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One big thing that happened in today's reading was, Clay is getting better at not holding back to get away from hits. This is good because by doing this he will be a better player and is more likely to win games.
Another big thing is that the coach is losing more and more brain power and Clay is worried that by the time he has to walk on the field at the Cowboys game he won't be ready.

One thing that surprised me was when Clay got scared of getting hit.
Another thing is when Clay get the ball intercepted for the same reason.

One thing that surprised me was when Jack turned Joe Narceo and Allen Getz away from Dick Miles.
Another thing that surprised me was when Jack told Allen Getz that he could have his name go with the Lombardi Trophy is they ever win one.

One thing that surprised me was when the NFL board voted in favor of Dick Miles to own the team 6-1.
Another thing that surprised me was when Dick Miles didn't show up to the signing because he didn't have the money to pay for the team.

one thing that surprised me was when some of the players knew that Jack was trying to get the team back.

one thing that surprised me was when some of the players knew that Jack was trying to get the team back.

One thing that surprised me was when Jack went to Joe Narceno to try and get rid of Dick. This surprising because being with Joe could ruin Jack's reputation with the football league.

Another thing that surprised me was when Jack talked to the commissioner about what would happen if Dick didn't have the money to pay off the team in time.

One thing that surprised me was when Jack fired the strength coach.

Another thing that surprised me was when Jack started going to other people about getting rid of Dick Miles.

One thing that surprised me was when Jack confronted Carey about Jeff.

Another thing that surprised me was when Carey found out about Jack and his affair

On thing that surprised me was when Jack signed another risky player. This is surprising because he wasn't on board when they signed Ty.

Another thing that surprised me was when Jack hooked up with Annie, this is surprising because he is with Carey and now he is cheating on her.

One thing that surprised me was when the quarterback punched the coach in the face just because the coach said he couldn't play in the game the next day.

One example of foreshadowing is when Jack helped Ty in New York, he then helped him again during the away game. This is foreshadowing because Jack will keep helping Ty because he believes it will get rid of Dick.

One thing that surprised me is that Jack is trying to get Dick Miles in trouble just because he doesn't like him.

Another thing that surprised me was when Jack thought Dick Miles threw the game because he placed a bet on the other team.

One thing that surprised me was when Ty the quarterback was about to get in a gun fight even though he was banned from having a gun by the league.

Another thing that surprised me was when Jack agreed to talk to Ferret Biel, this is surprising because Ferret tried to scam Jack 5 years before this.

One thing that surprised me was when Dick Miles blamed Jack Malloy for the teams pre-season loses.
Another thing that surprised me was when the players got in a fight in the first game of the season over something dumb.

One example of symbolism in Red Zone is, when Jack was talking to his brother about their dads legacy they were talking about the team.
Something that surprised me was when the team hired Ty Moranis, this surprised em because he had been in jail before.

One conflict in the book is, Jack and the new owner Dick are angry at each other because Dick is making decisions about the game without talking to Jack first.

Something that surprised me was the new coach that Dick Miles hired, it surprised me because the coach has a bad past and it might not go over well with the team.

The setting is important to the story because without it the story wouldn't make sense. Something that surprised me in the story was when Jack decided to sell the Hawks, this surprised me because the team is family owned.

One thing that surprised me was when Jack's brother and sister sold their half of the football team inherited from their father. Another thing that surprised me was when Dick Miles tried to buy the football team from Jack, the surprising part was how hard he kept pushing Jack to sell the team.