Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 1019 - 1018 Professor Appears

In late October 2017, another player represented by Donald Yee, Jimmy Garoppolo, left the New England Patriots to join the San Francisco 49ers.

This young quarterback spent four full years as Brady’s backup with the New England Patriots, having only played two complete games and twice enduring long absences from training and games due to injuries; after transferring to the San Francisco 49ers, he started five games, and the season was over.

Yet, this player who had only played in seven games throughout his career signed a five-year, 137 million US Dollar contract during the following offseason, becoming the highest-paid player in the league before Rodgers renewed with the Green Bay Packers, including a 90 million US Dollar guarantee. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

This all made history.

So, how did the media react?

Despite some confusion and hesitation, they still applauded and cheered for Garoppolo, and did not foolishly throw the negative noise from social networks in Garoppolo’s face.

Ironically, after signing the contract, in the 2018 season, Garoppolo only played three games before tearing his ACL, ending his season.

In other words, up to now, Garoppolo has only played ten full games in his career, with 30 million dollars of his guarantee already securely in his pocket.

Looking at Garoppolo’s treatment, and then at Li Wei’s treatment—

This is the gap.

Of course, everyone knows that quarterbacks and running backs are different, the entire league seems to have reached a bizarre consensus:

Cornerbacks, linebackers, safeties, and other positions, even the top players in the league’s hierarchy, still need to prove themselves again and again, using every possible means to fight for their deserved rights.

Meanwhile, quarterbacks don’t need to, even if they’re just average players in the league, they only need a slight push to easily obtain a salary that exceeds 95% of the league’s players; then, year after year, they lie on their checkbooks without reaching the playoffs.

This absurd and strange reality, yet no one is willing to puncture it, as if it’s a natural "fact."

However, it is not.

Nor should it be.

Now Li Wei directly points it out, bluntly and loudly, drawing attention to the elephant in the room:

Why is there such a difference in treatment between quarterbacks and running backs?

To be more precise, why is there such a difference in treatment between quarterbacks and all other players? Not just running backs, but other positions too.

After defending Bell last season, Li Wei once again, as an "outsider" and "rookie," pierces the window paper, like the child in "The Emperor’s New Clothes."

So, his performance so far is not enough to silence the doubts, what else does he need to prove?

Indeed, Li Wei can continue to prove himself, using one outstanding performance after another to shut up the haters; but he refuses.

He believes he no longer needs to prove himself.

He refuses to, refuses to respond to those baseless doubts, refuses to explain himself repeatedly in the face of unjust attacks, refuses to endlessly prove that he deserves recognition and honors, refuses to exhaust himself making peace with the haters, and refuses to bow and scrape playing along with the media.

As for those haters, let them continue to burn in hatred and jealousy, he couldn’t care less about their suffering and agony.

Calm. Composed.

Confident. Determined.

Li Wei, with clear and bright eyes, looked towards the entire group of reporters, emitting an aura that completely dominated the scene.

At this moment, it was the reporters who began to avoid eye contact, not daring to look Li Wei in the eyes—

Everyone knows the current overall environment and development trend of the league, the era of quarterbacks being dominant has taken shape and is irreversible.

But facts are facts, yet no one dares to openly challenge the significance of other players, nor does anyone dare to shout at running backs, "Hey, you’re just a bunch of expendables."

Especially not in front of Li Wei.

The situation, markedly different.

However, reporters are still reporters, the entire room filled, with strength in numbers; and they will not easily concede defeat without achieving their goals, relying on the advantage of numbers to bolster their courage.

In the midst of a quiet scene, someone broke the stalemate, "So, did the busy off-season activities this year affect your preseason preparation?"

Around and around, back to the starting point.

Li Wei smiled.

Not cynically or sarcastically, but a genuine smile, sunny and bright, shining and enthusiastic.

"What do you think of today’s game?" Li Wei asked in return.

Bzz, bzz, bzz.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the press conference room changed—

Clearly, today’s game was the best answer.

The reporter who asked the question was caught off guard by Li Wei. He originally thought Li Wei was simply asking rhetorically, but didn’t expect Li Wei to focus on him, eyes firmly locking on him, an oppressive feeling of becoming prey swept over, as if he had to answer this question.

Before his brain registered, he instinctively said, "Very good."

Li Wei gently raised his chin, eyes still locked on the reporter, a touch of inquiry in his gaze, as if discussing Goldbach’s Conjecture.

"Which specific part, elaborate,"

Whooosh.

The entire audience’s gaze surrounded the reporter like a torrential summer rain.

That guy: Why me?

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he finally mustered some courage, "The second touchdown, Mahomes’ super long pass connecting with you."

Li Wei, "Who do you think should credit for that?"

Reporter: ... "You?" That slightly trembling end note betrayed his intense unease and confusion.

Li Wei gently shook his head, "No, wrong answer."

Reporter, "Mahomes and you?"

Li Wei, "No, still wrong. Also Kelsey, Hardman, Hill, and others. You shouldn’t omit anyone."

Back and forth, with walls-like responses, leaving no breathing room, flipping the position of guest and host, like a surprise Q&A session in a college lecture, Li Wei firmly grasped the initiative, with the reporters eager to find the correct answer.

The whole press conference hall seemed like a tennis court, with audience eyes bouncing back and forth between Li Wei and the reporter, the atmosphere was completely tense.

Then, Li Wei’s smile resurfaced, sitting back up right.

"I think you guys shouldn’t have any more questions, right? Then I’ll be leaving now."

Only at this moment did the reporters realize, unknowingly, they had fallen into Li Wei’s rhythm, with Li Wei turning the tables and controlling the situation, talking them dizzy and confused—

How did it end?

Now, the reporters were anxious.

If they let Li Wei leave like this, then all their waiting and brewing during this time would be in vain? They waited so long just for today, how could they let Li Wei escape so easily?

Absolutely not!

From within the crowd, an urgent voice tore through the commotion, shouting directly.

"Professor, Professor Hannibal, wait!"

A stone thrown into the surging waves, all at once becoming silent, as if pressing a pause button, every action and gaze suddenly freezing.

Wait, what did they just hear?

Was it a hallucination?