Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 955 New Challenges
A sincere question: why have running backs gradually become consumables in real life?

The bottom line is that the league has changed the rules of the game a lot for the sake of ratings and given the quarterback as much protection as possible. This has led to the coaching staff inevitably spending more time on passing layout when formulating offensive strategies, and the space left for running backs to play has gradually been compressed.

As running tactics become simpler, the chances of running backs relying on their bodies to break through become higher and higher, and ground offense becomes simpler and more brutal.

At the same time, the defense is restricted when facing the quarterback. If they are not careful, they will face the yellow flag and lose yards. When facing wide receivers and tight ends, the requirements for rough defensive fouls are becoming more and more stringent, so that the defensive players can't stretch their hands and feet at all, with the only exception being the running backs.

In the league's rules, running backs are still discarded items that are not loved by anyone, and the defensive players' tackles and collisions can completely unleash their power.

To a certain extent, the defensive players even vented all their pent-up anger on the running backs, and the rough defense became more and more serious.

In addition, the running back position itself focuses on physical confrontation and physical breakthroughs. Compared with other positions, the frequency of collisions and contacts is high. The position and role itself have a distinct blue-collar color, which inevitably makes the running back's situation slide into a quagmire step by step.

With all these factors combined, the risk of injury faced by running backs is naturally high.

From a statistical perspective, running backs do have the highest risk of injury among all positions on the football team.

Naturally, the team would rightfully say, hey, you see, running backs are expendable.

however!
Sanders has proved through his actions that it is not the running backs' fault that they have become consumables, but that they are sacrificial sheep selected by the league's commercialization process.

At the same time, Sanders proved with his career that running backs struggling to survive can still rely on their persistence and hard work to fight back.

They can prove their abilities in different positions like Tomlinson, or use tactical reading to their advantage like Bell.

As the league progresses, running backs should also evolve. If running backs stay where they are and complain about everything, and simply and crudely put all the mistakes and responsibilities on others, then the running backs themselves will become more and more passive in the tide of the times, and eventually fall into the bad situation of being a "consumable".

Although Sanders was active in the 1990s when the league's commercialization process was not so fierce, no one knew whether he could withstand the impact of the times in the rolling waves after the millennium; but Sanders' training template is like a mirror, projecting the direction Levi will continue to move forward.

The amount of information brought by the training template is unprecedentedly abundant, so much so that after Levi finished the template training in the system, he still looked for those game videos when he returned to real life, and re-examined Sanders' performance from the overall perspective of the game and the tactical confrontation on both offense and defense.

Sanders is not a god——

He is still an ordinary person, so if Sanders can do it, it means Levi or others can do it too.

It is a tedious process, but also a fascinating one.

It was during this process that Levi gradually realized that he still didn't know enough about his body.

In fact, Coach Burns had a keen eye and took a liking to Levi at first sight. Ultimately, it was because of Levi's physical talent. His performance in the past three seasons also proved that Coach Burns was right.

But now Levi realizes that there is still a lot of potential in his body waiting to be tapped.

In the two seasons in the NFL, Levi has been faced with a training balance: how to increase his physical confrontation while maintaining light footwork and agility?
On the one hand, he hopes to go into beast mode like Lynch, but on the other hand, he hopes to continue to maintain Peterson's ability to change directions multiple times.

That may seem greedy. But Sanders has an answer.

This dwarf, who is like a giant, finds a delicate balance between strength and speed, confrontation and agility, becoming a polygonal all-round warrior.

It is definitely not that easy for Sanders to pull off "David vs. Goliath" style confrontations time and time again.

All along, physical fitness and talent have been Levi's greatest reliance; and now Levi realizes that he can continue to tap into his physical potential and take it to the next level on the physical level. Putting aside skills, tactics, awareness, etc., the most basic and essential body also has room for growth -

This is a wake-up call, but also good news.

Objectively speaking, this can also be regarded as a reminder and an update from the system, which urges Levi to challenge his limits, surpass himself, and strive to grow into a better player.

When it comes to challenges, Levi is always passionate and eager to try.

Levi still has a lot of work to do during this offseason.

There are still nearly three months before the team's voluntary spring training camp begins. At a glance, it seems like a lot of time, even longer than the summer vacation; but if you think about it carefully, you have to exercise, study videos, do template training, and review and summarize. The training list is really full.

From this perspective, there is far from enough time.

So, there was no time to relax and daze. After Levi arrived in Miami, the offseason training camp was already in full swing.

The rumor quickly spread among NFL players and agents.

"what?"

Lamar Jackson suddenly sat up from his beach chair, took off his sunglasses, and looked at his teammate tight end Mark Andrews in disbelief. The ice in his cocktail was melting and slowly sliding down the outer wall of the glass.

Andrews and Jackson are both players who entered the league in the 2018 draft. The tight end was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the th pick in the third round. After a year of running-in, the two rookies of the same grade naturally became familiar with each other.

Andrews swayed his body to the dance music that filled the air around the swimming pool. "I said, Watt and Donald are both headed to Levi's training camp."

Jackson still doubted his ears. "Isn't that rookie still living a life of luxury in Los Angeles?"

First it was "Saturday Night Live" and then "Avengers 4". Levi's appearance was frequently seen, and they were still complaining that the guy was dazzled by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's fame and fortune, and he would probably become a good-for-nothing after an offseason, and might appear on the stage next season with a beer belly.

So, why did Levi start training?
Moreover, unlike last year, Levi organized a mini training camp himself this year. NFL players came to him one by one and asked for trouble?
Jackson: I don't understand.

Andrews chuckled and sat down on another beach chair by the swimming pool, preparing to look for his cocktail. "Who knows."

"Maybe he wasted too much time in Hollywood some time ago, and now he finally realized that he should catch up quickly. Who knows if he is still enjoying the pleasure of life, haha."

(End of this chapter)