Chapter 839

Hugo has been in the recording studio for a while and has no time to understand this year's rookie training camp, so naturally he doesn't know much about it. Facing Steven's question, Hugo could only shake his head and ask with a smile, "What about you, do you have a favorite player?"

"Heath. Shuler." Steven said with a smile, "The star quarterback from the traditionally strong University of Tennessee is very popular this year."

The University of Tennessee was a strong football team that emerged around the 1940s, but it declined slightly after entering the 1970s, but the football tradition has continued, and many star players enter the NFL every year. Joseph's younger brother Paul entered the University of Tennessee.

In rugby, the quarterback is the tactical brain of the team's offense, responsible for organizing the offense system of the entire team, especially after the modern rugby has carried out rule innovations in order to protect the health of players, the passing role of the quarterback Amplified further, their role in the team has increased, and it is often said that a good quarterback can save a bad team, and the same terrible quarterback can destroy a team. Not bad team.

So generally, when people mention football, the first impression is of a quarterback. Among the seventy-eight No. 1 picks in the draft before 2014, there were thirty quarterbacks, a high percentage at a glance.

Steven said this sentence, and David, who was sitting next to him, sneered, "I told you, Cincinnati doesn't need offensive players, they need defense, defense!"

It seems that this is what Steven and David were arguing about just now. The Cincinnati Bengals were the bottom team in the league last year, so they won the first pick this year, which is the No. 1 overall pick.

Steven turned his head in disapproval and said, "Did the Tigers lose just because of defense? David Klingler's rating was only 66 last season, God, he alone It can ruin an entire team."

"Hey, Ringle is only in his second season, we can't be too demanding, can we?" Joseph, who was sitting next to Leonardo, couldn't hold it any longer, and shouted directly. Then David Geffen gave a thumbs up to agree, and in the end Steven in the middle could only ask Hugo for help.

David Ringle was a quarterback selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round in 1992. He was a star quarterback from the University of Houston, but after entering the NFL, his performance in the first two years was very poor. Last year, the Cincinnati Bengals were at the bottom of the league, and the defensive line was criticized, but Ringle as a quarterback was also to blame.

David Geffen obviously believes that the defensive line is more important than the quarterback; but Steven believes that replacing the quarterback is a top priority for the team; as for Joseph, it is completely in Houston's regional awareness to Lin. ger for maintenance.

In fact, Steven and David are not necessarily fans of the Cincinnati Bengals. They are just discussing matters, hoping to speculate on who this year's No. 1 pick will be, so they started a debate on the situation of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Hayes Schuler from the University of Tennessee is the top quarterback in rookie training camp, plus his star performance in college, if Cincinnati needs to choose a quarterback, then he is indeed the top pick. Good choice; but if the Tigers want to improve the defensive line, as David said, the first choice will naturally not be the quarterback in the offensive group.

There is a certain process in the draft every year. Of course, before the draft begins, the performance of players in college and high school will be recorded by scouts and then evaluated.

After the Super Bowl in February, the NFL will hold a training camp for rookie players to test their physical fitness and skills. During the training camp, more than 300 top rookie players will be invited to show their strength. A rookie who performed well during the college period, and who can show his strength in the physical fitness test and skill test, will naturally become the fragrant bun in the draft.

But the problem is that there are so many positions in American football games. Although the choice of each pair on the field is the same as that of football, there are eleven players, but a football team is divided into an offensive group, a defensive group and a special service group, each of which is different. Position training methods are different. So the NFL draft is far more complicated than other sports.

For example, this year, there is a quarterback who is very capable, but the team with the first pick doesn't need a quarterback. The team chooses to defend the rookie, and the No. 1 pick is not a popular quarterback, but a defensive player; or the team trades the draft pick with other teams and gives the No. 1 pick to other players who need a quarterback. teams, and they get the defensive veterans and other draft picks they need.

Either situation is possible. This is one of the important reasons why the NFL draft is so charismatic. This is where the argument between Steven and David arose.

Steven looked at Hugo, which also made Hugo dumbfounded. Hugo is not an unforgettable god. He naturally doesn't remember the 1994 NFL draft, and he certainly doesn't know who the No. 1 pick is, but he remembers this guy named Hayes Schuler, no Because he has created countless brilliance in the future, but because he is known as one of the top ten biggest parallel imports in the NFL in 20 years.

Hayes performed exceptionally well in his college days, but everyone knows that the college league and the professional league are two completely different systems and intensities. After entering the NFL, Hayes' performance disappointed everyone, and he still couldn't adapt to the professional league. With rhythm and intensity, he eventually turned himself into a backup. He chose to retire after only four seasons in the NFL. His career was lackluster, and he even had only a handful of wins and touchdowns.

But what is even more legendary is that after retiring, Hayes became a North Carolina congressman. Instead, he achieved a lot of success and opened up territory on the political road.

It is because of this peculiar experience that Hugo has an impression of Hayes, otherwise a player who has only been in the league for four years, and Hugo did not pay attention to football at all from 1994 to 1997, how did he may remember.

Hugo looked at Steven's sad eyes, and smiled without face, "Compared to offense, the Tigers' defense problem is indeed worse, and I don't think Hayes is worth the Tigers' gamble. He's not necessarily better than Ringer."

While Hugo doesn't remember the No. 1 overall pick in 1994 or who the Cincinnati Bengals picked, his personal opinion is that. I don't know which team ended up tragically drafting Hayes.

When Hugo said this, Steven immediately became anxious, "Are you serious? Could it be that there is a better quarterback than Hayes this year?"

How did this topic get here? Hugo looked at Steven speechlessly, then raised his hands in surrender, "Sorry, I don't even recognize the face of this year's rookie." This sentence made Steven very aggrieved, and he sat on both sides. David and Joseph laughed heartily.

At this time, Samora just came back with the pizza, and looked at the cheese pizza in his hand with a satisfied expression. When he returned to his seat, he found that everyone's expressions were a little strange, so he asked, "What's the matter? ?"

Leonardo, who was innocently caught in the middle, had a tearful expression on his face, "They quarreled so fiercely, it was like watching the Lakers and Clippers play."

Samora nodded "Yeah" while her eyes drifted towards the steaming pizza in her hand. In the end, she couldn't hold back, she just lowered her head and took a bite, then closed her eyes with a happy look on her face.

As soon as Hugo and the others looked up, they saw Samora's greedy bear--wasn't he still asking what was going on just now, why did he eat it in the next second! Everyone was speechless.

Samora opened his eyes and saw everyone's eyes. He didn't know what was going on, but said happily, "It's really enjoyable to eat pizza while watching the game. If only there was fried chicken!" A black thread slipped, but Samora was still unaware, "Do you want to eat? Oops...really, I don't know of any other friends, I just bought an eight-inch one. Otherwise, I'll go over and buy another one. ? I just saw that the bacon tasted very good."

Leonardo, who was still innocent, waved to Samora secretly, "They said that football is going on, so they shouldn't be interested in snacks."

Samora suddenly realized, "You talk, you continue." Then he greeted Steven and David with a smile, sat down directly, and continued to enjoy the pizza.

Looking at Samora like this, Hugo and Joseph immediately looked like "I don't know him", but Samora looked at him positively, "Who do you want?"

Leonardo, the only one who hadn't looked away, also held the popcorn silently and turned his head. Samora sat on the spot with a puzzled face, muttering, "This pizza is really delicious, and it's best to eat it while it's hot." Then he continued to happily nibble on the pizza.

But Samora didn't notice it at all. People from all directions looked at his behavior with surprised expressions: Today is the draft, not a game day, everyone is very nervous, not to mention pizza, even the explosion Rice Kwa felt a little out of place.

However, everyone's attention was quickly diverted, on the one hand because Samora did not affect others, although it was out of time; on the other hand, the draft was about to start.

Before 1994, the draft was always 12 rounds, but since 1994, the draft has been reduced to seven rounds, with 32 picks in each round. Basically, 32 teams have one pick in each round. The first round to the third round is carried out on the first day, and the fourth to seventh rounds are carried out on the second day, but the general media only pay attention to the first day, to be precise, the first round, up to the second round .

The high-profile first-round draft is about to officially begin, and the atmosphere at the scene is starting to heat up.