Randy Moss is retired again.

After Ray Lewis, this is the second Hall of Fame-level all-time alternate to retire this season.

Although it is said that Moss had already retired once two years ago, when the Tennessee Titan also held an official retirement ceremony for Moss; But people still can't help but sigh that in the past season, Moss shined in the hands of Lu Ke, and in a trance, he saw his peak state, but he didn't expect to turn around and leave after winning the Super Bowl.

This time, Moss did not hold a retirement ceremony, but it was even more lively than two years ago.

Maybe it's because Moss just won the Super Bowl, maybe it's because this departure may be a goodbye forever, maybe it's because San Francisco and Tennessee are still different after all, maybe it's because the 2012 season Moss has a good impression in people's minds, maybe it's because Moss really became a part of the San Francisco 49ers......

Who can simply say the word?

However, this is professional competitive sports, there are always people leaving, and there are always people coming in; There are always people who are brilliant and there are always people who are silent, in front of victories and championships, in front of malls and interests, the reality is always cruel, even Randy Moss and Ray Lewis, after waving goodbye, the spotlight leaves their figure and refocuses on the present.

Both Moss and Lewis belong to the past, and the future is still ongoing!

On the same day, the first round of the 2013 draft officially came to an end, and this is the future of the league.

Offensive tackle Eric-Fisher from Central Michigan University became the first to be called out by Roger Goodale when he was drafted by the Kansas Chiefs to become the top pick in the 2013 draft, the fourth offensive forward to be drafted with a high pick since 1976 — all four have played at the tackle position and the fourth non-quarterback draft pick since 2000.

Then, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Luke-Joeckel, an offensive tackle from Texas A&M University, with the second pick in the first round, and Choeckel became the star of the year, and the second consecutive offensive tackle was selected with a high pick, which once again sparked an exclamation from the draft.

The Oakland Raiders, who own the prospecting picks, traded their draft spot to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for their 2013 first-round pick and second-round pick, the 13th and 42nd picks, respectively, and the Miami Dolphins, who completed the blockbuster trade, chose Dion-Jordan, the defensive end of the University of Oregon.

The first three draft picks all selected forwards, made history by stumbling through the shards of glasses all over the floor, and caused a tsunami-like ripple effect among the 32 teams, and it is now foreseeable that the league will see a lot of changes in the standoff landscape this year.

This undoubtedly reaffirms what Jerry Jones said in his original understatement: this year is a small year for quarterbacks, but it is a big year for defensive players.

This also means that teams that have selected defensive players may lead to more veterans entering the free market to test the waters, and correspondingly keep more offensive players to preserve their strength. Naturally, the value of offensive players in the free market will rise, and the transfer of defensive players will inevitably become more frequent; Coupled with the fact that Lu Ke and Rodgers have set new highs in average annual salaries, the competitive situation in the new season will inevitably change accordingly.

In fact, this is just the beginning.

The first seven picks in the first round were all attributed to the forwards, three defensive forwards and four offensive forwards, and that was the moment that truly changed the history of the league.

What's more, of the 32 draft picks in the first round, 17 of them belonged to offensive forwards, more than half, creating a record high! There were as many as nine offensive forwards, which also tied the league's all-time record in 1968.

The rules and style of the league today are a far cry from those of the '60s and '70s, when forward players were hot because the running back was the heart of the offense; And now there is once again such a grand occasion for frontline players, in addition to the emergence of talented rookie players, more importantly, because the 32 teams are strengthening their front-line confrontation capabilities, and the offense and defense around the quarterback in the new season are bound to become more and more intense.

It wasn't until the eighth pick in the first round that the first non-forward player was drafted, and the St. Louis Rams selected University of South Carolina wide receiver Tavon-Austin, and from there, the draft finally got back on track.

The only quarterback to be drafted in the first round came with the 16th pick, and Buffalo Beal picked Florida State player EJ Manuel.

In fact, only three quarterbacks were selected in the first three rounds, and in addition to Manuel, the other two were-

With the 39th pick in the second round, the New York Jets selected Geno-Smith.

With the 73rd pick in the third round, the Tampa Bay Pirates selected Mike Glennon.

The quarterback selected by the Philadelphia Hawks with the 98th pick in the fourth round was Matt Barkley from the University of Southern California. This is the opponent of Lu Ke's first official NCAA game in his career, in that game, in the situation of "7:28" behind, Lu Ke appeared on the court, completed four touchdowns in a row, reversed the game, and became famous.

Scott Tolsing, Luke's opponent in the Rose Bowl, eventually became the backup quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers; And now Barkley has officially entered the league, but I don't know if Lu Ke and Barkley will have a chance to reunite and fight in the future.

It's worth mentioning that the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Revian Bell with the 48th pick in the second round, and no one knew that this would be a top player who would change the definition of running back in the league! But in fact, his draft pick was not high, and even at the same running back position, he was only the second to be drafted.

Another interesting statistic to discuss separately is that a total of 11 non-U.S. players were drafted in the draft this year, which is also a record number of rookie players from Tonga, Germany, the United Kingdom, Jamaica and other parts of the world.

Last year, rookie quarterbacks and second-year quarterbacks quickly rose to the top and set a record; This year, the number of overseas players in the draft has risen rapidly, also setting a record high, which can be understood as an objective return to the NFL's global promotion strategy, does this mean that Lu Ke is also playing a role?

In any case, the draft has come to an end, and more than 250 rookie players have joined the league and are preparing for the new season with fresh blood, which also means that a group of players will inevitably lose their jobs, because each team's 53-man roster is fixed, and if there is in, there must be out, so as to complete the balance.

The eyes returned to the San Francisco 49ers.

This year, the San Francisco 49ers have selected 11 rookies through accumulation and continuous trades in previous years, and they are tied with the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks as the team with the most draft picks; The Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints, the smallest drafters, selected just five players.

Among them, as Super Bowl champions, the San Francisco 49ers have the 32nd pick in the first round, and they used their first-round pick and the 74th pick in the third round to complete a trade with the Dallas Cowboys to get the opponent's 18th pick in the first round, picking out Louisiana State University security guard Ericd-Reid.

It's San Francisco and Dallas again, and the two teams have really interacted a lot this offseason, and the frequent negotiations between Jerry Jones and Trent Balk are really eye-catching.

In addition to selecting a safety guard in the first round, the San Francisco 49ers also selected three forwards, two linebacks, a cornerback, a close end, a running back, an wide receiver and ...... A quarterback, a total of eleven rookies.

The team selected a backup quarterback, BJ Daniels, from the University of South Florida, with the 237th pick in the seventh round.

The reason is simple, Scott Tolsin has transferred.

After two seasons of running-in, San Francisco's quarterback lineup has been basically decided, with Lu Ke starting, Colin Kaepernick coming off the bench, and Scott Tolsin has been serving as a supporter in the special service team. Tolsin also signed only a two-year rookie contract with the team, and now that the contract has expired, the team has renewed his contract with Lu Ke, but not Tolsin, so Tolsin moved to the Green Bay Packers, where he served as a backup for Aaron Rodgers.

Substitution is just a beautiful vision. Heading from San Francisco to Green Bay, Tolsin still needs to compete for a place on the bench or else he will remain in the special service or sparring team, and even if he becomes a backup for a top quarterback, they will have to fight for it at all costs.

Randy Moss is gone.

Scott Tolsin also left.

Before Tolsin left, he also made a special call to Lu Ke, looking forward to meeting again in a different stadium next season.

This is just the beginning.

With the finalization of Lu Ke's historical contract and the addition of rookie players, the transfer work of the 49ers in San Francisco has also begun one after another.

This is the expected result. Because of the existence of the hard salary cap, it is difficult for the NFL's top-paid players to get together, and every year's Super Bowl winning team must face a cruel reality:

The team cannot meet the contract requirements of every key player waiting to be renewed, and they must make trade-offs about which players to keep and which players to let go, how to maximize their interests through transfer deals, and maintain the main prototype of the championship, which is an eternal problem.

In general, teams prioritize the issue of quarterbacks' contract extensions. Now, Lu Ke's contract is no longer an issue, but what about the other players?