Chapter 179 Chain Reaction
“Rookie! Rookie! Rookie!
The live broadcast on the TV screen was filled with joy.
However, other teams reacted differently and fell into chaos. Running back? The Kansas Chiefs unexpectedly selected a running back? It's not the quarterback, it's the running back. Who is this stupid operation with a lot of money? Is the Kansas Chiefs front office still awake after eating mushrooms collectively?
There was silence in the Chicago Bears war room.
One second, they were preparing to pop the champagne to celebrate the team winning their cornerstone quarterback.
The next second, the midsummer atmosphere was swept into the biting cold winter, like falling into an ice cellar, and the collective froze in place.
Ryan Pace stared blankly at the live broadcast, his brain stopped moving, his reactions malfunctioned, he even forgot to curse, and he had no idea:
running back.
Was the Kansas Chiefs drafting a running back from the start?
Therefore, everyone thinks that the Kansas Chiefs are stupid and have a lot of money, but in fact, it is the Chicago Bears who are really stupid and have a lot of money. They could have selected a quarterback with the third overall pick, but ended up spending a fortune The big price was snatched from the hands of the Kansas Chiefs to pay for Veach's madness.
Grass.
Pace stood there, messy in the wind, and wanted to be quiet.
There was some excitement in the Carolina Panthers war room, but Rivera controlled the situation.
"calm!"
Disappointed, but Rivera was mentally prepared.
He did not expect the Kansas Chiefs to come out and disrupt the situation, but to be honest, even if it were not the Kansas Chiefs, the Jacksonville Jaguars would definitely select Levi with the fourth overall pick; and the Carolina Panthers would never go there from the beginning. Trade up to grab a running back with the third overall pick.
What now?
It was very heartbreaking to miss Levi, and he was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe, but Rivera still regained his sense and decided to make full use of this opportunity to achieve his goal.
Turning around, Rivera looked at the team manager, "Did you see that? Kansas will choose a running back at all costs. I can bet you that Jacksonville will choose a running back next."
"If my prediction is right, then when it's our turn, you go with my idea and pick a running back; but if my prediction is wrong, then I just shut up and go with your plan, how about that?"
However.
Regardless of the Chicago Bears or the Carolina Panthers, they are not the focus. The focus now is the Jacksonville Jaguars——
Because, they are the fourth pick.
When the selection of the Kansas Chiefs is completed, the next one is the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the time begins to count down.
Caldwell: Grass.
Bradley: Heartbroken.
With helpless eyes, they actually watched Levi being snatched away in front of their eyes. The cooked duck flew away, just like that. The distance between them and Levi was so close and yet so far.
Caldwell couldn't believe it, "Oops. Oops!"
The entire war room was silent.
But eventually someone needs to say, “We’re counting down the days.”
Cardwell turned around and roared, "I know."
The feelings of frustration and anger still lingered, but Caldwell forced himself to calm down.
"Alternative plans." Each team will prepare three to five plans to ensure that they can find a way to deal with such a situation when it occurs.
There was a voice next to him, "Watson is still here." Yes, Watson!
Among the rookie players this year, Watson is undoubtedly the topic of discussion. Coupled with the quarterback position, almost everyone believes that he can be selected in the top three picks:
The Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears all lack quarterbacks, and there is no suspense that Watson will be picked off early.
However, an accident happened, and no one wanted it?
For a while, I didn’t know whether it was more surprising that Levi was the third pick, or that it was more surprising that Watson was not picked.
Cardwell was slightly moved for half a second, "No, I won't be fooled. The Browns, 49ers, and Bears all don't want Watson, and the Chiefs didn't pursue Watson when they traded up. Watson is not good, and he must have it." There’s a problem, we can’t elect him.”
In fact, the shock and astonishment in the little green room was no less than that in the team's war room.
The rustling eyes all looked at Watson, like a light on his back——
Watson could no longer control himself and left the table angrily, and his agent followed immediately.
Perhaps, running backs are an exception.
The situation of running backs in the league is getting worse, which can be seen from the situation in the draft. However, this year, Levi broke the shackles and became the first running back selected in the top three picks in five years, which also ignited the hope of other running backs. , at the same time, competition between them also quietly ignited.
Who can become the second running back drafted after Levi?
This is also a feature of the NFL. It not only compares draft picks, but also compares draft orders for the same position.
Just like the quarterback, Trubisky surpassed Watson and became the first quarterback to be selected. It is inevitable that other teams in need of quarterbacks will look at Watson again. After some inspection, for Watson, this is a nightmare, a nightmare that he just wants to escape from.
Fournette stared at the big screen quietly. From the NCAA to the Heisman Award to the draft, facing Levi, he suffered three consecutive losses.
Originally, Fournette thought that the 2016 season should belong to him, but in reality, Levi appeared, and everything changed drastically.
At this time, Goodell's voice came from the live broadcast. The commotion and chaos in the small green room temporarily calmed down, and Watson also returned to the room.
All eyes were focused on the screen again.
"...Leonard Fournette, running back, LSU."
Watson: Damn!
Fournet stood up slowly and confidently, his eyes more determined than ever: He will defeat Levi, the next time they meet.
After all, the Jacksonville Jaguars fulfilled head coach Bradley's wish and selected a running back. Fournette became the second running back to be selected after Levi. The discussion surrounding running backs in this year's draft finally came to an end. Being honored, maybe, is this the beginning of change?
However, the surprises did not stop. Instead, because the top four teams all ignored Watson, all subsequent plans were disrupted.
Clemson University wide receiver Mike Williams was even selected one step ahead of Watson. The Chargers, who moved from San Diego to Los Angeles this year, selected him with the seventh overall pick.
There was another exclamation in the little green room.
As you can imagine now, tonight will be a very long night for Watson.
The Carolina Panthers selected Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey with the eighth pick, which was a minor surprise.
Because this means that all three major running backs were selected before the top ten picks, and it also means that the most selected position so far is actually running back.
Unexpected, completely unexpected, before the start of this year's draft, people 100% did not expect this situation.
Then, the waves started again, and the accident happened again.
This time, the Kansas City Chiefs once again stole the spotlight and completed a three-way trade with the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills to obtain the tenth pick.
And Veach chose, "...Patrick Mahomes, quarterback..."
(End of chapter)