1198 Behind the scenes
The twists and turns and ups and downs of the contract renewal drama finally came to an end, and Lu Ke finally renewed his contract with the San Francisco 49ers, stayed in this team, and truly became the cornerstone quarterback of the new San Francisco dynasty.
If it is said that in the past two years, Lu Ke, who has shouldered the heavy responsibility of the rookie contract, has never been able to get rid of the doubt of "unselected rookie"; So from now on, Lu Ke has completed the transformation of roles and become the leader of this fleet, swaggering forward in the stormy seas, creating his own era step by step!
Next, the San Francisco 49ers can finally use Lu Ke as the absolute core on a down-to-earth basis, and start building this dynasty team throughout the year from the draft to the free market around Lu Ke's technical and tactical ability!
For the San Francisco 49ers, this is an important step.
This is also an important turning point for the league.
Roger Goodall, president of the league, made his gesture on Twitter as soon as possible, "Congratulations to the league for breaking the record for the highest annual salary again, congratulations to the 49 people in San Francisco, and congratulations to Lu Ke." ”
Taken purely literally, it naturally doesn't see much, and he maintains a neutral posture impartially, but the intriguing detail is that Goodale has never paid attention to the issue of player contract renewal - after all, there are more than 2,000 professional players in the entire league, how can he pay attention? Last year's contracts of Drew Bliss and Payton Manning, Goodale also did not pay public attention.
Now, Goodale solemnly congratulated him, which was meaningful.
However, this is not surprising. It's no secret that the league has been touting Lu Ke in an attempt to open up the Asian market, and it has also received unanimous support from 32 teams across the league, and despite the unpleasant clashes between Lu Ke and fans at the home of the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks in the past season, overall, everyone is still in the same boat.
Lu Ke was able to break the historical record with the qualifications of a third-year student, and it was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
It is foreseeable that in the next few seasons, Lu Ke's performance is bound to become the focus of more people's attention - after making history, it is now necessary to see if Lu Ke can match this award.
Lu Ke's contract renewal work was finally completed, the whole city of San Francisco was celebrating, and the big stone that weighed heavily on the heart could finally fall, and many businesses launched discount activities in response to the occasion, leaving Lu Ke cheers for the team's success, including "Joe's Bar".
The "buy one, get one free" campaign allows those "drunk/ghosts" to blatantly declare: not because I like to drink, but because Anthony Tinozo launched the event, if he doesn't enjoy it, isn't it a waste of his heart? So, I decided to completely destroy the bar as a way to express my inner joy and happiness.
Whether it's crooked or above board, it's certain that the post-Super Bowl celebration party has taken the opportunity to usher in a second wave of frenzy.
But for the rest of the players and teams, the offseason preparations continued, and there wasn't much time left until rookie camp; What's more, other contracts that need to be renewed or transferred are still waiting to be processed.
Not long after Luke's record-breaking contract was signed, the Dallas Cowboys officially announced that they had completed a contract extension with Tony Romo, keeping the 2003 rookie on the team on a six-year, $100.8 million deal to continue captaining Team America, which included a $55 million guarantee.
In an instant, all kinds of discussions began to boil and tumble again.
Judging from the contract numbers alone, Romo's amount has surpassed Lu Ke, but this is a six-year contract, and the average annual salary is maintained at the level of 18 million, which is lower than the salary figures of Lu Ke, Drew Bliss and Payton Manning, but overall it is still the top group of quarterbacks in the league.
Since taking over the starting position in 2006, Romo has been in the Pro Bowl three times, sadly never made the first or second team in the United States, and has yet to break into the Super Bowl, but he is still one of the best quarterbacks in the league — last year he had a career-high 4,903 yards of passing yards and was on the verge of his first 5,000-yard season with a 4,903-yard passing yards this year.
Romo's contract shows that the league is hungry for a great quarterback.
Romo's contract renewal has sparked a lot of discussion in the league, the title of captain of Team America is definitely not so simple, and it is subject to the most severe trials and tests all the time, and any slightest wind and grass may create countless pressures and evolve into torment; Now that Romo is able to complete a contract extension with a top-five salary figure in the league, it also makes people feel the support from the team.
Industry insiders have said that Jerry Jones is really reluctant to give up Romo.
But after careful study, the individual in the industry has a slightly different taste.
Some time ago, the Dallas Cowboys made frequent moves, and even began to restructure the contracts of the players on the team to ensure that they could empty enough salary cap space, and waited for the empty seats, and all aspects put on a posture ready to welcome Lu Ke's arrival, and their actions also triggered a chain effect, and became one of the opportunities for the San Francisco 49ers to quickly cut through the mess.
Now, Lu Ke has just stayed in San Francisco, and Dallas has re-signed Romo immediately afterward, which ...... If you think about it according to the usual thinking, Jerry Jones failed to chase Lu Ke and then began to renew Romo with concentration, which is understandable, and it is really all too common in professional teams.
The problem is that Romo's contract extension salary is 18 million a year, and although it does not set a league record, it is also among the top five numbers in the league, tied with Tom Brady, behind Lu Ke, Drew Bliss and Payton Manning, in other words, this is the league's top contract!
More importantly, Dallas's previous move to sort out the contract cleared up about $20 million in salary cap space, which is also considered to be Dallas's sincerity in signing Lu Ke; And now, Romo's annual salary is exactly such a figure, and it seems that it has been seamlessly filled in the gap.
It's all a coincidence, isn't it?
With an annual salary of 18 million, this is definitely not a contract that can be completed in a hurry. Signing a contract is not a turnip filling pit - the seat prepared for Lu Ke, Lu Ke did not sit down, and then directly put Luo Mo in, things don't work like this; Especially when the two quarterbacks are at the same level of contract salary, which also means that replacing the quarterback is a risky move in itself.
Last year, the Denver Broncos traded Payton Manning for Tim Thibaugh, a starting quarterback switch with a huge gap; But what's the point of replacing Ben Rothslisberger with Eli Manning? The same seems to be true of Lu Ke and Luo Mo now.
Does this mean that Jerry started thinking about Romo's contract extension early?
So, why did Jerry still let out a rumor to compete for Lu Ke? The possibilities are endless, but there are two that have the best odds.
First, Jerry weighed Romo's contract renewal, but thought that the expected number was slightly higher than the expected value, and the cost performance was not enough, so Jerry temporarily shelved Romo's contract and began to consider Lu Ke.
Second, Jerry has already decided to renew Romo's contract, and the rumors about Lu Ke are just smoke bombs, adding fuel to the fire of Lu Ke's contract renewal work in this way and indirectly promoting history.
If it's the former, then it's normal, most teams in the league are so calculated, they have made a plan, and they are bound to need to implement an alternative plan, Lu Ke is Dallas's original plan, and Romo is a backup plan, which also explains Romo's renewal time and renewal amount.
But if it's the latter, it's worth pondering.
It's a pity that Jerry Jones will never take the initiative to speak, so all the speculation can only stay at the stage of chasing the wind and shadows, and there is no chance to be confirmed.
"Say it again?" Lech's voice revealed surprise, Rao is experienced in a hundred battles, and it is difficult to hide his surprise and surprise at this time.
"Congratulations. Although we didn't have the opportunity to play together this year, we can still be friends. Lu Ke repeated again, this is a congratulatory text message from Jerry Jones after his contract renewal work is completed, although Lu Ke is planning in the process of renewing the contract, he can still piece together some fragments of things, he needs to ask Lech for further verification, "Is my idea correct?" ”
Lech exhaled softly, "Yes, your conjecture is correct. Thinking about it again, I couldn't help but chuckle, "Jerry Jones is really a schemer, he is definitely a master of the game." In any case, we don't want this favor, so we can only acquiesce. ”
Everything is a bureau. Jerry Cloth under the innings.
This has been the case since "Saturday Night Live".
If Lech was not mistaken, Dallas was negotiating a contract with Romo at the time, and a contract extension was a sure thing; But Jerry was planning for the future, so he found Lu Ke in advance, and then released the news to push San Francisco to make a decision, which indirectly gave birth to a contract that broke history.
Most likely, Romo was also in the know.
All of them are creating a historical layout for Lu Ke, but just for a favor. In this game, Jerry walked ahead of Lech.
"But why?" Lu Ke can piece together the shape of the puzzle, but he can't get a glimpse of the whole picture, in the final analysis, he is not a team leader, nor is he a shrewd businessman, and his way of thinking is still slightly different, which is why he made a special trip to inform Lech about this, he needs some inspiration.
Lech once again bowed his head in appreciation, admiring Jerry's layout, "It's very simple, Tony is thirty-three years old this year. ”d