Mindy shrugged.It  hard to made  sense of it like that,  but...you'll have to so something..right?..not  doing anything , is as bad  as  doing the 'wrong  thing"..Anyway..Babs is  down on the filed,   From what i understand  she  had the   trainers break into two teams ,  Babs is on the 'on filed  team... I want to see tracy  keep Adam from brining her into the locker  tom for tape time.. I  Listened  to Adam Bitch out Evaa few days ago , about  Babs  being  picked on... Not  sure   Eva  liked that.

 anyway?.. I'm going to  be watching   when Lunch time is over... I really want to see if  Adam  has  to  pull Babs into the locker  rooms, or tracy has a different  thing for he r to do.. I bet Lou sides  with Adam..I bet Sims  sides  with Adam, she  tapes other guys as well...anyway.. You being a friend to her helps as well.. tracy  thinks she's  a goddess in the locker room, But Lou is  The All Father.

back to Den............

Lindsey leaned on the counter with both hands, hanging her head. "Yeah, fuck. I know. I feel like I'm damned in some way no matter what I do. But I have to be honest with myself. I was already nervous about how fast it was moving with Wade, but he was winning me over. Then he pulled that pause button bullshit. Now Prince is in the mix hoping for a turnover. I like him. I do. But I'm afraid he wants a commitment right away. I kinda know what I have to do, but if I do it, I may blow it all up." Mindy looked ready to leave, so Lindsey went ahead and followed her out.

"I really want your advice. I know what Sage would say. She pretty much already said it. Why do you think that what I'm saying doesn't make sense? What do you think?"

  Mindy  gave a shrug and  a sad  smile   as she brushed  some hair back from Lindsey face.I was not rasied in the lifestyle you and Sage were..even at College  I attendend the partie s 'i was expected" but i left early..Spring break for me, meant goiug  back and spending time with my Mom and dad, and the friends in jersey?

 Coach  Sims  tried to be  diligent in picking the right people to play here?..But he was  wrong with Steele, Hall and Woodson..there were guts  he shipped off early in the year, but that was ok, because no one knew  anyone..

 Only you know, what  Linedsey wants..even Sage?.. Sage lived the  fast paced  stuff in the film world....so?   here you are.. one foot in the 'real world'  and one  foot in the film world..what does Lindsey want? she stood by the door  as she looked at her friend.

   Out in the  Den, Mik looked at Adam...Adam looked at his screen...Mik asked..do ya have  an idea  what's going on?

 yeah?  on 3 and long the Saints  move and Outside  backer  up as a DE. so they can blitz  and...

 Not the Bleedin'  Bayou Bastards... Liney and her......guys?

 Nope.. not a Clue, never ha da clue before, there's no reason to  think i'd have a clue now... I'll just stay in my lane..

 an'..ya  don't  think them to LBs  aren't gonna  butt heads  and cause a distraction...

 That's  for Coach and the Captains  to worry about.. I'm just the little guy who catches passes...

 now? Ya know that ain't a Bit  true, or i wouldn't be here, and  you know damn well tracy is  walking  on Eggs shells because you , more or less, are sponcering babs...

 You're here  because you one of the best  running backs in the league...and more important, you know its  more important  for you to catch and Block, then run with the ball. Babs?  is  good, hell? she's great, she can tape  10  guys to anyone else's  4... so i just  point out
 who is good, Coach takes it from there. The LBs?    Payne can sort them out..Cal will step on them like he's putting out a fire... Me?/  I got the Saints  defense to take apart..

 it was  quiet as Mik sipped his  coffee..and he said..ya know, you are a wee bit  of a bastard  to having Prince dangling like that...

 Adam  chuckled  as he  allowed  an eye shift to his friend..yeah... maybe a wee bastard..

and they both laughed.

"What I want is to just back off from all this anxiety." Lindsey sagged. "You know, in the real world, a date is just a date. Even if there's a kiss. It's not a commitment. Relationships form over time. I just want all this weight of expectation to go away."

"I'm not looking to get married right now, although I did consider it when I was with Adam. I actually don't care why Sims picked these guys other than how well they play football. This really isn't about their personalities. It's not about that at all. The whole point of dating is to see if your compatible with someone. That all goes out the window if you're committed after the first kiss."

"So what do I want? I just want some damn breathing room. I want to be able to enjoy some make attention without it turning into a promise of some kind. And you know what? There's too much going on right now for me to have any patience. I'm freaking out. I'm just going to tell Prince that I'd love to keep seeing him, but I'm not making any commitments. I might still see other people, including Wade. And what I do in my private life is my business until such a time as I make a commitment. And I'll tell Wade the same thing. If they can't handle that, then I'll just move on."

"But that wasn't advice, Mindy Lacy."

 Mindy Grinned...but it worked?..Now you have your game plan, Just execute it and you'll be fine..Lets  go before Mik decides  my donut  nut is
 fair game.

"Oh my God, Are you kidding? That donut is already gone."

After exiting the bathroom, Lindsey walked with Mindy back to the Den. When they entered, she looked around, seeing Wade and Prince at the same table, which was fine. It was likely that the meting would start very soon anyway, leaving any lengthy conversations potentially for lunch.

"I'm just going to hang with you guys for now"

  Mindy  walked over...you ate my donut!

 Mik points  at Adam.. Adam held up  the tail end of his last donut

 Mindy Looked at Adam...you didn't  stop him!

 no way  I'm geting  my hands  anywhere near  , where  Miks teeth might be!

 Fine!..I'll just get another  one,

Wade gave Prince a nod when he finally came to sit at the table. He did manage to catch some of what was going on, but he was in the same boat as Prince. He didn't know what was true or what wasn't. But, he was also more pragmatic. First, given all the giggling and outright laughter, he guessed that they were just fucking with Prince. Prince was wrapped way around the axle about it, probably because he was feeling insecure. Wade understood how he felt, being more than a little insecure himself about his standing with Lindsey. On the other hand, Lindsey had a weird relationship with Bomb, and it all could very well be true. While he hated the idea of it, she was free to do what she wanted, and that was all on him. That alone brought him back to the very real likelihood that she would date Prince too, and maybe get intimate. It was a thought that twisted his guts, but he had decide if that was a deal breaker for him. The answer came really quickly. Nope. He wasn't going to quit because the ball changed possession. But there was still that other catch, that Prince zeroed right in on.

"A new chick?" Wade chuckled. "Well, not exactly. I met a Emmy and we had a nice time. I might see her again. But it's not like we're an item or anything. Hey look, I saw you with Lindsey last night, and it was obviously more than just buddies chilling with a beer. You should know that I'm not giving up on her. I'm not going to ask you to back off, and I'm not going to hold a grudge. You do you. She's an adult, she can make her own choices. Me? I'm still staying focused on kicking the shit out of the Saints. That's my priority until after next Sunday. As for Lindsey, It's up to her if I'm even still in the running, but I can handle some competition."

When they got back to the table, Lindsey smiled when it was clear that Mik ate Mindy's donut. "Hah! Told you." As Mindy resolved to get another, Lindsey went with her and got one for herself. It was a lot of sugar on top of the muffin and the toaster strudel, but whatever. She wanted the comfort.

"I'm definitely going to need to hit the gym after the meeting to avoid the sugar crash. This on top of only getting five hours of sleep, and after eating a pint of ice cream. I swear, this pace is crazy, and it's not slowing down."

After paying for her and Mindy's donut, they returned to the table, where she sat closer to Adam. "Isn't it about time for the meeting?"

  The other backers  sat up and Listened, they had  a  weir  grin, like...watching a car  wreck .

 Prince  snorted.well?   I'm lookig  at it like this?  Itried out  for  'Team Lindsey' now the coach has  to   figure out if  i made the team... I mean...  I....didn't  mess any plays  up yet...

Cruz  and  Sal Chuckled.. branch was lost. wondering  if Lindsey has  an arena  team she  bought , or something..

 Payne  growled a  bit..I'm tellin' you all this.. right now... you're both  rookies..doesn't matter Wade got  drafted... you're both dragons..that means  , how yiu got here, don't matter.. But Me..Worth, Sloan and Miles..suffered a long time here.. and if you dumbassess  go off the tracks because of a girl?... I'll tell Sims to leave you home, when  we leave here  next week..don't know  who stirred this crap up..but it stops now..we don't need distractions like that!

 Adam looked to the VIP  doors.... I wait  for coach to come   through.. can't start the meeting without him, and i hate those  chairs in the Big Room.. i am not goig to break  tradition , by going in early..don't need any bad  luck

 Prince  and wade  are talking. theirbuddies are grinning.

----->>>>>> From Townhouses

 Heather and Megan parked and they went in Heather gave Megan a kiss and the headed to the den Megan had to head to practice.

 Heather walked into the Den, she got a black coffee, took a seat, got out her laptop and looked over film.

Lindsey looked over at the LB table. "Yeah, I don't know if I should be scared or not." She broke off a piece of donut and ate it. "Damn these are so good. I forget how good they are." Then her eyes lit up. "Shit!"

Jumping up, Lindsey hurried into the service area. She cursed herself for not thinking of it before, blaming it on her being so distracted. Grabbing a tray, she bought coffees for Mik and Adam just the way they always liked it, and donuts for each of them. When she got back to the table, she set the tray in the center.

"Sorry guys. I should have thought of that before. Adam, you're always thinking about others, I wanted to return the favor."

 Mik and Adam   looked  surprised...awww..Linds?  that's   nice..But you know  that's not needed.


 Mik nodded  his thanks  and took a going sip, wincing at the heat, but smiling after,

 Adam took a  smaller, smarter sip and nodded, giving Linds a pat on the back..perfect!

 Machins and Stalls  sat  down... Stalls wasn't in a good  mood.

 Anything new on there, Bomb?

 The Backers  are  almost like a chorus  line.. they all drop back together when its  zone. if one Blitz, the backers break down into man...also..  if  the right outside backer  is  blitzing, the   take their first step with their  right  foot... they do it the other  way if the  Left backer is coming
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"That's interesting. So how do you use that information? Will we see that in the practice today?"

  Adam  gave a  shrug as he bit into the new  donut.well? I bring it up in the meeting, we'll see if the   Coaches picked it up...or Duke?..whatever  way,  we look at it, the coaches  will come up  with an audible  to warn us, and the  revisers  and   take advantage?.. they   drop  back.. the wide  up   crossed    or curl nder them, We could  run a Draw off that?... if they Blitz, we  go 9-9-9s   and  find out if their LBs  are fast enough to get to  Duke , before  he hits us, or  drops it off  to a back?

 That's just off the top of  my head. I'm sure Duke   or Coach might devise  some other thngs.

Lindsey nodded. "I understand that there are ways to use this information, but doesn't the team need to practice that? Or will it just be calling known plays in response to things Duke or the coaches see?"

 Adam  looks towards the VIP  doors, the Coaches  and Yuto were coming out.

 First  you find it.....then you see how important it is, to use against them, or for yourslef...then you come  up with  'how"... The Defense keeps thier  Rotaing  Zones goign, but  blitz off  of it,  or  switch off into combo zones and man?  For  Us.. we look to exploit what hole they have, because no matter  who you are, whatever you  do to stop something,  You leave something esle opens.

Machins  grins,except us... we  run the Triple 9s .., there isn't a team in the league   who can cover   Ben, and any two of us that are out there... if they do? then the bags  get to be Heroes.

 ...........

Sims  came past   Nodding to Adam...Time to see what we   found this time...

Adam packed up his stuff. He looked  at Stalls Somethin  wrong , Stalls ?

 tracy broke the trainers into  Teams.. tracy is   on  the  outside team, which means she doesn't get to come in and Tape..

 Ok...that's  not  going to Fly... I bring it  up in the Meeting....   he gathered   his bag and Backpack.  and  followed the Line   of players, who folowed the Coaches.

...............

 Prince finished  his  food and drink , when the Coaches  came, he stood, got in line  , heading to the meeting room.



to meetings>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Bronko made his way to the meetings with the rest.

---->> Meetings

When Sims came out of VIP, Lindsey knew it was time for the meetings. She got up and went by the Linebacker table, waving to the table as a whole. "Hey guys. Um, Prince, Wade, I need to talk to you guys, separately. Maybe after practice? I don't want to distract you from anything before that."

However they answered, she went on to the meeting room.

To Meetings

  Prince  Nods  at her, he has a slight ,embarrassed smile  after the  put on , he went through ( he thinks its a put on?).. sure?  when   we get  dome with the end  Mile,  meet  me on the track and tell me where you want to talk.

( slight Flex)

(flex)

Wade nodded, looking up at Prince. He expected as much, and was even glad that Prince was so candid about it. It would have been nice if he had backed off, but If he was Prince, he wouldn't have. But then Payne spoke up, warning them against a list of things he had already said out loud he wasn't going to do. He shrugged. It didn't change anything. Prince was his team mate. The Superbowl was his primary mission. Competing for Lindsey would be a later thing. She was going out of town, and then they were all going to Miami. He doubted any of this would even gain traction.

A moment later, The coaches came out, signalling the exodus to the meeting rooms. Lindsey left ahead of everyone, but went by the LB table to ask for moments of time from both him and Prince. Prince Was quick to agree. Wade also nodded. "Sure. I'll catch you after the practice. You can talk to Prince first."

To Meetings--->

(end flex)

Ben scampered in, cast a longing look at the food arrayed on the counters, and continued on to the meetings.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  from meetings

 the players  came in, adan claimed a  window table, though his back was to the window. he set up  his  laptop once more..addign things they talked  about in the   'total offense"  meeting.

 Adam with  Mik  grabbed food, Adam with his  Pasta bowl  and   bowl of  fruit, along with a large   Cola.

 he sat down. players were buzzing about the  meetings, and some of the things that were found.