I am pretty sure this phenomenon will die a media death this weekend when Tom Brady and the New England Patriots show Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos, in convincing fashion, that winning Football games has absolutely nothing to do with how much of a spectacle one makes of praying to God.
(“The Divine Tim Tebow? Puhleeese!” The iPINIONS Journal, January 12, 2012)
Well, Brady and the Patriots vindicated my prediction by beating the hell out of Tebow and the Broncos 45-10 in their January playoff game.
Now the Denver Broncos are making this prediction seem positively divine by signing Peyton Manning to replace Tim Tebow. Because this not only exposes Tebow as nothing more than the passing media fad I said he was, but also reinforces what seems to have been lost in the hype surrounding him: namely, that teams would rather rely on a player’s talent than his prayer to win Football games.
That said, I have no doubt that some other team will be happy to exploit what little remains of the “tebowing” phenomenon by signing Tebow to hang out on the side lines like a de facto mascot.
But whatever you do, don’t blame Peyton for this. Because, like any good Christian, Tebow knows: God’s will be done.
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