Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 553 Youth
It is like this when you are young. Happiness is happiness, sadness is sadness, disgust is disgust, and all emotions seem simple and straightforward.

Until one day I began to understand the complex emotions of bittersweet, laughter with tears, which made me feel overwhelmed and unable to control them. Then I grew up and realized that in the adult world, emotions are complex and entangled. Joy and sadness can occur at the same time, and the same goes for likes and dislikes.

Mahomes has been looking forward to this day, eager to try. Even the thought of the possibility that he will soon become the starting quarterback makes his blood boil. He has been training harder and harder and more devotedly during this period. He has actually kept up with the training rhythm in a serious manner, and is wholeheartedly looking forward to the official announcement of Smith's successful transfer.

However, this day finally arrived. Mahomes thought he would be ecstatic, but suddenly found that he was not as happy as he had imagined.

Bitterness. Lost. Reluctance. Guilt.

A series of strange emotions came flooding over me.

Mahomes took a deep breath, turned his head and looked at Levi seriously, "So, can I be happy?"

"Of course." Levi didn't hesitate at all.

Mahomes still didn't celebrate immediately, but looked up at the sky——

The night in Miami is cloudless, clear and bright, with countless stars scattered down, as if wandering in the Milky Way.

"The captain mentioned that before the regional competition, you said we would count stars together after the game, but he still doesn't understand what you meant."

Levi was stunned. He didn't expect that Smith would share this episode with Mahomes. It can be seen that they have a good relationship in private. A smile climbed up the corner of his mouth, "It's just a song."

"It says that we are gradually blinded by money, work and glory, so that we forget the reason for everything; when we have nothing, we lie outdoors and count the stars, which is a leisure and entertainment that we can enjoy even if we are penniless."

"So, I hope he won't look back and forth, just return to his original intention, enjoy the game, enjoy the battle, and don't leave any regrets."

Mahomes didn't say anything, just stared at the stars in a long silence.

Levy didn't bother Mahomes, either.

He is not in Mahomes' position, so it is hard for him to imagine how Mahomes feels right now.

call.

After a long while, Mahomes let out a long breath, "Defending the title? Defending the title should be difficult, right?"

Levi blinked, "Are you sure I'm the right person to ask this question?"

"Haha." Mahomes laughed out loud, "Well, it's hard to defend the title. Since the new century, only the New England Patriots have defended the title once."

"but……"

"Rookie, it's finally going to happen. I'm about to step onto the field for the Chiefs. I'm about to truly become the team's starting quarterback. Although I've been in the league for a year, it seems like the dream has finally come true."

"Rookie, what if we fail to defend our title?"

Before stepping onto the court, the pressure is already pouring down along with the expectations. The higher the expectations, the more uneasy and nervous I become, and the unknown future is laying out beneath my feet.

Without waiting for Levi to answer, Mahomes spoke again, becoming more and more anxious.

"What if we get eliminated in the first round of the playoffs? What if we don't even make the playoffs? What if I screw this up?"

Levi, "Sherlock..."

But Mahomes simply couldn't stop.

"It's not like this hasn't happened before. The New England Patriots won the 2001 season but didn't make the playoffs in 2002."

"What if I'm not ready, take the wrong step from the beginning, and lead the team into the wrong track?" He spat it all out at once.

Seeing that he couldn't stop it, Levi simply let it go. Mahomes must have countless thoughts in his mind during this period of time, climbing to the peak and falling to the bottom. The roller coaster in his spiritual world has been whizzing back and forth several times, so it is a good idea to vent it all now.

Until Mahomes finished speaking, his eyes were filled with worry and confusion, and he turned to look at Levi.

Levi then spoke, "Then we should focus on the present and move forward step by step. Don't think about defending the title or the playoffs. Focus on yourself, play one game at a time, fight one battle at a time. Don't leave any regrets, and don't wait until the end of the season to say 'what if'. Start now."

"Sherlock, remember?"

“Count the stars.”

“Return to the basics, return to the original intention, start everything from scratch, be simpler and purer, and start exploring down to earth.”

"Now, the Chiefs are your team. If you don't want to regret it, maybe we should start now. Training camp is not over yet."

Mahomes calmed down.

Levi seems to have this kind of ability, the ability to make people trust him with just a few words. No difficulties or dangers can shake him in the slightest. He always faces all challenges calmly and firmly.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Levi is a superman, omnipotent and indestructible; he will fail, he will be sad, frustrated and angry, but he will not regret it.

Because, in every battle, he fought without reservation.

More importantly, they always fight side by side.

Mahomes has always been looking forward to fighting on the field with Levi. They partnered briefly last season. Is it finally about to become a reality?

Thinking of this, Mahomes could feel a fire quietly igniting.

If you don't want to regret, you should seize every moment in front of you. You should not look back at the past, but grasp the present and use each present to change the future with infinite possibilities.

"train!"

Mahomes clenched his fist.

"Rookie, I want to see the defenses of the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars last season, and our divisional game against the New England Patriots. How Belichick deployed the defense in that game was so unusual that he was able to sack the captain multiple times."

"After the season starts, I need to devote myself to learning offensive tactics, so now is the only time to analyze the defensive team's tactics."

New season, new playbook.

Every year, the team updates the tactical manual, and all tactics from the previous season are invalidated. The most important thing is that all tactical slogans are revised.

The main reason is to avoid leaks caused by player transfers.

Therefore, all 32 teams will change their tactical manuals, which is the task of the coaching staff during the offseason every year.

What's more, the Kansas City Chiefs are about to change their starting quarterback this year. Different quarterbacks have different tactical systems. Not only the quarterback, but also the tactical strategies of other offensive groups all need to be adjusted. This is a huge and complicated task.

Most importantly, although Smith and Mahomes are both pocket quarterbacks, Smith is more traditional and has limited footwork ability outside the pocket; Mahomes is younger and relies on excellent physical fitness to support him and can continue to output even when leaving the pocket.

As you can imagine, the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive playbook needs a complete overhaul.

Therefore, it can be predicted now that when the team's spring training camp kicks off, the entire offensive group will be busy.

(End of this chapter)