Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1415 Breathing Space
For league professionals, they do not believe that running backs can be game managers, and similarly, they require quarterbacks to be team leaders.

The essential principle is actually the same.

Naturally, when the quarterback's performance fails to meet expectations, these professionals will launch a full-scale attack without mercy.

In a way, it is even more ruthless than attacking the running back. After all, the running back is just a running back, while the quarterback is the cornerstone of the team.

Ultimately, it all stems from the entire league's promotion of passing and quarterbacks, which gradually formed a consensus and eventually evolved into a fixed idea.

The same “consensus” that hurt Levi is now hurting Garoppolo.

The scene was a bit rough and bloody.

After all, when Levi emerged, no matter whether these professionals liked it or not, the data was still there, and Levi slapped them in the face again and again, and fought back again and again, and shut them up with practical actions again and again; but now, Garoppolo does not have these umbrellas, and he cannot fight back against those doubts head-on.

“Does Jimmy Garoppolo have what it takes to be a starting quarterback?”

"As a winning quarterback, Garoppolo lacks such tactical wisdom and arm strength; as a game manager, Garoppolo lacks such experience and wisdom. So, what role is Garoppolo playing now in the San Francisco 49ers?"

"Everyone knows that Garoppolo is not Brady or Manning. We know he has a ceiling, but no one is sure where his ceiling is. Maybe Kyle Shanahan knows."

"If he can't stand up at the critical moment, then what's the reason why the San Francisco 49ers must have Garoppolo? There are not many top quarterbacks in the league, and there are only a few quarterbacks above average, but there are a lot of quarterbacks who try eight passes in a game. Why does it have to be Garoppolo?"

"So, why did the San Francisco 49ers give Garoppolo a league-max contract?"

"Garopolo's playoff performance is not a disaster, believe me, it's not, because the point is, he didn't have any performance at all. If we are going to criticize a quarterback, at least we need some data and some performance, but now, Garoppolo has nothing."

"I'm even beginning to question the need for us to discuss Garoppolo, because in San Francisco, he's obviously not the indispensable player."

Cold. Cruel. Sharp.

Unlike netizens, professionals analyze the situation in an objective and calm manner, but this brings more harm.

On the "Inside the League" show, Blair Bart finally turned his guns away from Levi because he had a better toy.

"Perhaps, the San Francisco 49ers need a model to stand in the pocket. After all, the Los Angeles Rams' strategy last year was successful. They are following the footsteps of their rivals in the same division. You can't imagine how much effort Shanahan spent to find such a perfect candidate."

Bursting with laughter!

The entire studio was filled with laughter. Bart's words triggered an attack that not only criticized Garoppolo, but also Jared Goff, the "Little Ryan Gosling" of the Los Angeles Rams, who was lying on the sofa at home. This was more lethal than any complaints or attacks from netizens.

Of course, there are also a small number of attacks and doubts directed at head coach Shanahan——

The root of the problem lies with the head coach, because the power to call tactics lies in Shanahan's hands, and the choice of passing the ball or running the ball is entirely decided by Shanahan.

Shanahan doesn't trust Garoppolo, at least not enough, so he chooses ground offense again and again. This reminds people of the game when the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks. At that time, Shanahan believed in Garoppolo, but ended up losing. Is this the reason why he changed his strategy?
This could be a hidden danger for the upcoming Super Bowl. However, Shanahan does not trust Garoppolo. Is it because Garoppolo's ability in daily games has not won Shanahan's trust? Or is it because Shanahan is too arrogant, stubborn, and self-centered, refusing to give up control and eager to control everything?

The San Francisco 49ers were swept into the vortex of the storm, and the hustle and bustle came like a hurricane, leaving no room for breathing.

Controversy and disturbance.

The storm of negative voices, from professionals to social networks, has an oppressive power that can be felt inside and outside the entire league.

Although the San Francisco 49ers won the National League championship, the news media immediately targeted them and launched a sweeping attack, and there was a shadow hidden in the halo of victory.

Looking at it from another perspective, the Super Bowl final has already begun.

The conference finals just came to an end, and the two teams didn't even have time to enjoy the joy of becoming the conference champions, but the discussions and discussions surrounding the Super Bowl have already been eager to ignite the fireworks, which indirectly proves once again that the entire league's expectations for this year's Super Bowl are off the charts.

As for the losers?

No one cares.

Whether it's Watt's Houston Texans or Rodgers' Green Bay Packers, there are no exceptions.

Being eliminated in the National League finals, and losing in such a humiliating and frustrating manner, was unacceptable to Rogers, and his chest almost exploded.

In this season's "Half-Time Super Bowl", the Green Bay Packers played against the Kansas City Chiefs. Rodgers completed a Hail Mary at the last moment, but failed to convert the two points and was defeated. This regret has always remained in Rodgers' chest, and he can never swallow or spit out this breath.

He expected revenge.

So, when the Kansas City Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl, Rodgers was full of motivation and mobilized all his energy.

Before the conference finals, Rogers, LaFleur, all the news media and professionals sincerely believed that the Green Bay Packers were capable of reaching the Super Bowl. This year might be the best chance for the Green Bay Packers in years, and everything was ready.

As a result, this is it?
The abrupt end of frustration and depression completely occupied his mind. He didn't even have time to think about the conflicts among the team's top management and the power struggles within the team. He felt a breath stuck in his chest, almost about to explode; but he couldn't detonate it. The suppressed and dull frustration was full of frustration and depression.

Some people may say that in the twelfth week of the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers swept the Green Bay Packers 37:8 at home. In that game, Rodgers was invisible throughout the game and only passed for 104 yards. At least now in the NFC finals, the Green Bay Packers fully recovered in the second half and showed their competitiveness in head-on confrontation, so the score was not too ugly.

So, this is... progress?
however!
It is precisely this kind of view that is even more humiliating and shameful for Rogers. He does not need such "progress" because it makes him look weak and stupid. Such progress is simply a shame stuck on his forehead, reminding them all the time what a tragic defeat this was.

Not only did they not have a chance to face the Kansas City Chiefs, but they also lost to the San Francisco 49ers twice in one season?
Cowardly. Embarrassed.

A breath was stuck in Rogers' chest. He could neither swallow it nor spit it out. He felt so suffocated that he almost exploded.

(End of this chapter)