Let me break down what actually happened here.
This whole thing was a POWER PLAY.
1) she knew he was 100% interested in her and she was sure of it, basically he liked her more than she liked him.
2)in her "joke" she could have said "what would happen if smth suddenly came...
It was obvious he was the one who would be sacrificed, but the sad thing is, despite his lack of goal contributions which he clearly needs to improve, he's probably the most coachable and selfless of the front three, and he's the only one of the three that puts in a 'shift'.