Dominate the Super Bowl-Chapter 1587 - 1586: Keen Sense of Smell

"Ha." Harbaugh laughed as well, following Li Wei’s words with hearty laughter, "Hahaha."

But Harbaugh’s attention didn’t waver, he kept his eyes on Li Wei, "So, you’re not planning to keep spreading confusion? You think they’re the real deal."

Li Wei spread his hands, his face full of calmness, "Since the mission has been exposed, continuing doesn’t make much sense, we might as well save some energy."

Harbaugh: ...

He didn’t believe it. Not a word of it. Li Wei admitted so simply, instead, it set off Harbaugh’s alarm bells, he didn’t believe Li Wei would surrender so easily.

Li Wei seemed completely oblivious to the alert in Harbaugh’s eyes, pausing, "However."

Harbaugh quietly observed Li Wei, "So, Yang? O’Kuda? Or Anet?"

Li Wei seemed ready to announce the Oscar winner, showing a mysterious smile, "O’Kuda."

Harbaugh rolled his eyes, "Come on, rookie, this must be a conspiracy, absolutely, one hundred percent, O’Kuda? I can hardly believe myself."

Swish swish swish.

The commotion and joy here attracted many eyes, bustling gazes all gathered, it was obvious, both Li Wei and Harbaugh wore big smiles, the atmosphere was relaxed and joyful.

Jeff Okudah, one of the hottest defensive players this year, hailed as the most talented player since Jalen Ramsey, and because cornerback is a hot position, scouts and experts predicted he might be a top-five pick, the discussion heat was no less than Burrow’s.

The result?

If Li Wei wasn’t doing it deliberately, Harbaugh believed everything was a prank.

Harbaugh himself couldn’t help it, the smile fully bloomed at the corner of his mouth, "Wait, it’s because of Ramsey, right? His draft model is Ramsey, you don’t like Ramsey, so you don’t like him, right!"

Li Wei spread his hands, "Do you think Ramsey can guard me?"

Harbaugh: ...

After a pause, Harbaugh regained his composure, "Currently, in the entire league, the only player confident enough to defend you one-on-one might be Aaron Donald, right?"

Li Wei grinned, "Thanks for the compliment. Although this sentence might offend more than half of the league’s defensive players, I gladly accept the praise."

Harbaugh, "Tch, if they can’t accept the facts, that’s their problem, rookie, honestly, are you purposely targeting O’Kuda, or are you releasing a smoke bomb?"

Even though Harbaugh didn’t say much else, Li Wei still caught a trace from Harbaugh’s urgency and sincerity, "Looks like the Baltimore Ravens plan to select a defensive player this year, allow me to guess, cornerback or lineman? Of course, defensive line is also considered."

Harbaugh choked, this little fox!

But thinking about it, even Bill Belichick had stumbled in front of this guy, it didn’t feel so bad, Harbaugh simply went with the flow, "The entire league is considering how to block Mahomes and rookie’s combo, we’ve reached a consensus, the defensive front line is the key."

On this, Li Wei disagreed.

In Li Wei’s view, the key to tackling the Kansas City Chiefs actually lies in the secondary defense.

If the opposing defensive group uses the safety for high-position defense to cut off Mahomes’ threat of surprise long passes, forcing Mahomes to rely more on short passes, it’s like taking away Mahomes’ most relied-upon lethal weapon, lowering the stance and brawling with the defensive group, this way, not only does Mahomes face greater pressure, but Li Wei also faces heavy challenges, Kansas City’s offensive rhythm advantage could be halved.

These thoughts, Li Wei had discussed in depth with Reed during the offseason, and the coaching group was also specifically brainstorming solutions, preparing meticulously.

After all, Li Wei could see, it was only a matter of time before the league’s defensive coaches saw it too.

But Li Wei didn’t intend to remind them, avoiding shortening the opponents’ catching-up time, if, at this year’s draft, teams still focus on the defensive front line, then Li Wei would be glad to add fuel to the fire.

Harbaugh changed the subject, "What’s the deal with O’Kuda?"

Li Wei waved his hand, "No, it’s just a gut feeling."

Harbaugh, "Gut feeling? You could fool those team owners."

Mara: ??? I have no grudge against you, why are you...

Li Wei laughed, "I’m serious. Intuition. I personally don’t like the way O’Kuda plays, his use of the body isn’t in the way I prefer."

Such a capricious opinion?

Is it because Li Wei’s strategy to confuse was uncovered by Harbaugh, so Li Wei simply gave up? Did Li Wei break so easily?

Harbaugh, "What do you mean?"

Li Wei, "From the corner of mixed martial arts, at the moment of impact and confrontation, his way of exerting power is wrong, his habitual body use is incorrect, a slight inattention could lead to muscle tears."

Mixed martial arts?

It was a topic trendline that Harbaugh hadn’t anticipated, "You didn’t mention it, I’d forgotten you were once a mixed martial artist."

Li Wei waved his hand, "No need to mention past events."

That modest demeanor made Harbaugh laugh out loud, "You mean injury? I know O’Kuda had some shoulder injuries this year, but he’s recovered well, and the checks showed no further complications. This should be O’Kuda’s only injury during college."

Li Wei didn’t continue the argument, "That’s why I said, it’s my intuition."

Li Wei met Harbaugh’s questioning and confused eyes, "Just a personal view, no need to take it to heart. You should see our team’s owners, they completely ignore my advice, alas, people always say the Kansas City Chiefs are my team, but actually, I’m just a puppet."

Sighing as he spoke.

Harbaugh turned his head to look at Veach behind him.

Veach, with an innocent look, spread his hands, seemingly not understanding why Li Wei suddenly targeted him?

Harbaugh looked back at Li Wei, thoughts lingering: Intuition, really? Should he trust Li Wei’s judgment?

In the league, hundreds of eyes from all angles had scrutinized Okudah, failing to spot any flaws; was Li Wei being unconventional? If Li Wei truly intended to stir things up, he shouldn’t foolishly pick out all the consensus draft favorites, right?

True and false, false and true.

Honestly, Harbaugh couldn’t determine, a bit of a sticky situation.

But Harbaugh also knew, Li Wei was without leaks; probing further wouldn’t yield breakthroughs, better to stop while ahead.

In a brief moment, Harbaugh had gathered his thoughts, patting Li Wei’s shoulder, "You better give up, no team manager would want a bigger voice than theirs in the locker room."

So, Brady left New England.

In Harbaugh’s view, Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were probably serving each other’s needs, likely to part ways after short-term cooperation, after all, there can’t be two tigers on one mountain.

Li Wei, "But, the team allows for a manager and a head coach to have two voices?"

Harbaugh, comforting Li Wei’s right hand, had his face turn dark, "Are you attacking me now?"

Li Wei showed a mischievous smile, "If the shoe fits, wear it."

Harbaugh: ...

In the end, he couldn’t hold back, Harbaugh laughed out loud.

The atmosphere was harmonious.

Harbaugh didn’t linger long, exchanged some simple pleasantries, then got up to leave; only then did Veach have the chance to approach Li Wei.

"Finally." Veach joked half-seriously.