Chapter 714 Primitive Tribe
The nature of competitive sports is actually somewhat similar to tribes in primitive society——
Fight for survival.
There is no right or wrong, it is purely for food, water, and life. Everyone is protecting the survival lifeline of their own tribe.
Everything is so simple, life and death.
As the defending champion, the Kansas Chiefs are a huge target. All other teams are eyeing them. They want to defeat the Kansas Chiefs whenever there is a chance. They will never let go of any opportunity to humiliate the Kansas Chiefs——
They are competitors.
There is only one Super Bowl champion, and the defending champion is the target that everyone is eager to beat.
Of course, there are some bullies who just yell and curse just to vent their emotions, not against the Kansas City Chiefs, but about everything. Just when the Kansas City Chiefs come into view, they open up with all their firepower.
There was a dizzying spurt.
In front of you, that's it.
This season, the Kansas City Chiefs performed well and did not encounter the rookie wall at all. Instead, they were stronger than last season, continuing the momentum of defending the championship and leading the league on par with the Los Angeles Rams.
The expectations are higher, and the hatred is also higher.
However, when facing top teams, the Kansas City Chiefs have always lacked a little luck. After the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, they lost for the third time this season. It was still to the first-tier strong Los Angeles Chargers——
Parallel imports. Pseudo strong team. Unbearable.
All kinds of backlash came and swallowed up the Kansas Chief in an instant.
"Good night, I hope you die peacefully."
"Sorry, but I think the Los Angeles Chargers should have won 35-0."
"The Chief of Kansas is no different than the dog poop in the gutter in my backyard."
"It's not hype, nor bragging. I watched the performance of the two teams objectively. One looks like a champion, and the other... looks like the Kansas Chiefs."
"You asses miss opportunities time and time again. You can only find your presence on weak teams. Once you encounter a strong team with real championship pedigree, your true colors will be revealed. Defending champion? Haha, why not kiss my ass."
"The best Los Angeles Chargers, the worst Kansas Chiefs, please the league stop bragging about Levi, okay?"
"So, this is the so-called next face of the league, so it's better for the NFL to close its doors."
"Brady's successor? The next GOAT? Haha, this is so ridiculous. Levi is the most over-rated genius in the NFL."
"Levi, please stop shouting to the media. Those jokes that are not funny at all look stupid. Go back and study the tactical manual."
"It can be seen from the Hunter incident that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked."
"Because they beat the New England Patriots last season, they are regarded as superheroes. Please stop praising the Kansas Chiefs. The world is as black as crows. They are the same as the New England Patriots. So... the Los Angeles Rams are the champions!"
"You deserve it. The concealment and cover-up of the Hunter incident is not a failure to report, it's just that the time has not come yet."
"Hahaha, the happiest moment of this season, Teacher Lin En, show your heart."
attack. ridicule. abuse. disdain.
There were all kinds of remarks; overwhelming and all-out attack. For a moment, it seemed as if half the world was standing opposite the Kansas Chief.
And, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
When you open a social network, the hatred almost overflows, and dirtier, uglier, and bloodier words fill the corners of your vision.
Even if I saw it with my own eyes, it was still hard to believe that people could harbor such hatred and vent it out so openly. The muzzle of the gun, the muzzle of the cannon, was fully aimed at Levi. As the captain and leader of the Kansas Chiefs, more than two-thirds of the hatred was directed at him.
At the same time, Mahomes, who became the starting quarterback this season and became the league's new darling, bathed in countless praise and recognition, also suffered a lot of firepower.
"...So, this is the ceiling for future quarterbacks in the league? Haha."
"The Kansas chief thought he had found a treasure, but his true colors were revealed all of a sudden."
"I knew the league was desperate to find successors to Manning and Brady and continue the quarterback conversation; but I never knew the league was so hungry and desperate."
"Honestly, at Mahomes' level, I really don't know how you guys can brag about it."
"Parallel import. Oh, sorry, there is nothing good about parallel import with the tenth pick in the first round. Anyway, there was no hope from the beginning. The Kansas Chiefs should stop the loss in time and start looking for the next quarterback again."
"It's your own fault. The Kansas City Chiefs should have kept Smith from the beginning, instead of a second-year rookie. He probably got carried away after seeing the rookie Levi gain a little success and prepared to make a big gamble on Mahomes. , but come on, the quarterback isn’t the running back, okay?”
Objectively speaking, Mahomes' performance in this game was indeed not his best:
58.8% pass success rate, 199 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and one interception.
All the statistics are the lowest in the season; but there is one thing to say, that is because Mahomes’ previous performance was so amazing, which highlights the sluggish data in this game. If compared horizontally, Mahomes is still in the league. Above average, far from bad or a disaster.
And, even so, the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers was entangled until the end.
But does anyone care?
No.
Brittany really couldn't bear to watch any more.
She kept reminding herself not to pay attention to social networks, ignore those black fans and trolls, and not to be disrupted by online comments.
However, this is not an easy task.
Put down the phone, lock it in the drawer, completely block out the noise, but within five minutes, I listed various excuses and took out the phone again.
Then, before she realized it, she couldn't help but open the social networking platform.
Looking at those curses, Brittany couldn't control herself. She immediately clicked on the comment box and started typing wildly, spitting out sharp words. She typed a lot until the word limit reminder box popped up. Now she took a moment to find it. Come to your senses, subside your anger, and calm down again.
Take a deep breath and delete all those replies.
Don't be impulsive or reckless. Most importantly, there is no need to start a verbal war with netizens. This will only make the haters more and more energetic.
That’s not good for Mahomes.
Finally, Brittany put down her phone, grabbed her keys, and forced herself out of the house.
Only by completely leaving your mobile phone, television, phone, computer and Internet, and diverting your attention can you calm yourself down.
Opening the door, Brittany was stunned, and then she realized that the sky was slightly bright, the sun had not yet fully risen, and the whole city had just slowly woken up from the night.
It turned out that she had tossed and turned all night without sleeping at all, and before she knew it, dawn had broken.
So, what now? Where should she hang out outside?
"Good morning."
There was a greeting in the distance, and Brittany followed the sound and looked over. It was Levi who had just returned from his morning run.
Levi's footsteps did not pause and continued to move forward.
Brittany hesitated for a moment, and before her brain made a decision, her voice broke free from the constraints of her throat, "Levi!"
(End of chapter)