Chapter 944 Changes in the situation
The offseason is slowly kicking off. Before the free market officially opens, team managers and agents are already very busy.
There is no doubt that this year will be very busy, especially after the Kansas Chiefs defended their title, the target behind this team is a little bigger——
Everyone is eager to beat the Kansas Chiefs !
What's more, early in this offseason, you can smell a wave of uncertainty and turmoil, and the league seems to be brewing something big.
After the Super Bowl, rumors around the league have begun to spread.
Safety Earl Thomas, the last defender of the Seattle Seahawks "Legion of Boom", was revealed to be a "locker room bomb". He has been making trouble during the offseason last season, and head coach Carroll endured it. After living with him for another season, he finally reached his limit and the two parties decided to part ways.
This also marks the complete disappearance of the Blast Legion that once swept across the world.
Fowles, who earned the reputation of "Saint Nick" after his phenomenal performance in the 2017 season, sat on the bench in the 2018 season and once again wiped Wentz's butt. Although his performance was not as amazing as last season, he Still managed to turn the tide and lead the Philadelphia Eagles to the divisional stage.
However...
The Philadelphia Eagles still place their hopes on Wentz.
The frustrated Fowles finally put away his fantasies, applied for a trade from the team, and prepared to test the free market.
Things that didn’t happen during last year’s offseason finally happened during this year’s offseason.
Also preparing to test the free market, there is Baltimore Ravens veteran quarterback Flacco. Hubble has early expressed his determination to support Jackson as the main quarterback. Flacco has made great contributions to the team. Coe had no choice but to look for other jobs and once again witnessed the cruelty of the professional arena.
However, the truly cruel story should be Le’Veon Bell.
After the Pittsburgh Steelers star running back went on strike for a full year, the relationship between the player and the team has been irreparable. The Pittsburgh Steelers put out a "sale" sign early, waiting for teams interested in Bell.
Bell is also gearing up, looking forward to joining the team to prove himself.
There is no doubt that Bell is the most uncertain factor in this year's free market.
On the one hand, due to the rise of Levi, the market value of running backs seems to be quietly recovering, and Bell is still one of the most talented running backs in the league.
On the other hand, Bell has been out of the game for a year, and his form and ability are questionable. Coupled with such a thorn, he has made so many troubles for the contract, even more than Revis, who regards money as his life. It will be even more noisy and exaggerated. It is not yet known whether he will become a locker room bomb after signing.
Judging from various public opinions, the Pittsburgh Steelers seem to be preparing to blame the problems in the locker room on Bell, using the topic to interpret Bell's actions to fight for salary as a contradiction that undermines the stability of the locker room.
Now, Bell quits——
Why should I take the blame?
Anyway, Bell has already broken up with the team, so he just won’t do anything about it.
“The real cancer in the locker room is Roethlisberger!”
Boom, boom boom boom!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the entire alliance was shocked.
Everything happens for a reason, because Bell is not the first "victim".
In the 2018 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers were under tremendous pressure, and Tomlin’s series of decisions were questioned. The team’s wide receiver Antonio Brown stepped forward and condemned certain players on the team for being lazy in training, distracted in meetings, and changing clothes. The atmosphere in the room was ruined, but no one dared to speak out.
The target is directed at quarterback Roethlisberger. Here, Roethlisberger showed a "loyal and honest" image. Not only did he not argue, but he also defended Brown, saying that he really needed to review and become a better leader. Now Brown is like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror——
We are not human inside or outside.
Throughout the season, Brown and Roethlisberger had several conflicts, and Brown was the loser in all of them. At the end of the season, Brown and Roethlisberger had a helmet incident in the locker room, and it was rumored that Brown threw his own helmet. However, the helmet hit Roethlisberger after rebounding, causing the conflict to intensify.
However, the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room was tight-lipped.
All evidence points to Brown, the arrogant wide receiver who is the source of the trouble.
At the beginning of this year, before the Super Bowl, Brown went crazy and further lost control. Without consulting the team, he stated that he was ready to leave the team and issued a departure declaration. This made Brown the target of criticism.
Because the Pittsburgh Steelers are still the number one wide receiver of the team that "does their best to save", from all aspects, it is the Pittsburgh Steelers who are enduring Brown's bad temper.
Until Bell made a sound.
At this time, people realized why the public opinion seemed to be all other people's fault -
blame Bell, blame Brown, Bell and Brown are like crazy women in the gaslighting effect, Becoming the main culprit destroying the unity of the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room, but the team's quarterback Roethlisberger is perfectly invisible?
Now, it's fried.
With all the buzz and buzz, the Pittsburgh Steelers have become the protagonists of the offseason in a terrible way, standing in the spotlight in embarrassment and shame.
Obviously, the once golden triangle of the Pittsburgh Steelers has been completely torn apart and can never go back; but the next fate of the three people is still unknown, and no one knows what the 2019 season will be like.
Last offseason, quarterbacks were undoubtedly the center of attention:
Rogers’ contract extension with the Green Bay Packers, the departure and retention of Wentz and Foles, The Kansas City Chiefs' choice between Smith and Mahomes, the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars' plans for the quarterback.
And so on and so forth.
This offseason, the quarterback news is slightly inferior, but the departure, retention and future of other top big-name players have ignited the offseason's flames early.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall-Cobb and linebacker Clay Matthews, New England Patriots wide receiver Amendola and Defensive tackle Flowers, New Orleans Saints running back Ingram, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Bortles and more.
All these players' contracts have expired and they have become free agents. Whether they will renew their contracts or transfer, they will undoubtedly become the big fish that attracts much attention in this year's free market, and may change the league map next season.
However!
Unexpectedly, on the first day of the free market, the real heavyweight would be someone else.
The New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns completed a trade that included four players and two draft picks. It is absolutely blockbuster!
And these four players include Odell Beckham Jr.'s name.
The entire league has dislocated jaws.
Last season, the New York Giants became a laughing stock because of quarterback Manning Jr.'s incident. This season, the New York Giants actually traded away the team's top star. Beckham Jr., who once represented the future of the league, left for Cleveland.
this? ? ?
Beckham Jr. was still under contract, but was traded away by the New York Giants. What happened? The first hit brought a scare.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
(End of this chapter)