Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 548: Loyalty Is Offended

As early as the regular season entered the crazy December, the New York Giants had already begun to lay out their plans.

Regardless of whether Webber is the future of the New York Giants, they themselves know that Geno Smith is definitely not, so they need a quarterback:

A quarterback who can save a public relations crisis and lead the team into a smooth transition period.

After a lot of back and forth, the New York Giants set their sights on Alex Smith. It must be said that John Mara's plan was indeed very clever.

Alex Smith is dedicated, sincere, and down-to-earth. His ceiling may not be high, but he is stable. Firstly, he can help the team make a smooth transition. Secondly, he has a mild personality and will not cause trouble because of the chaos in the New York Giants. Thirdly, he can calmly welcome the new coach and quickly complete the integration.

Moreover, Smith helped Mahomes unreservedly when he was with the Kansas City Chiefs, and now he can continue to help train Webber when he goes to the New York Giants.

The Super Bowl title was the icing on the cake, calming the protests of New York fans.

Perhaps the only problem is the salary cap.

After confirming that Manning Jr. will not be the future quarterback of the New York Giants, the next two years and $33 million contract may have many possibilities due to Manning Jr.'s decision. It is uncertain whether the New York Giants can give Smith the big contract he hopes for.

Unless... Smith really wants to join and give the New York Giants more room for maneuver during the negotiations.

then.

The seed "Levi" can play a greater role at this time.

I have to say that Mara's calculations were very clear and far-sighted.

Unfortunately, Levi still saw through it.

Perhaps, Mara has also considered this possibility. Even if Levi finds out the connection, for his own benefit - the possibility of going to the New York Giants in the future, establishing a good relationship with a big guy like Mara and getting a big contract for himself or even opening the door to the high-end world, he might also speak well of the New York Giants and promote the union of the New York Giants and Smith.

So, will Levi?
Looking up, Levi looked at Smith. He could sense Smith's excitement and anticipation, which were still stirring even though he tried his best to suppress it.

Actually, it’s not surprising.

This was the first time that Smith felt needed, seen, and valued. He was no longer a fake product or an object that could be easily discarded and replaced.

And, it's the New York Giants.

Levi can understand Smith's feelings. Should he give positive feedback according to Smith's ideas? At the same time, can he also help John Mara?
"Honestly, I don't think it's a good idea."

After all, Levi couldn't go against his conscience. Since Smith trusted him, he should tell his true thoughts instead of telling insincere lies and pretending that everything was perfect.

Smith was a little surprised and could hardly hide it.

Levi shrugged slightly and continued.

"Captain, you've played in San Francisco before, so you know what big cities are like. But New York is different from San Francisco. The fans in this city are spoiled."

"They have so many professional teams, two baseball teams, two football teams, two basketball teams and three ice hockey teams in the four major leagues."

"They like victory and championships. If a team doesn't perform well, they can abandon it at any time and turn to support another team. It's not that they are not loyal, but..."

Smith laughed in silence. He understood and nodded slightly, "Spoiled."

Levi spread his hands, "So, imagine you come in with the halo of the Super Bowl, what do they expect to see?"

champion.

Of course, Smith also desires the Super Bowl championship, at least their goals are the same; but is it really that simple?

Levi exhaled lightly, a little heavy, not because of the current situation of the New York Giants, but because he had to make Smith realize the reality -

The bubble of the beautiful dream was burst.

"They just dumped their quarterback of 14 years and fired the head coach who was the target of public criticism when he announced the news."

"Rather than looking to trade for a quarterback to lead the team to a Super Bowl run, they're looking for a bricklayer to overturn and rebuild."

It was cruel, but Levi still said it.

Smith is not stupid either; in fact, he is a genuinely smart guy.

"Haha." Smith smiled bitterly. "You can just say it directly. It doesn't matter. Scapegoat. They are trying to find a scapegoat to divert the target."

"Use me to divert attention, dispel the anger of the fans, and shift the expectations to me; however, if the team fails, whether it is a failure to compete for the Super Bowl or a failure to advance to the playoffs, I can be pushed forward at any time to bear the anger of the fans."

"Just like McAdoo."

"So, I still have some value. After all, they really messed up the Eli incident this time, and it was a complete mess. It's not easy to divert attention and save their image."

Smith made a self-deprecating joke, but he noticed that Levi's expression still hadn't fully relaxed.

"Why, anything else?"

Levi hesitated a little, but still said it.

"This is just my personal guess, I think New York may be ready to promote Webber."

"We chose you not only as a transitional quarterback, but also hope that you can guide Webber step by step. After all, not all starting quarterbacks have such a broad mind to generously pass on all their knowledge and experience to rookies."

When a rookie quarterback joins the team, he is trying to grab the starting position of the veteran quarterback. They are not successors but competitors.

That year, Aaron Rodgers joined the Green Bay Packers, and the team's starting quarterback Brett Favre was very dissatisfied.

This Hall of Fame quarterback held almost all the passing records of NFL quarterbacks until Manning, Brees and Brady surpassed and refreshed the records in the past two years. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest quarterbacks in history.

However, let alone teaching Rogers, Favre tortured and insulted Rogers in various ways, making Rogers' three-year bench career a living hell.

When Rodgers finally replaced Favre as the starter, the two had already completely fallen out.

Although this is a special case, the competition between veteran and rookie quarterbacks is a fact.

Smith thought about it carefully, and after the brief excitement faded away, he gradually came to his senses. He knew that what Levi said was true.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that my reputation in the alliance is not bad, just like a dairy cow. It eats grass and produces milk."

Looking at Smith, Levi was a little worried——

Smith was full of enthusiasm and excitement, but Levi poured buckets of cold water on him and dragged him back to reality. Was this blow too cruel?

"Captain, I'm sorry." Levi gave an apologetic smile.

Smith seemed particularly relaxed. "Don't apologize. Why should you apologize? This is professional sports. Even if you didn't remind me, it wouldn't change the reality. We are all just insignificant pawns. I still need to thank you. Thank you for awakening my sanity."

(End of this chapter)