Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 180 The Biggest Winner

The Old Oak Tavern, Kansas City, Missouri.

Without a doubt, this is the most loyal and popular Chiefs fan base in the city. On match days, the pub is packed with fans, and the exciting games will be doubly interesting because everyone can enjoy the atmosphere together. If the Chiefs are playing away, the pub will be even more crowded.

Today, it is no exception.

Although it was just a draft, the fans still dressed up and were ready for the event. They gathered together in their jerseys to watch the live broadcast.

However, the mood in the pub was now somewhat subdued.

David Anderson, the owner of the Old Oak Tavern, could have retired a long time ago, but he likes to stay in the tavern, likes to discuss every detail of the Chiefs with the fans, and likes to share the joy of victory and the bitterness of failure with everyone.

They waited together, waiting for the team's second Super Bowl championship trophy since 1969. Forty-seven years, half a century will pass in the blink of an eye, but Anderson still remembers that night vividly.

When he was eight years old, he didn't even know what football meant, but he witnessed the moment when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings and won the Super Bowl with his father, grandfather, brothers and sisters.

That was the Kansas City Chiefs' first and, to date, only Super Bowl.

From that day on, they have been waiting and fighting.

"Hey, cheer up, everyone cheer up!" Anderson slapped the bar table heavily and shouted, "We have done a great job. We selected an excellent player, a player who can shoulder the responsibility of the team. We should trust Coach Reid's judgment."

In the crowd——

"Yes, David, I know, yes, Levi is an excellent player..."

“But running back?”

"That's right. We use the third pick to select a running back? I'm not disappointed, but is it really necessary? And it takes so much effort."

"What about the salary cap? The salary cap for the third pick is not a small amount of money."

"Moreover, I can't understand, do we really need a running back? A first-round pick? A trade up? Without Charles, other backup running backs can also take on the heavy responsibility."

Chirping, every coach is expressing their opinions.

This is also a very common view among Kansas City Chiefs fans:
Levi is good, and undoubtedly an excellent choice, but at such a price? And it's a unique first-round pick, is this really a good deal?
Even if Veach makes some moves to pass all the costs of the upward trade onto the Chicago Bears, in the final analysis, the salary cap for the third pick still falls on the shoulders of the Kansas City Chiefs. Among the different reinforcement plans discussed during the offseason, selecting a running back in the first round was not in the blueprint.

Now, the Kansas City Chiefs have no regrets about their move. Today's draft has nothing to do with them anymore - the second and third rounds will be tomorrow, and the fourth to seventh rounds will be the day after tomorrow. But precisely because of this, the first round of the draft ended in vain, which caused more controversy.

Opinions are bound to vary.

But Anderson disagrees.

"Guys, believe me, this Levi can definitely bring surprises. You should watch the rookie training camp..."

Before he could finish his words, the voice of "Kansas Chief" was heard again from the TV screen, causing a commotion in the entire tavern.

what happened?

Doesn’t today’s first-round pick have anything to do with the Kansas City Chiefs?

Why are they showing up again now?
All eyes are focused on the screen.

Clearly, the Kansas City Chiefs were ready to make some noise this year, they created chaos and saw an opportunity, and then Veach seized it and unexpectedly completed another big move.

The Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills made a three-way trade, and then the Kansas City Chiefs once again got the tenth pick in the first round, and this time, they chose -

"…Patrick Mahomes, quarterback…"

Old Oak Arena: ??? Quarterback?
why?
Alex Smith performed well last season and did not suffer any injuries. Why is the Kansas City Chiefs uniform staff in a hurry to choose a quarterback?

And you don’t hesitate to trade upwards a second time?
However, after learning the content of the three-party transaction, everyone was shocked.

The professionals in the ESPN live studio were all stunned and surprised.

"To sum up, the Kansas City Chiefs used their 2018th pick, a second-round pick and the first-round pick to get the third and tenth picks this year, selecting two high-potential rookies."

"incredible!"

“Absolutely unbelievable!”

"Vickie is like David Copperfield, he shakes his hat and out pops two rabbits."

"Although we're only a third of the way through the first day of the 2017 draft, the Kansas City Chiefs have already single-handedly won this year's draft, making unexpected moves and brilliant selections that make other team managers look like a pile of lifeless stakes."

Make money, really make a lot of money.

At this time, the Old Oak Tavern finally reacted -

Everything is planned.

Obviously, the Kansas City Chiefs are considering the present and the future, and they are preparing to start the team's handover and inheritance around Levi and Mahomes.

Looking back at the Kansas City Chiefs' selection of Levi with the third pick, it finally seems to make sense.

Anderson raised the glass in his hand high. He didn't intend to say any nonsense like "I told you so" or "We should trust Coach Reid", he just said it straightforwardly.

"For Levi and Mahomes!"

The pub was in an uproar.

In the Baltimore Ravens' operations room, Hubble looked at Newsom and couldn't help but laugh.

It was not until now that Reed's grand blueprint was finally revealed. They were still thinking about taking advantage of Levi from behind, but they did not expect that others were planning more.

"Sure enough, old ginger is still spicy."

Newsom couldn't help rubbing his hands, "But Watson still wasn't chosen."

One draft strategy is to take the best remaining player.

Now it seems that it is Watson?

Harbaugh was very calm. "The Kansas City Chiefs skipped Watson and chose Mahomes. I believe in Reid's vision. Even if Watson falls in front of us, there is no need for us to choose. Let's stick to the original plan."

"Besides, I think the other teams are probably secretly happy that they can get a bargain. I... wish them good luck."

This time, Hubble was right.

With the 12th pick, the Houston Texans finally announced Watson's name, ending a nightmare night for Watson, who belatedly became the third quarterback selected before further joining the abyss.

Although he was finally selected, Watson couldn't laugh, he really couldn't laugh. He went on stage with a gloomy face and drooped shoulders, like a rag doll being manipulated. He couldn't figure out how he had slipped into this position.
With so much attention focused on Watson, Solomon Thomas was quietly forgotten.

Thomas, a defensive end from Stanford University, was once projected to be a top-three pick, but now, people seem to have completely forgotten about him.

Thomas was confused: Levi, the rookie, was picked up early, what about me? What about me!
(End of this chapter)