Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 522

Chapter 522: 521 Training Plan Chapter 522: 521 Training Plan “`

The off-season was a perfect time for basking in the spring sun, for lying flat, partying, daydreaming, for doing nothing and clearing the mind with a relaxing trip in countryside; it was not a time for training or for physical confrontations.

This was beyond doubt.

Li Wei had no intention of missing out on the wonderful springtime.

Life shouldn’t consist only of tackling and bumping; it should also include poetry and distant places.

However, after a brief vacation, Li Wei had other thoughts.

The 2017 season, which had just ended, brought Li Wei many achievements and much growth.

Winning the Super Bowl MVP was an unexpected reward.

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It also broadened his horizons and deepened his understanding.

On one hand, he recognized his own shortcomings.

For example, in confrontations.

The Lynch training template hadn’t brought immediate results in a short time.

To avoid sacrificing his agility and speed advantage, he slowed down during the second half of the season, significantly reducing the time spent on Lynch’s template and focusing more on the Tomlinson template.

But as the playoffs advanced, the intensity of the confrontations became more and more evident.

Although Li Wei didn’t plan on changing his tactical style—he definitely couldn’t become a running back like Henry or Lynch—enhancing his physical confrontation ability and resistance to hits were aspects of training he could not neglect.

During the off-season, the Lynch training template should be picked up again.

On the other hand, he realized that challenges in the new season could be even more daunting.

In fact, entering the second half of the regular season, Li Wei could clearly feel that the coaches were becoming more cautious and focused on him.

Despite their claims that “the rookie still needs to prove himself,” they paid him considerable tactical attention, which peaked during the Super Bowl.

However, that was just his first season.

In the next season, other teams’ attention to and understanding of him would ramp up completely.

No one would take him lightly, and some might even dedicate multiple players to defend against him—

This was an honor.

Li Wei welcomed it, welcomed it warmly.

On a psychological level, he was prepared; now he also needed to catch up on the physical and technical aspects.

Enhancing his physical confrontation ability was one aspect; another was to enrich his arsenal, including catching and throwing, to become a multifaceted threat.

This was why this year’s off-season was extremely important for Li Wei.

In some ways, it was even much more crucial than the last.

After all, last year, as a rookie who emerged from nowhere, nobody took him seriously.

But now, the entire league was watching him, and they also looked forward to his performance in his second season—

Would he be a fleeting meteor or a star who could firmly establish himself in the league?

Similarly, this was why Li Wei realized the positive significance of the Le’Veon Bell training template.

From a technical style perspective, Bell was unquestionably unique in the league.

He was neither the fastest nor the strongest, nor did he have the best confrontation abilities.

Although he wasn’t lacking in any of these aspects, taken individually, he wasn’t considered top in the league; he had his own style.

“Stop, look, and go through,” fans joked about Bell’s style.

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From a professional standpoint, Bell exemplifies a runner who strikes later, while the League has always favored running backs engaging in direct confrontations, either tearing through gaps with agility and speed like Peterson does or, like Henry, charging through barriers with raw power—this is the traditional style of a running back.

However, Bell does not follow this approach; he always remains patient, calm, waiting for the defensive players to make the first move and for openings to appear before exploiting them with his skill set.

In simpler terms, the gaps Bell runs through are often not created by himself but waited for.

Patience and calmness are the keywords.

Thanks to this, Bell maintained a top competitive state for three consecutive seasons without facing serious injuries.

Perhaps, some might argue that this shows timidity, as the essence of football lies in the confrontation, and Bell’s style is nothing exceptional.

That is not the case.

The reason Bell can afford to be patient and calm is that he has the assurance that even when he strikes later, he could rely on his speed and strength to reverse disadvantages and seize brief opportunities to breach the defense.

Although his individual talent is not the best, his overall ability is undoubtedly top-notch.

In Li Wei’s games, he also observes the defensive formation to capture weaknesses, but generally speaking, his running style still leans more towards that of Peterson; in the playoffs, Li Wei had tried to use his personal skill to tactfully break through starting later, but only he knew the difficulty of that.

If Li Wei could learn Bell’s signature move, he’d add another skill to his arsenal for the new season; but if not, what Li Wei was most curious about was Bell’s vision.

Peterson’s vision is acutely detailed and localized; it’s not to say narrow, but he typically prefers to stick close to defensive players, utilizing his body to create pressure, confrontations, and intimidation, then seizing the opportune breakthrough within his field of vision.

So, what about Bell?

Is Bell’s signature “one-stop, double-take” able to perceive a broader, more comprehensive defensive formation, and how does he find gaps and openings in the constantly shifting confrontations to choose the correct method to break through?

At the same time, Li Wei was curious whether Bell’s running style demanded more from reading defenses, leading to running backs doing more cerebral work beyond physical confrontations, and playing the game in a smarter, more shrewd manner in order to minimize the physical toll and injuries a running back endures.

Regrettably, in his previous life, Li Wei’s understanding of football was virtually non-existent; he honestly did not know what Bell’s future held, whether he encountered injury troubles or whether he made it into the Hall of Fame?

It’s worth observing that according to the system’s assessment, Peterson’s template ranks as an S grade, while Bell, like Lynch, is rated A grade; however, unlike Lynch, Bell had not yet turned twenty-six, and his professional career still had endless possibilities.

Why hadn’t the system rated him further?

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No matter what, Bell’s training template is an intriguing new toy.

In addition to catching and passing, there was still room for improvement in Li Wei’s primary duties as a running back—

Li Wei had not forgotten the words Saban and Coach Burns told him when he decided to enter the draft; although he had reached a top position in the NCAA, the intensity of professional competition was a different story, and he would face many challenges and need to continuously improve himself.

From every point of view, this off-season should be full of fun.

Li Wei was already eager to get going, knowing that many running backs, defensive ends, and linemen in the League were likely grinding their teeth in training with him as their target; but he wouldn’t rest either, looking forward to surprises when meeting on the field in the new season to see who would have the last laugh.

Of course, a holiday was still a holiday, but it was time to start drafting a training plan.

Just as he put away the system, Li Wei was about to go out for a jog to clear his head when his home phone rang.

Li Wei had no intention of answering it and headed straight to his room to change clothes, letting the answering machine handle it.

He’d get back after the jog; surely, there were no emergencies.

“Hey, Li Wei, this is JJ, JJ Watt…”

Wait, who?