Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 106 Determined to Win
Unlike other sports, football has more complicated draft strategies due to the large number of positions on the field. In simple terms, it can be divided into two strategies.

First, choose what you urgently need.

Perhaps the best player in this draft is a quarterback, but the team holding the draft pick already has a trusted cornerstone quarterback, so even if the rookie is outstanding, they will not choose a quarterback.

The best strategy is to match your needs and choose the best player in the position you need; or to fill in the gaps in your own lineup.

What is poison to you is honey to me.

When drafting players, one should not just follow the trend and select whoever is the hottest topic. Instead, one should grasp the situation based on one's own situation. Those players who are hotly discussed may not be the best choices for the team. Those players with top popularity and outstanding strength can be honey or arsenic. The team must remain calm.

Second, select the best players.

Often, the players a team needs most urgently have already been selected by other teams. In such cases, selecting the best player in the current rookie roster is also an emergency measure.

Or, trade this player in exchange for greater benefits.

Or, keep the player, adjust the team's own lineup, and then go to the free market to make some repairs and build a new lineup.

However, this strategy is much more complicated because they need to examine the market value of the rookie player's position, as well as their team's salary cap and contract renewal situation; otherwise, an error in one link may lead to duplication and redundancy in their team's configuration.

Before the draft, each team will conduct a mock draft to prepare for different situations, not only the second and third plans, but even the sixth and seventh plans. However, even so, the draft is still full of surprises, and it is difficult to predict the situation on site.

Therefore, every year's NFL draft is extremely exciting, just like a dramatic blockbuster with twists and turns and upsets.

There are all kinds of stories, such as the top pick falling out of the first round, the popular buns in the training camp being ignored, the fancy operation of selecting a kicker in the first three rounds, and the superstar being discovered through Taobao in the garbage dump of the sixth and seventh rounds.

No one knew what would happen until the last moment.

In fact, there were times when the team manager and head coach didn't understand what was going on.

It is in this context that the NFL has had some troublemakers who do not follow common sense all year round. Inexplicable selections and unexpected pick trades disrupt the entire draft, and one action triggers a domino effect, catching other teams off guard and playing a willful role.

For example, the New York Jets.

In addition, teams such as the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, etc. have also made many such shocking moments.

So, while Brand was keeping it a secret, Hubble searched his brain for information and the name of the Jacksonville Jaguars came out of his mouth.

For a long time, the "good guy" head coach Bradley has no say in the Jaguars, although he has been eager to introduce running backs to reduce the pressure of the passing offense; but the team manager Caldwell has his own ideas. He believes that running backs are not cost-effective and are not conducive to the team's "business."

In Cardwell's opinion, instead of selecting running backs in the draft, it is better to select weapons such as tight ends and wide receivers, and then trade for running backs in the free market. There is really no need to waste draft spots.

However, Levi was different.

Levi represents the Chinese market and even the entire Asian market. Given Cardwell's shrewd business acumen, there is no way he would miss it.

What's more, the alliance also likes to see such a situation and is quietly fanning the flames from behind. Even "within the alliance" has taken time out to discuss him.

The wind direction has quietly changed.

Hubble was quite capable and accurately grasped Cardwell's lifeline.

In fact, Cardwell has already informed Bradley of his decision.

"Levi."

Cardwell's eyes sparkled with a gleam of light, not the cunningness of a fox, but the shrewdness of a businessman, and he made the decision directly. Bradley was secretly delighted.

To be honest, Bradley wholeheartedly agrees with Cardwell's decision, and if they can sign Levi, he is willing to applaud Cardwell reluctantly.

But is it necessary to be so anxious?

The regular season is only halfway through, and there are still six months until the draft, so there is really no need for them to jump to conclusions.

Bradley hesitated, "Of course, Levi is a perfect choice, maybe we can also look at other running backs, Fournette and McCaffrey..."

Cardwell shook his head slightly, "No, you didn't hear me clearly. I was talking about Levi, not the running back."

BRADLEY: ...

Caldwell, "We need Levi, and it happens that he's a running back, that's all."

"Did you know? In the latest Heisman Trophy odds list, Levi has officially surpassed Mayfield and Watson, and is temporarily behind Jackson, ranking second."

"There are still three weeks left in the NCAA regular season. Although Jackson is still playing well and even tough, the team's performance cannot match the Crimson Tide."

"If the Crimson Tide makes it to the national championship game, but Louisville doesn't, it means that it's not impossible for Levi to surpass Jackson and win the Heisman Trophy."

"Hey, Gase, once Levi wins the Heisman, he will not only be the first Chinese-American, but also the first Asian-American Heisman winner ever."

"Do you know what this means?"

Cardwell looked at the world map and landed on the vast land of roosters.

Exactly fourteen years ago, the first team in the NBA took the plunge and achieved incredible commercial success.

And now, it's finally the NFL's turn.

Caldwell doesn't want to miss it. If the Jacksonville Jaguars want to seize this opportunity, they must hurry up and plan well.

The NFL and NCAA prohibit teams and agents from having personal contact with players before the draft; but they do not prohibit scouts from attending games.

Imagine that no matter whether it is training or a game, there is a row of scouts wearing Jacksonville Jaguars jerseys watching from the front row on the sidelines of the court. The Crimson Tide noticed it, the reporters noticed it, and Levi would naturally notice it. People would definitely be curious about the Jacksonville Jaguars' calculations.

However, they do not need to rush things, but instead build up momentum little by little to whet the suspense and appetite. Everyone knows that the Jacksonville Jaguars have long set their sights on the star players of the Crimson Tide, but no one knows their real goal.

In the future, when the time is right and a suitable opportunity comes, Cardwell will reveal the answer himself.

High praise for Levi.

Imagine how Levi would feel at that time?
Sincerity can be conveyed without face-to-face contact. Since the NFL and NCAA prohibit them from contacting players, Caldwell can still make a big deal out of it.

The more lively, ostentatious and grand the event is, the more it reflects the Jacksonville Jaguars' determination to win.

Cardwell's eyes were full of confidence.

Today is the fifth update.

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