Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 953 The Real European Emperor
Levi is serious about winning three consecutive championships.

The same is true for offseason training.

Levi is particularly looking forward to this offseason.

It’s all because of the system, the cards are flipped and shipped again!
Over the past six months, the system has also won some opportunities, but to be honest, the gains are limited. Only one training effect doubling card is quite eye-catching:

Five times.

As for the other cards, I won’t mention them.

Even with this card that doubles the training effect by five times, the effect it can play is relatively limited during the season. Firstly, it is because the daily training time is limited; secondly, Levi's current physical condition and skills are becoming more and more mature, and any improvement will have to face bottlenecks.

Therefore, although there have been opportunities to turn the cards over one after another, Levi still works diligently and down-to-earth to focus on himself. He is slowly getting rid of his dependence on the system and focusing on his own training. Even if the system cannot provide better help in the future, Levi still hopes to continue to improve through his own efforts.

He believed that this was still not his limit.

After all, it has only been three years since he started playing football, and his peak period is probably far from coming.

however!
Unexpectedly, just when Levi thought he could get rid of his dependence on the system, the system actually brought him a surprise in the flip opportunity after the Super Bowl.

First, the recovery effect is doubled seven times.

Whether in his freshman or sophomore year, Levi was deeply aware that the NFL was highly competitive and posed a severe test on both physical and mental exertion. The closer he got to the playoffs, the easier it was to face his limits.

This is why the first-round bye in the playoffs is so important.

Last season, in the final moments of the American League Finals, players suffered cramps one after another, even though they were in the wild-card game. This sounded the alarm for the team.

Now, drawing this card that doubles the recovery effect by seven times is particularly precious to Levi.

Second, reduce the risk of injury card, 75% -

Wang fried!

For a long time, the injury risk reduction card has been an important reliance of Levi. For the running back who is plagued by injuries, this is the real plug-in.

Last season, Levi almost suffered a concussion.

Now we can imagine that after winning the regular season MVP, defensive players will inevitably be ruthless when facing Levi next season, and the potential injury crisis will rise sharply.

And now, Levi actually got a card that reduces the risk of injury by 75%. Surprise! Absolutely a surprise without a doubt!
This will also be Levi's biggest confidence to continue to challenge his limits next season, and may even be the key to changing Levi's career as a running back.

After all, injuries are the root cause of all turning points.

Putting aside other things, the bad luck that had plagued the team for most of the season could be completely offset by just this one card that reduces the risk of injury.

After the Super Bowl, Levi was already satisfied when he flipped over this card.

Even if he worked hard throughout the season, the system only gave him this one card, which was already worth the money. Levi had enough confidence to launch an attack on the three consecutive championships next season. After all, he had already made a lot of money in real life, and he shouldn't be too greedy.

but!

Perhaps it was because of this peaceful mentality that Levi was lucky enough to win the ultimate prize in his last chance to flip the cards.

"Template: Barry-Sanders (S-level)".

In the training template, an S-level card appeared again!
So, who is Barry Sanders?
——GOAT.

The answer is that simple.

Of course, GOAT is relative, not absolute. Everyone has their own best player in history, and very few players can perfectly convince everyone. Sanders is no exception; but there is no doubt that Sanders is the most dominant and comprehensive top running back in the 100-year history of the NFL.

Barry Sanders, 5.7 feet (173 cm), 200 pounds (91 kg), was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the third pick in 1989. He only stayed in the league for ten seasons and announced his retirement in 1998. Compared with other players, his career was not long.

However, in just ten seasons, Sanders has shown enough dominance to go down in history:

In terms of rushing yards, he is second in history, behind only Walter Payton.

Running touchdowns, sixth in history.

Number of ball possessions, second in history.

As of 2022, fourteen years after Sanders retired, these three data are still ranked in the top ten of the historical list.

The average rushing yards per season is 1527, and the average rushing yards per game is 99.

Sanders has never had less than 1,000 yards rushing in a single season throughout his career. He has created ten 1,000-yard seasons in ten seasons in the league. He is also the second running back with the most 1,000-yard seasons in history.

In addition, he won one regular season MVP, two Offensive Player of the Year awards, six All-American first-team selections, four All-American second-team selections, ten Pro Bowl selections, and led the league in rushing yards four times.

Efficient, strong and stable.

Sanders has consistently delivered outstanding performances in ten seasons, completely subverting people's impression of running backs and sweeping the league with incredible performances.

"Ten years the same as before" is the sentence that can bear witness to Sanders' greatness.

In fact, Sanders' retirement was not due to injury.

In the 1997 season, Sanders and Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback Brett Favre tied for the regular season MVP, and in the 1998 season he still ran for an impressive 1491 yards. Even at the "advanced age" of , he was still the league's top running back.

Before the start of the 1999 season, Sanders, who was free of injuries and in good shape, suddenly chose to retire, which shocked the entire league because at that time Sanders was only more than a thousand yards away from surpassing Walter Payton's historical record of rushing yardage, and he could complete the surpassing in one season.

But Sanders did not linger and left at the peak of his career.

Sanders, who has always attached great importance to privacy and has always resisted the media, has never publicly revealed the real reason why he retired at the peak of his career, but the media generally speculated that Sanders was disappointed with the terrible work of the Detroit Lions uniform group.

The famous official commentator of the NFL once sighed:
"Even someone as good as Barry Sanders can't save the Detroit Lions from this ugly mess."

In his 10 seasons, Sanders led his team to just one playoff victory. Only one.

For a legendary player, this is a shame and powerlessness.

Just like Watt now.

That feeling of powerlessness is infinitely magnified in a sport like rugby that emphasizes collective ability.

In 1998, the Detroit Lions finished the regular season with wins and losses, and missed the playoffs again. Frustrated, Sanders announced his retirement during the offseason.

It is precisely because of this that, although in terms of numbers alone, Sanders cannot occupy the first place in a series of historical running back lists - after all, he only played for ten years; but his persistent stability and efficient output for a full decade made Sanders the recognized GOAT by countless professionals.

One detail is enough to prove that the 2019 season is the th anniversary of the Rugby Football League. The league held a series of activities for this purpose, including the selection of the best team of the century.

As you can imagine, competition for each position is extremely fierce.

The final winner of the starting running back position is:
Barry Sanders.

(End of this chapter)