Chapter 953 The Real European Emperor
Regarding three consecutive championships, Levi is serious.
The same goes for offseason training——
Levi is particularly looking forward to this offseason.
It’s all because of the system, the flop has been shipped again!
In the past half year, the system has also won some opportunities by flipping cards, but to be honest, the gains have been limited. There is only one card with a training effect that doubles the training effect:
Five times.
It’s okay not to mention other cards.
Even this five-fold training effect doubling card has a relatively limited role in the course of the season. Firstly, it is because of the limited daily training time; secondly, because Levi is currently The body and technology have become increasingly mature, and any improvement needs to face the existence of bottlenecks.
So, although there are opportunities for flops one after another, Levi is still working hard and down-to-earth to focus on himself. He is slowly getting rid of dependence on the system and focusing on his own training, even if the system cannot provide better in the future. Help, Levi still hopes to continue to improve through his own efforts.
He believes that this is still not his upper limit.
After all, it has only been three years since I switched to rugby, and my peak period is probably far away.
However!
Unexpectedly, just when Levi thought he could get rid of his dependence on the system, the system actually brought surprises in the flop opportunity after the Super Bowl.
First, the recovery effect is doubled, seven times.
Regardless of whether he is a freshman or a sophomore, Levi is deeply aware that the NFL is a fierce competition that poses a severe test to physical and mental exertion. The further into the playoffs, the easier it is to face the limit.
It is precisely because of this that a bye in the first round of the playoffs is particularly important.
Last season, at the last moment of the American League finals, everyone had cramps. This was a bye in the wild card round, and this team sounded the alarm.
Now, drawing this seven-fold recovery effect doubling card is particularly precious to Levi.
Second, reduce the risk of injury card, 75%——
King bomb!
The injury risk reduction card has always been an important reliance for Levi. For running backs who are plagued by injuries, this is the real plug-in.
Last season, Levi almost suffered a concussion.
It can be imagined now that after winning the regular season MVP, defensive players will definitely be ruthless when facing Levi next season, and the potential injury crisis will skyrocket.
And now, Levi actually got a card that reduces the risk of injury by 75%, surprise! An absolute surprise without a doubt!
This will also be Levi's greatest confidence to continue to challenge the limit next season, and may even be the key to changing Levi's career as a running back.
After all, injuries are the root of all turning points.
Apart from anything else, the haze of bad luck in the previous half of the season can be completely offset by this card that reduces the risk of injury.
After the Super Bowl, Levi was completely satisfied when he pulled out this card.
Even if he works hard throughout the season and the system only gives out this one card, it is already worth every penny. Levi has enough confidence to attack for three consecutive championships next season. After all, in real life, He already has a lot of money in his pocket, and you shouldn't be too greedy as a person.
but!
Perhaps because of this peaceful mentality, Levi became the European Emperor and won the ultimate prize in the last chance to flop——
"Template: Barry-Sang Barry-Sanders (S-Class)".
In the training template, S-level cards appear again!
So, who is Barry Sanders?
——GOAT.
The answer is that simple.
Of course, GOAT is relative, not absolute. Everyone has their own best in history, and there are very few players who can perfectly convince the crowd. Sanders is no exception; but there is no doubt that Sanders is the most dominant and comprehensive top running back in the NFL's century-old history.
Barry Sanders, 5.7 feet (173 cm), 200 pounds (91 kg), was drafted into the league with the third overall pick in the first round by the Detroit Lions 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' dominance has been enough to go down in history:
Ranking yards, second in history, second only to Walter Payton.
Ranking touchdowns, sixth in history.
The number of possessions, second in history.
As of 2022, fourteen years after Sanders retired, these three statistics are still among the top ten in the historical list.
The average running yards per season is 1,527 yards, and the average running yards per game is 99 yards.
Sanders has never had less than 1,000 yards in a single season in his entire career. He has created ten 1,000-yard seasons in ten seasons in the league. He is also the second-most 1,000-yard season in history. running back.
In addition, a regular season MVP, two offensive player of the year, six first-team All-Americans, four second-team All-Americans, ten Pro Bowls, and led the league in running yards four times.
Efficient, strong and stable.
Sanders has consistently delivered brilliant performances for ten seasons, completely subverting people's impressions of running backs and sweeping the league with incredible performances.
"Ten years as a day", this sentence can bear witness to Sanders' greatness.
In fact, Sanders' retirement was not due to injury.
In the 1997 season, Sanders tied for the regular season MVP with Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback Brett Favre, and still ran for 1,491 yards in the 1998 season, even at the age of thirty-one. Even at his advanced age, he is still the top running back in the league.
Before the start of the 1999 season, Sanders, who had no injuries and was in excellent condition, suddenly chose to retire, which caused a sensation throughout the league, because at that time, Sanders was only one step away from surpassing Walter Payton's all-time record for running yards. It’s just over a thousand yards, and it can be surpassed in one season.
But Sanders had no nostalgia and turned around and left at his peak.
Sanders, who has always been private and resistant to the media, has never disclosed in public the real reason why he retired and hung up his boots during his peak period, but the media generally speculated that Sanders was disillusioned with the terrible job of the Detroit Lions' front office.
A well-known NFL official commentator once lamented:
“Even if you are as strong as Barry Sanders, you can’t save the Detroit Lions from this ugly mud. ”
In the ten seasons of Sanders’ career, he only led the team to one playoff victory. The only one.
For a legendary player, this is shame and powerlessness——
Just like Watt now.
That feeling of powerlessness is infinitely amplified in a sport like rugby that emphasizes collective ability.
In 1998, the Detroit Lions had five wins and 11 losses in the regular season and once again missed the playoffs. A frustrated Sanders announced his retirement during the offseason.
It is precisely because of this that although purely in terms of numbers, Sanders cannot occupy the first place in a series of historical lists of running backs - after all, he only played ten games. years; but a full decade of consistent, stable and efficient output has made Sanders the GOAT recognized by countless professionals.
One detail is enough to prove that the 2019 season is the centenary birthday of the Rugby League. The league organized 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 must be extremely fierce.
As for the starting running back position, the final winner:
Barry Sanders.
(End of this chapter)