Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 181 A Question Mark

The 2017 NFL Draft is over, the smoke is slowly settling, but the aftertaste is still there, and the ripples are just beginning.

Because this marks the end of the NCAA season and the beginning of the new NFL season.

For the NCAA, the national champion University of Alabama is undoubtedly the biggest winner, with a total of eleven players selected, leading the list.

Not only the quantity, but also the quality is eye-catching. In the first round alone, five players were selected, namely Levi (third overall) of the Kansas City Chiefs, Humphrey (49th overall) of the Baltimore Ravens, Allen (th overall) of the Washington Redskins, Howard (th overall) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Foster (st overall) of the San Francisco ers.

These five players undisputedly led the pack among all the universities and were worthy of being the strongest champions of the NCAA last season. They dominated both their individual abilities and teamwork, and ended the season with a brilliant and dazzling attitude.

By the way, if anyone thinks that Watson's fall from the top three to the 12th pick and becoming the third quarterback selected is the biggest upset in this year's draft, then they have not seen the overall situation.

Defensive end Solomon Thomas, who was generally believed to be a possible pick in the top three, was the biggest tragedy, and those who heard about it were sad and cried.

This year is hailed as the year of defense, and the defensive ends have exploded across the board. Among the players who went to the green room, defensive ends were the most numerous, with eight of them. Such a scene has not been seen for many years.

In fact, including the No. 1 pick Garrett and Allen of the Crimson Tide, a total of seven defensive ends were selected in the first round, which also confirmed the speculation.

However, the only exception is Thomas.

He fell neatly into the third round and was not picked up until the 49th pick by the San Francisco ers.

It's not just an upset, it's a cliff-like drop, and it's also been hailed as the biggest tragedy of the 2017 draft.

For the NFL, the first draft day has come to an end, and the Kansas City Chiefs are undoubtedly the biggest winners. Every year at the draft, we can see teams making big moves. This year, no one expected that it would be the Kansas City Chiefs who chose Levi and Mahomes at the lowest cost, demonstrating that the team has already set its sights on the blueprint for future training and succession.

Of course, Vicky's choice was not unanimously praised.

For example, Levi, is it really necessary to be the third pick?
For example, Mahomes, what kind of monkey is this? Why did he give up Watson when he had a chance? If we talk about physical test scores, Trubisky is no less inferior, and Veach also had a chance to snatch Trubisky from the Chicago Bears, but he chose Levi?

There are bound to be countless opinions behind every choice, and only time can tell whose side the truth is on, but as far as the first round is concerned, Vecchi's strategic planning and careful calculation are still widely praised.

They successfully deceived the entire league. No one saw through the Kansas City Chiefs' draft strategy, so that Veach maximized his benefits in the most economical way and perfectly selected his target.

outstanding!

Full score!

However, as the second draft day came to an end, the Kansas City Chiefs' draft strategy was suddenly filled with confusion, incomprehensible and incomprehensible.

Because of the trade, the Kansas City Chiefs did not have a second-round pick, and did not get another draft opportunity until the 86th pick in the third round, and this time they chose... a running back.

Kareem Hunt

He is from the University of Toledo and his situation is somewhat similar to Mahomes. Because the school is not strong, he has never received much attention and popularity. He performed well in the rookie training camp, but he did not stand out. Overall, he is indeed a rookie worth the third or fourth round.

The point is not whether Hunter is worthy, but the choice on the first day of the draft. Levi: Hello, I'm still here.

The Kansas City Chiefs went to great lengths to select Levi with the unbelievable third pick, dropping a bombshell that completely disrupted their draft strategy. This choice itself carried pressure, but the decision to select Mahomes with the tenth pick temporarily diverted attention.

It turned out that they were building a succession combination, with Levi taking over from Charles and Mahomes taking over from Smith, shouldering the bright future of the Kansas City Chiefs.

But now, a running back is selected again in the third round. How do you explain this?

Indeed, with Charles, the team's mainstay running back, leaving, the Kansas City Chiefs need to rebuild their ground offense; but choosing two rookie running backs at once, what kind of goldfish-style draft strategy is this?

"I think Vicky may have forgotten what choice he made 24 hours ago. Maybe he should be worried that he may be showing early symptoms of Alzheimer's."

A laughing stock. In other words, overnight, the Kansas City Chiefs went from being a tactical master that everyone praised to being the idiot next door who didn't even notice he was incontinent.

It was also because of the Kansas City Chiefs' draft strategy that the doubts that had been suppressed the day before broke out completely.

Is it really necessary to choose Levi with the third pick?
Not only Levi, but also Trubisky and Mahomes, they all have advantages, but their disadvantages obviously need more attention than their advantages.

Levi and Trubisky each have only one full season, and it is still unknown whether they can continue to put in strong performances at the NCAA level, let alone upgrade to another dimension of professional league.

Mahomes, judging from his college record alone, is at most a second- or third-round pick. Despite his impressive physical test scores, professionals generally believe that he is only third or fourth among the ten quarterbacks this year.

The results of it?
The Kansas City Chiefs went through so much trouble to finally pick these two? Moreover, one running back wasn't enough, so they wanted to pick another one?
What kind of draft strategy is this?

The fire was focused on the third place pick Li Wei.

After all, he has the most loopholes, and his resume, experience, race, and position are all focus of doubt. In terms of attracting firepower, no one can surpass him this year.

In the NBA, there is a saying that "one of the top pick and the second pick must be a failure", which means that only one of the two players can succeed, while the other will be a failure, just like Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick.

In the NFL, when the top three picks are all taken by quarterbacks, often only one player can succeed. The most famous example is the 1998 draft, where the top pick Peyton Manning and the second pick Ryan Leaf formed a sharp contrast. Leaf is often criticized every year.

This year, the top three picks in the draft were defensive end, quarterback, and running back, respectively, so there is no comparability between the different positions. However, the Kansas City Chiefs' fierce moves still put Levi, the third pick, in the spotlight.

"I have a strong feeling that there may be a bust among the top three picks in this year's draft."

"There is no doubt that the NFL is not the NCAA. Every rookie player will inevitably face challenges. The existence of the rookie wall is definitely not just a rumor."

"but."

"I trust Garrett, I look to Trubisky. That's all there is to it."

ESPN professional commentator Blair-Butt was all smiles, didn't name any names, and looked fair and impartial.

(End of this chapter)