Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 969: Competing for Beauty
"...Josh Jacobs..."

Oh yeah!
In Levi's villa in Miami, Mahomes, Kelce and others watched Levi and Ronnie Clark raise their arms high, stand up and cheer enthusiastically, without concealing their inner joy and happiness.

Kelsey shook her head, "Hey, he's a Raider next. Raiders! Our enemy!"

Levi didn't care. "Jacobs is a first-round pick. Hoo hoo, Jacobs is a first-round pick!"

Mahomes laughed heartlessly and happily, "Once you are a Crimson Tide Storm, you will be a Crimson Tide Storm for life."

Clark turned and looked at them. "Don't worry. In college, the rookies abused Josh a hundred times and a thousand times. It's the same now that they're in the league."

As he spoke, Jacobs, who was standing under the spotlight and taking over his title of Oakland Raiders No. 1 fan, showed a shy smile on his face, but still took a deep breath, plucked up the courage to look at the camera lens, stretched out his right index finger and pointed in the direction, exuding a confident and domineering aura.

Ho, ho, ho, ho.

The Oakland Raiders fans at the scene were all excited and they thought Jacobs was greeting them.

However, only those who truly know the truth can understand it.

For example, Clark.

Clark widened his eyes and looked at Levi in ​​disbelief, "Rookie, Josh has challenged you!"

Levi laughed heartily, "This is the spirit we need. In the past, Josh would tremble whenever Henry's name was mentioned, as if he was worshipping him. If we really faced each other on the court, it would probably be a disaster. Now he finally understands that we are opponents, not idols to be admired."

"It seems that the divisional battles in the new season will be more interesting."

Levi Clark Jacobs.

After all the twists and turns in their youthful years fighting side by side, they are about to meet again in this way. It is indeed a surprise, isn’t it?
Perhaps, life is always full of separation and sadness, but at the same time, life also has reunion and joy.

When they met again, they were able to see in each other the traces of each other's pursuit of their dreams and share every little thing that had happened over the years.

Then, continue to pursue your dreams as an opponent and a colleague.

Josh Jacobs, Alabama Crimson Tide running back, this label is enough -

Following Henry and Levi, this traditional football school has sent the third running back to the league in four years.

Henry, after struggling in his rookie season, is on the rise in his sophomore and junior years. The name "Henry the Great" is widely known in the league, although his reputation does not seem to be as good as Barkley, McCaffrey, Gurley and others; but there is no doubt that he is on his own track.

This season, Henry made it into the top 100 players list for the first time, ranking 99th.

As for Levi, needless to say, he is currently the hottest player in the entire league. It all comes from the keen eye of Burns, the running back coach of the University of Alabama.

All eyes were focused on Jacobs.

In fact, Jacobs has been under the spotlight since the rookie training camp. The aura of "Henry + Levi" is so strong that it attracts a lot of firepower for him.

However, Jacobs still withstood the pressure, and scouts and teams generally believed that he had first-round potential and was likely to be the best running back this year.

Rumor has it that the Kansas City Chiefs are also very interested in Jacobs, and they would not mind reuniting Jacobs with Levi to recreate the running back combination that made the Crimson Tide win all-time in 2016. The Oakland Raiders took the bait.

The entire league is eyeing Levi.

On the one hand, everyone says that no running back can maintain high-frequency output. Levi has had two consecutive high-energy seasons, and there will inevitably be fluctuations or even decline in his third year.

Running backs are, after all, consumables.

On the other hand, everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on Levi. He had heard similar remarks countless times during his rookie season and sophomore season, but he was slapped in the face again and again. Hasn't he learned his lesson?

Levi is undoubtedly the benchmark for running backs in the league today.

Now, the running back produced by the Alabama Crimson Tide has entered the league again. The Oakland Raiders, who happen to be short of running backs, have no reason to miss Jacobs after suffering enough from Levi. This is also the starting point for the Kansas City Chiefs to launch a three-way trade.

In the end, the Oakland Raiders selected Jacobs with the 24th pick in the first round!
"Jacobs vs. Levi", the topic of the AFC West divisional civil war next season has already come out. The legendary rivals between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders will continue to spark next season, even though this may be the last season for the two cities of Oakland and Kansas to confront each other.

At the same time, Jacobs is also the only running back selected in the first round of the 2019 draft.

One of a kind. A true eye-catcher.

Those netizens who were gloating could not hold back any longer: What happened to the running backs who were supposed to rise? What happened to Levi who was supposed to change the entire league?
In response to this, professionals said, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, Rome was not built in a day, and the decline in the status of running backs is not a matter of one or two seasons; similarly, it is not something that can be reversed in one offseason for the running backs to prove themselves again, so there is no need to jump to conclusions.

What's more, the average strength of rookies this year is generally low. When the league has witnessed top talents like Levi and Barkley, how can teams easily compromise with those young people of average level?
Although Jacobs became the only running back selected in the first round, in fact, in the entire draft, 28 running backs were selected, second only to 32 cornerbacks, which was the second most selected position in this year's draft, higher than forwards and wide receivers.

From this data, we can see that no matter what the team looks like on the surface, the importance of running backs and ground offense is quietly recovering.

By the way, the New York Giants also took three shots on the first day.

Sixth pick, quarterback, Daniel Jones.

No. 17, defensive tackle, Dexter-Lawrence.

No. 30 pick, cornerback, Deandre Baker.

Alliance: Huh?

To be honest, the New York Giants were able to pick up Dexter Lawrence, a talented, plug-and-play defensive tackle, with the 17th pick, which was really a good deal.

But what is this draft strategy, from quarterback to defensive tackle and cornerback?

It's not that there aren't teams that are casting a wide net and filling gaps on both offense and defense in the draft; but the New York Giants' lineup is full of loopholes. Instead of trying to cover everything, it's better to focus on the offense to improve its combat effectiveness. The current draft strategy is completely incomprehensible.

After leaving the venue, John Mara was pulled back again to welcome not only the second first-round pick, but also the third first-round pick.

And, accidents happened one after another.

After the four-hour first day of the draft, Mara could barely keep her mask on and was on the verge of breaking.

So, are the New York Giants preparing to make up for quality with quantity and compete with the Oakland Raiders?
(End of this chapter)