Chapter 116: The Difference Between Clouds and Mud
Bao Feng left the library angrily and stood at the door, taking deep breaths of fresh air continuously. Jackson still could not calm down.
ah!
In the end, I couldn't hold it back and looked up to the sky and screamed.
Ahhhh!
Yelling several times in succession, he clenched his fists and exerted all his strength. The turbidity and heat accumulated in his chest were released, and he was able to breathe a little.
But, it’s still not enough——
ah!
After shouting again, all the birds on the treetops were frightened away. The students who were going in and out also consciously took a detour to create some space, looking at the school football team with horror and confusion on their faces. The most shining star quarterback, transformed into a beast, is he roaring at the sun?
Unconsciously, a vacuum formed around Jackson, but he really had no intention of worrying about these glances at this time.
He wanted to be quiet.
Simply sitting down on the steps, Jackson lowered his head and thought seriously: How did things develop to this point?
running back. Running back? Running back!
Jackson still couldn't believe it, "Huh, running back?"
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Jackson's arrogance, because this is the reality.
Judging from the salaries of the thirty-two NFL teams in 2023, we will not discuss the top superstars here, because once they enter the truly top ranks, their salary structure cannot be viewed with ordinary eyes, and it is difficult to accurately evaluate The accurate market value of different positions on a football team.
Here, looking at the average salary of all players, we can evaluate the league's overall value judgment on offense versus defense and different positions.
The player with the highest average salary of all...is not the quarterback, but the offensive left tackle, the gate guard who guards the quarterback's blind side.
Perhaps, in terms of top stars and highest salary, quarterback will definitely win the top spot, but in terms of average salary, offensive left tackle is the most expensive position, with an average annual salary of $8.19 million.
Secondly, there is the quarterback, with an average annual salary of $6.11 million.
The bottom one undoubtedly comes from the special teams team, the kicker, that is, the player in the special teams team who is responsible for holding the ball and waiting for the kicker to come and kick the ball.
Don't underestimate this position. In the history of rugby, there has been more than one classic game in which a winning goal was ruined due to mistakes made by the ball supporter.
The average annual salary of a ball player is $10.9 million.
Overall, the average annual salary for the offensive team is $3.46 million, the average annual salary for the defensive team is $3.08 million, and the average annual salary for the special teams is $1.76 million.
Obviously, NFL teams still invest more money on the offensive side.
His eyes further focused on the offensive team.
Among all positions on the offensive team, there are only three positions with an average annual salary of less than three million, running back, tight end, and offensive guard.
In the past few years, the average annual salary of tight ends was at the bottom of the offensive group, but in the past two years, because of Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints and Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots, (Rob-Gronkowski) came out of the blue and changed the situation. The average annual salary of tight ends rose rapidly.
Running back now has the lowest annual salary in the offense, with an average of only $2.1 million.
In the past, until the 1980s, the running back was still the player with the average salary second only to the quarterback in the entire football team. In the blink of an eye, he has reached his current position. It has to be lamented that in the face of the changes of the times, everything has changed. The power is weak and no one can stop it.
This is reality——
One is a running back, a weed, weathered, hard-working.
One is the quarterback, a treasure that is afraid of breaking when held in the hand or melting in the mouth. Even the average salary of offensive tackles remains high to protect this treasure. There is a fundamental difference between the two.
No matter how much Jackson thought about it, he still couldn't understand the reason for comparing them together. Why did that guy suddenly get up?
In Jackson's view, football is often a game where the outcome is determined by the quarterback, and all other players are foils and protagonists——
At least, that's the case with the Louisville Cardinals.
Naturally, Jackson's target is the quarterbacks of other teams. Watson, Darnold, Mayfield, etc. are his opponents. Whether it is the Heisman Award or the National Championship, they are the ones he needs to defeat. enemy.
And the running back?
As for the quarterback, the running back came in to join in the fun.
For the Crimson Tide Storm, quarterback Hurts is a high school student with no hair. He relies entirely on defense to win. The so-called offensive team scores are all based on the premise that the defensive team has suppressed the opponent.
Including the game against the Louisville State Tigers was no exception. If it weren't for the Crimson Tide Storm's defensive team's ineffective offense in the first half, which shut out the opponent's opponents, the game would have been ruined, and there would be no running back to turn the tide.
In Jackson's view, even if the Louisville Cardinals play against the Alabama Crimson Tide Storm, the highlight should be the defensive team he plays against. No matter how many rounds he plays, there will never be a running back who comes out to steal the spotlight.
However!
The media just refused to let him go——
Levi Levi Levi, ad infinitum.
Now, just as the Louisville Cardinals lost and the Alabama Crimson Tide won, Levi's prospects became even more promising, surpassing Watson and climbing to No. 1 on the Heisman Trophy odds list. Second, and to close the distance with Jackson, there is not much difference between the three.
The pressure came all at once.
Regardless of whether Jackson is willing or not, the current hot discussion in the NCAA is "Jackson VS Watson VS Levi", and it will continue to do so.
"Levi doesn't take Lamar Jackson seriously. Wait until the Louisville Cardinals reach the National Championship Game."
Thinking back to this sentence again, Jackson felt angry:
He has never taken Levi seriously, okay? He was obviously the one who said this first. When did it become Levi's turn to show off?
The anger burned to the extreme, but Jackson grabbed a glimmer of reason.
Okay, since they like to watch the excitement, then he will openly prove them wrong. As long as they defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide Storm in the National Championship Game, all voices can be shut up, right?
Originally, Jackson was looking forward to defeating Watson in the U.S. Championship, not only avenging his defeat in the regular season, but also proving that he was the most talented running back this year; but now, Levi has officially surpassed Watson and become Jackson A must-beat goal in the National Championship Game.
When the result of the game comes out, the guy's expression must be very funny. He will definitely enjoy that moment and firmly imprint that guy's expression in his mind. Then we will see if the guy can still be tough-talking. He will Put all that trash talk in that guy's mouth.
Just thinking about the scene, Jackson couldn't help laughing.
Fittingly, the Louisville Cardinals next game will be against the school's historic rival, the Kentucky Wildcats.
If there is a road to heaven, you will not take it; if there is no door to hell, you will come here instead.
Sorry, Kentucky Wildcat, he happens to be full of anger and can't vent it. Let's practice his hands first, crush it, ravage it, and rub it again.
(End of chapter)