Capítulo 1624: Chapter 1623: Heaven-Sent Opportunity
The ghost lingers.
For Watson, it was like a waking nightmare, inside and out, in every nook and cranny, unable to shake off Watt’s shadow.
He is the quarterback, the core and future of the team. Watt should have handed over the locker room’s voice long ago, but Watt refused, clinging tightly to power, fearing being overlooked or overthrown. The confident leader image in front of the dia was all an act.
In fact, Watt was just a power-hungry, superficial waste. Maybe in the first few seasons when he entered the League, Watt indeed had the ability, but after two season-ending injuries, Watt was nowhere near his peak performance, yet he continued to take up space without producing results, hindering the team’s future.
If Watt was willing to train a successor and had handed over the locker room early, maybe they would have already broken through and reached the Super Bowl last season.
As for the San Francisco 49ers and Garoppolo, in Watson’s eyes, they were the waste of all waste, and it would be no problem for the Houston Texans to beat them to the top.
Finally, Watt rolled out of the Houston Texans’ locker room, yet they still could not escape that guy’s influence.
But looking at it from another angle, it was also good—
Watt and Li Wei, perfect match like peas in a pod.
In this way, he didn’t need to expend much energy, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in one go would prove himself. He couldn’t wait to see Li Wei and Watt’s disgraced appearances; of course, the real focus was on defeating the Kansas City Chiefs.
Not only for revenge for last season’s Arican League finals, but also to break the myth of the invincible Kansas City Chiefs, proving that he, DeShaun Watson, is the next true king of the NFL.
Hmph, he was ready, and he would make the whole world tremble for him, making the Kansas City Chiefs crawl at his feet trembling.
In the encirclent of reporters, Watson slightly lifted his chin, showing an arrogant and confident deanor, but the reporters obviously didn’t want to let him go so easily.
“DeShaun, this is Arrowhead Stadium; the Kansas City Chiefs haven’t lost here in over two years. This ga is clearly a severe challenge.”
Watson snorted coldly, too lazy to argue, “We’ll see on the field.”
He tossed out a declaration and turned gracefully away.
The whispering noise of the reporters behind him made Watson stand tall with confidence. It was ti for the Kansas City Chiefs to step down from their pedestal.
In fact, Watson’s confidence wasn’t baseless, because League professionals also believed that the Houston Texans might have a chance.
It was clear that the professionals knew the Houston Texans had lost two star players, and they also knew the Kansas City Chiefs were currently the strongest team in the League; but the other fact on the table was that the Kansas City Chiefs often started the season sluggishly.
In the past three seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t perform well in the preseason, last season even losing all four gas.
Reed needed ti to test tactics and needed gas to integrate the players, which had always been the style of the Kansas City Chiefs; and Reed favored young players, hoping the rookies could quickly integrate into the team and grow through gas, making the preseason a good buffer period and connecting point.
Thanks to this, once the regular season officially started, the Kansas City Chiefs could quickly get into form.
It’s worth ntioning that since Reed joined the Kansas City Chiefs, they have only lost once in a season opener, in the 2014 season to the Tennessee Titans.
However, this year was different.
First, there was no spring training camp, and rookie players generally had adaptation issues, not just the Kansas City Chiefs; all rookies in the League faced challenges.
Second, there was no preseason, not even warm-up gas, aning all tactical drills lacked real combat tests; everything was in a theoretical state, requiring coaches to make on-the-spot decisions once the official gas started.
The whole League knew that Reed’s in-ga decision-making was a weak point.
Reed was a strategic master before the ga, but now this master lacked data and drills to update his database, increasing the uncertainty of pre-ga preparations indeed.
So might argue that the Kansas City Chiefs’ foundation was solid, and even if relying on last season’s tactical system, they should easily defeat a Houston Texans team without Watt and Hopkins, right?
In the NFL, things don’t work that way; why do teams need to update their playbooks every off-season?
Besides preventing strategy leaks following player transfers, the real key lies in the professionalism of football coaches.
The previous season’s tactics had already been researched thoroughly. If there were no adjustnts or new ideas during the offseason, and the new season still followed last season’s routines, the team would soon find itself in trouble. Relying solely on the team’s foundation to barely support themselves won’t take them far.
The sa should be true for other competitive sports, but in the turn-based confrontation of football gas, this is particularly evident as the playbook plays an exceptionally prominent role.
Precisely because of this, professionals stated that perhaps—just a possibility—the Kansas City Chiefs might experience so fluctuations and struggles early in the season. It wouldn’t just be the Houston Texans; throughout September, other teams facing the three-ti defending champions might all have so chances.
“If you want to beat the Kansas City Chiefs, now’s the chance.”
“Facing the Kansas City Chiefs, you must seize every opportunity; what lies ahead is a perfect chance.”
“Everyone is asking how to break the blockade at Arrowhead Stadium; now the chance has co, as 22% of audience capacity provides so breathing room for the away team.”
And that’s not all.
All the montum, all the noise was pouring towards O’Brien—
He had no retreat; he had to win.
On one side, the Kansas City Chiefs were struggling, and on the other, the Houston Texans were burning bridges, and such a mismatch might change the confrontation dynamics.
“At the Kansas City Chiefs, it’s Watt’s ga; but for the Houston Texans, it’s everyone’s ga.”
“For the Houston Texans, there’s no room for retreat, and they must win this ga, for the coach, and for themselves.”
“O’Brien has a great opportunity to prove himself. There are not many opportunities; he must firmly seize it.”
Obviously, O’Brien is the focal point.
This offseason, O’Brien consecutively discarded Hopkins and Watt, two major players. Though he had the support of the team owner, McNair’s support ca with conditions, not unlimited and unconditional favors.
O’Brien had always been on the hot seat, with incessant rumors swirling, and the locker room atmosphere was teetering like a chaotic ss, with the League filled with speculation about O’Brien’s locker room managent.
Keywords like “tyrant,” “stubborn,” and “absolute authority” swirled around O’Brien, especially after Watt’s departure, leaving the Houston Texans’ locker room atmosphere teetering on the brink of collapse.
Worse, people familiar with the locker room’s truth kept stepping forward, pointing their guns at O’Brien, pushing him further into the abyss.
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