994 shows the hole card
From the proactive Kansas Chiefs to the patient Indianapolis Pony; from the long-sleeved New York Jets to the Seattle Seahawks who cast their way; there are also the indirect, Denver Mustangs and Detroit Lions who are moving, plus the ready-to-go Dallas cowboys...
There is no doubt that Lu Yiqi is definitely the most eye-catching coach in the entire league now. Before the players' free market opened, the young coach took the lead in stealing all the focus.
Of course, age and experience are still one of the reasons for people to hesitate. Whether a season of glory can be stable and long-term output is also a doubt. However, the resume of leading the team to the top of the championship for two consecutive seasons is indeed very eye-catching, which is powerful enough to attract.
Griffin is very busy, very busy.
Logically speaking, Lu Yiqi could stay in Miami or Tampa for vacation, and leave everything to Griffin, sit firmly on Diaoyutai, find the most suitable team, and let Griffin complete all cooperation negotiations, and the agent will play a bad face, but Lu Yiqi did not do so.
Lu Yiqi returned to Green Bay immediately. In fact, this action can already show Lu Yiqi's intentions and tendencies-
Lu Yiqi still hopes to stay in Green Bay.
Indeed, he has many choices, including many excellent choices, but the Green Bay Packers gave him the opportunity and supported his work. Here, he truly established his own tactical system and locker room authority, and had a group of imperfect but united players. He sincerely hoped that he could continue to fight with these players and realize his tactical framework ideals.
As the former editor-in-chief of the sports version, Lu Yiqi clearly knew that this is professional sports. Beyond the championship, interests are the most core thing. Nothing can defeat interests. Everything is just business and will stay in a team forever? Until the end of his career? Such romantic things will only happen in fairy tales. Real life is very rare? The regret of gathering and separation is inevitable.
But despite this? Lu Yiqi still held hope. Before the results came? He was ready to work hard.
Last year, Green Bay Packers showed their sincerity? They went to Manhattan in person to complete the interview? They gave Lu Yiqi a chance to try; this year, it was Lu Yiqi's turn.
After a short five-day vacation, Lu Yiqi began to prepare his "training plan".
Unlike last year's passive interview, this time? Lu Yiqi has truly formulated a five-year coaching framework in detail and comprehensively? From draft to free market, from player allocation to tactical system, he has shown his future plans for Green Bay Packers in all aspects and truly established a championship team.
Then, Lu Yiqi called Mark, Russ, Thompson and other team management personnel respectively? He convened a meeting to promote himself bravely and confidently at the meeting? He showed his planning blueprint in detail and sincerely looked forward to being able to go on for a long time with the team leader.
Griffin doesn’t like Lu Yiqi’s actions? Because this is equivalent to Lu Yiqi revealing his trump card, which is very unfavorable for the subsequent negotiation of renewal conditions.
But in the end, Griffin still nodded in agreement? Not because of Lu Yiqi's stubbornness? But because Lu Yiqi convinced Griffin - he was not loyal to stay in the Green Bay Packers. He also had the conditions to show his trump card to the team management in order to complete the equivalent exchange.
After the self-display was over, the work was handed over to Griffin. Griffin and the team completed the negotiation on the contract renewal conditions. Lu Yiqi was not suitable to continue to come forward, so he obediently fished in the backyard.
Griffin trotted into the room, the warm air came over, and his body suddenly stretched out. When Lu Yiqi followed slowly, Griffin was already curled up on the sofa with a cup of hot coffee, making a happy sound, and his toes also stretched out.
Looking at Lu Yiqi who was not too slow and calm, Griffin's gaze moved with Lu Yiqi's movements, and then suddenly complained, "Do you believe in Buddhism?"
"Puff", Lu Yiqi laughed directly, "Why, because of the disagreement of faith, our friendship needs to be re-evaluated."
Griffin rolled his eyes, "I just think you are like a middle-aged man in your fifties now, and you are not as anxious as you are without a midlife crisis."
"Ha, then you should come to the training ground to watch for a day, and then have a good exchange with the players." Lu Yiqi sat down on the sofa diagonally opposite with a cup of black tea, feeling the hot mug at his fingertips, and the stiff palm muscles also relaxed, and he couldn't help but sigh comfortably.
Griffin looked at Lu Yiqi who was still not in a hurry. After all, he couldn't hold back, so he announced the answer, "The negotiation has been basically completed, it depends on your thoughts."
Lu Yiqi's eyebrows raised slightly, "So fast? I see those players renewing contracts with the team. The negotiations are stalemate, and there are many people who have been repeated for three months and four months but still have no results. In just a few days, four days, and five days? The negotiations have been completed?"
"It's not you, I'll show all my trump cards. They all know that you want to stay in Green Bay, so what else can I do?" Griffin glared with his eyes wide open and expressed his strong dissatisfaction, but looking at Lu Yiqi's indifferent smile, his anger calmed down again. "Of course, Green Bay is also very sincere. They really hope to complete the contract renewal, so there is not much back and forth in the entire negotiation."
Simply put, the Green Bay Packers hope that Lu Yiqi can stay in office, and Lu Yiqi also hopes that he can stay in Green Bay. Both sides hit it off. This is a happy situation. For Griffin, his work has been much simpler.
However, the two sides still have some differences in terms of conditions and regulations, which is the focus of the negotiation.
"Do you know about the shareholders' meeting?" Griffin suddenly mentioned another thing.
The shareholders of Green Bay are urban residents. The so-called shareholder meeting is a meeting in which the team communicates with shareholder representatives every year during the offseason. Residents can put forward their opinions and ideas about the team through the shareholder meeting, hoping to help the team become better; however, shareholders do not have the right to make decisions, and the real decisions still need to be made by the leadership and management.
Lu Yiqi was slightly surprised, "The team has held a shareholders' meeting recently? Didn't it mean the end of the month?" Because the free agent market is about to kick off, the team really needs to prepare for the new season. Generally speaking, the shareholders' meeting will be held before the market begins.
Chapter completed!