach Strauss, as I could see him heading over to all of us right at this very moment in time.

I blinked my eyes a few times, as I saw that me, along with the rest of my team mates that were with me right at this very moment in time, then all of the sudden all turned our heads over to him, as it was clear that each and every single one of us knew as to just what it was that was about to happen next for us, as we all sat there, and we patiently waited for him to come over to us, and to tell us what was about to happen next for us.

Coach Strauss then all of the sudden nodded to us all, as we all slowly nodded back to him, due to the fact that we were all tired, and we were all worn out, as it was so far, as Coach Strauss for some odd reason or another, which was unusual for him, did not seem to be bothered by that at all, all at the exact same time too, as, as soon as it was that he was close enough for all of us to hear, he then began to start to speak to us all.

He pulled out his play book, all at the exact same time too, as it was clear that he had not thought of a play just yet before heading over to us, all at once, as I rolled my eyes a bit towards him, all at the exact same time as well. I wanted to groan again, but I did not do as such a thing, as I just shook off all of those thoughts, all at once, as I then began to start to listen as to just what it was that he had to say to us all in the very first place any ways, as he then continued to speak all of us.

"Alright... Don't worry you all... This is the last play..."