Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 948: A Risky Move

In 2012, at the draft, the Washington Redskins traded their first-round picks for the next three years and the second-round pick of the year to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the second overall pick of the year. They took a gamble and selected Robert Griffin III, trading the team's future for this cornerstone quarterback.

This move remains the best negative example of the league's draft.

On the one hand, it was because Griffin III suffered an injury. Although he performed well in the first two seasons of his career and the Washington Redskins seemed to have found the cornerstone of their dynasty, Griffin III then fell as quickly as a meteor, causing the Washington Redskins to suffer serious damage afterwards.

On the other hand, the Washington Redskins are gambling with their three-year future. Regardless of whether Blake Griffin III is worth it, it is a risky move. Even if Blake Griffin III is not injured, the Washington Redskins have not had a first-round pick for three consecutive years, which is also a fatal shortcoming.

An experience is also a lesson——

Don't sacrifice the team's future casually. In the world of football, although the quarterback is very, very important, this is a collective sport, and the construction of a complete team cannot be narrow-minded and focus only on the quarterback position.

Precisely because of this, although the league teams are increasingly focusing on young people, including selecting new generation players and potential superstars in their second and third years through the draft, they are still reluctant to take risks overall, and teams often need more time to observe before deciding whether to place a bet.

Therefore, over the years, the teams would often consider whether to renew the contracts of rookie players and what kind of contracts to give them after the four-year rookie contracts expired; only a very, very small number of third-year players could be valued by the team, have their contracts renewed one year in advance, and become the real cornerstone of the team.

As for the sophomores?

almost none.

However, there are exceptions to everything, and team managers should not follow the rules but should deal with each case individually.

Everything is just like the 2017 draft, when the Kansas City Chiefs unexpectedly completed the most successful and exciting draft layout in history.

Now, Vicky started to move again——

Re-sign Mahomes.

From the outside, Mahomes is just a sophomore with only one full season under his belt. Objectively speaking, Mahomes is still not mature enough, and his high interception numbers prove that his judgment and choices at critical moments are still questionable.

Of course, Mahomes' excellence is unquestionable. He was second only to Levi in ​​the regular season MVP voting this year, and he led the team to successfully defend the title in his first starting season, which is enough to prove Mahomes' value.

Renew?

no doubt.

But ordinary team managers will control themselves a little, wait and see, and not let the quarterback's agent smell their desire easily, otherwise those sharks will never let go easily and will not stop until they tear a piece of fresh meat from the team.

However, Vicki doesn't think so.

The 2018 season has just ended, and Veach has already taken the lead in determining plans for this offseason. Obviously, renewing Mahomes' contract is at the top of this schedule.

So, is Vic's decision this time a foolish adventure or a wise plan?

Mahomes himself was caught off guard. He had no idea that his career would take a turn after his sophomore year.

This is something Mahomes could never imagine.

He had an urgent need to share his joy and communicate his feelings.

After finishing the call with Veach, the first person that came to Mahomes' mind was Levi. He quickly climbed over the low wall of the villa and ran all the way to the hall of the house next door. As a result, he saw the figures of the three team captains, and he braked suddenly, with no time to react.

After a sudden storm, the joy and happiness settled down a little.

Mahomes scratched his head and kept grinning. "The team manager just called me and I was shocked. I thought I didn't violate the team rules. I didn't expect Mr. Veitch to discuss the contract extension with me and ask if I am willing to sign a long-term contract with the team." "God, oh, God, God, God."

“I can’t believe this is actually happening.”

Looking at Mahomes jumping on the sofa in front of him, Levi could truly feel the joy of the blowout, a simple happiness.

The corners of Levi's mouth also rose, "Have you told your agent?"

Mahomes shook his head. "No, my first reaction was to come and tell you. What should I do? Should I tell my agent?"

Levi laughed. "Of course. You should tell him that he should be the one to negotiate with the team. We are not professional enough, and things can easily get dirty and ugly."

"I mean, he should be responsible for the specific negotiation and the tug-of-war process; but if the team is willing to have a long talk with you, you should also show sincerity and communicate with the team. After all, we are discussing a long-term contract, a win-win opportunity for both parties, which is more complicated and more important than a simple contract."

Mahomes nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Oh oh oh, I know."

Standing there and thinking carefully, Mahomes still found it hard to believe all this happened.

"Rookie, do you think this is true?"

"I've been dreaming about this day, standing on the field to prove my worth, winning a Super Bowl championship, winning a life-changing contract, winning the opportunity to continue fighting for my dream, and now this day has come, is this real?"

Because it is too beautiful, it doesn't feel real.

Levi nodded, "Why don't you fall down, just like in 'Inception', then it can be detected."

Mahomes looked at Levi with a serious face, and actually jumped up, and fell heavily on the sofa. The sudden movement scared Levi, and he choked on his own saliva and started coughing violently.

Levi was just joking, who would have thought that Mahomes actually took it seriously?
Mahomes was completely unaware of Levi's panic and looked at him with a smile, "I'm weightless, but I'm not awake in the dream, so this is all real, right?"

Levi looked at Mahomes with a smile and helplessly raised his thumbs up, praising Mahomes, "It seems that your experiment was successful."

Mahomes chuckled, immersed in happiness.

Until this moment, Mahomes suddenly caught a subtle clue.

"Ah." A cry of surprise.

Levi was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Mahomes looked at Levi and gave an embarrassed smile, too shy to look Levi in ​​the eye. "Rookie, I'm sorry, I think I did something wrong."

Levi: ??? "What's wrong? Did you talk to the team manager?"

Mahomes shook his head and only glanced furtively at Levi.

After thinking about it for a while, Levi finally reacted and realized that Mahomes was actually worried about him. How would Levi feel if the team was going to renew Mahomes' contract but completely ignored Levi?
Li Wei smiled directly, "If you are worried about me, the team manager has also called me."

(End of this chapter)