Dominate the Super Bowl

For league professionals, they don't believe a running back can be a game manager, similarly, they require the quarterback to be the team leader.

The fundamental reasoning is essentially the same.

Naturally, when a quarterback's performance fails to meet expectations, these professionals attack mercilessly.

To some extent, even more brutally than when attacking a running back, after all, a running back is just a running back, whereas a quarterback is the cornerstone of a team.

Ultimately, it stems from the league-wide emphasis on passing and quarterbacks, gradually forming a consensus, which eventually evolves into a fixed mindset.

The same "consensus" that once hurt Li Wei is now hurting Garoppolo.

The scene is somewhat brutal and bloody.

After all, when Li Wei emerged out of nowhere, whether these professionals liked it or not, the stats were there, Li Wei repeatedly proved them wrong, repeatedly retaliated, repeatedly let his actions silence them; but now, Garoppolo doesn't have those protections, he cannot directly counter the doubts.

"Does Jimmy Garoppolo possess the ability to be a starting quarterback?"

"As a winning quarterback, Garoppolo lacks tactical wisdom and arm strength; as a game manager, Garoppolo lacks experience and savvy. So, now in the San Francisco 49ers team, what role is Garoppolo playing?"

"Everyone knows Garoppolo isn't Brady nor Big Manning, we know he has a ceiling, but no one is sure where that ceiling is. Maybe Kyle Shanahan knows."

"If he can't step up in critical moments, then what is the reason the San Francisco 49ers can't do without Garoppolo? There aren't many elite quarterbacks in the league, and those above average are limited, but there are plenty of quarterbacks who only attempt eight passes in a game, why must it be Garoppolo?"

"So, what exactly is the reason the San Francisco 49ers gave Garoppolo a top-salary contract in the league?"

"Garoppolo's playoff performance wasn't a disaster, believe me, it wasn't because the point is, he didn't have any performance to speak of. If we're going to criticize a quarterback, we need at least some stats, some performances, but Garoppolo has nothing right now."

"I even begin to doubt the necessity of discussing Garoppolo, because in the San Francisco 49ers, he clearly isn't the indispensable player."

Cold. Cruel. Sharp.

Unlike the netizens, professionals offer a cold and objective analysis that inflicts even more harm.

In the "Inside the League" program, Blair Butt finally shifted focus from Li Wei because he has a better toy.

"Maybe the San Francisco 49ers need a model standing in the pocket, after all, the Los Angeles Rams' strategy last year succeeded, they are following the footsteps of their division arch-enemies, you can't imagine how much effort Shanahan put into finding such a perfect candidate."

Thunderous laughter!

The entire studio erupted into a sea of laughter, Butt's words not only mocked Garoppolo but also left the Los Angeles Rams' "Little Ryan Gosling" Jared Goff getting shot while lying on his couch at home, this was more damaging than any netizen's mockery and attack.

Of course, there were also a small number of attacks and doubts aimed at head coach Shanahan—

The root still lies with the head coach because Shanahan has the authority to call plays, deciding whether to pass or run, it's entirely decided by Shanahan.

Shanahan doesn't trust Garoppolo, at least not enough, so he repeatedly chooses ground attacks, which inevitably reminds one of the game the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks, when Shanahan trusted Garoppolo but resulted in a loss, is this the reason he changed strategies?

For the upcoming Super Bowl, this could become a hidden danger.

However, Shanahan doesn't trust Garoppolo, is it because Garoppolo hasn't shown the ability in regular games to earn Shanahan's trust? Or because Shanahan is too arrogant, stubborn, and self-centered, refusing to relinquish control, yearning to keep everything in his own hands?

Throwing the San Francisco 49ers into the storm vortex, the bustling noise resembles a hurricane, arriving with a rush, leaving no breathing space.

Controversy, buzzing and chaos.

The storm of negative voices formed from professionals to social networks possesses an oppressive force, pervading inside and outside the league.

Despite the San Francisco 49ers topping the National Conference, the media immediately targeted them with a barrage, with a shadow lurking in the halo of victory.

From another angle, the Super Bowl showdown has now begun.

As soon as the conference championship ended, without letting the two teams properly enjoy the joy of topping the conference, the sparks and discussions surrounding the Super Bowl impatiently ignited, indirectly proving the league's explosive expectations for this year's Super Bowl.

As for the losers?

No one cares.

Be it the Houston Texans of Watt or the Green Bay Packers of Rodgers, there are no exceptions.

Stopping at the National Conference finals, and losing in such a humiliating manner is something Rodgers cannot accept, his chest is almost bursting.

In this season's "Mid-Season Super Bowl", when the Green Bay Packers faced the Kansas City Chiefs, Rodgers completed a Wanfu Mary at the last moment but suffered defeat due to a failed two-point conversion, this regret has lingered on Rodgers' chest, he can't swallow it nor spit it out.

He's eager for revenge.

So when the Kansas City Chiefs were the first to advance to the Super Bowl, Rodgers was full of motivation, mobilizing all his energy.

Before the conference championship, whether it's Rodgers, Lafleur, including all media and professionals genuinely believe the Green Bay Packers possess the ability to win the Super Bowl, this might be Green Bay Packers' best chance in years, everything is ready.

The result, just this?

The abrupt frustration and depression completely occupy the mind, he doesn't even have time to think about internal conflicts within the team's upper management, the suffocating frustration filled with defeat and dejection.

Some may say, in the regular season week twelve, the San Francisco 49ers swept the Green Bay Packers at home "37:8", in that game Rodgers was invisible, only passing for 104 yards; at least now in the National Conference finals, the Green Bay Packers showed competitive power in the second half, preventing the score from looking too bad.

So, is this considered... progress?

However!

Such a viewpoint is even more humiliating and shameful for Rodgers, he doesn't need such "progress", because it makes him look weak and stupid, such progress is simply a disgrace stamped on his forehead, constantly reminding them about how painful this defeat is.

Not only did he miss the chance to face the Kansas City Chiefs, but also lost twice in one season to the San Francisco 49ers?

Humiliated. Embarrassed.

A breath, held in Rodgers' chest, unable to swallow or spit it out, the frustration is intense, almost about to explode.