Angels in the Backfield

Tim Tebow has defied the odds and may have the respect and ability to become an elite quarterback. There have been so many people who have dissed him, that are now on the bandwagon. Including myself, although I loved him in college I lost all my respect for him after being deemed as a draft bust. But then, as he started rolling, I started thinking...

Most of you probably know the baseball movie, Angels in the Outfield, where a horrendous baseball team finds its way to win games through heavenly Angels. The past 3 months I have seen a real world interpretation of this movie. Only this time in football. The Denver Broncos had a quarterback crisis in training camp, where Tim Tebow, who had the most jerseys sold in the Colorado area, was listed as the #3 QB on John Fox's depth chart. After an early slump by Kyle Orton, it was Tebow time. This is where the story begins. When Tim Tebow took over, Denver was thrown into a frenzy and was a giant party town for the next few months. It seemed like every game, Denver found a way to win in the fourth quarter. Whether it was Marion Barber running out of bounds and fumbling, or Eric Smith diving at Timothy and barely missing or Ike Taylor not getting Demaryius Thomas last Sunday. This is when the movie came up. There had to be "angels in the backfield." It is only ironic that Tim has very strong religious binds, which helped me draw a conclusion like this. In the movie, there are orphans from a foster home that are invited to "hang out" with the team and its manager. Every week, Tim invites a child who suffers from a serious illness to be his guest. Tim talks to these guests, so that these kids who suffer can have a fun time and be able to go to a football game. Even before the big Wild Card game against the Steelers, Tim had a guest. Instead of following most player's pre-game routines, going into the locker room and settling their thoughts, he made this girl's day and sure enough he won.

It has been a while since I last watched the movie, but the past few weeks watching the Broncos, a few things have stuck out to me. It seems weird how a motion picture can be related to the real world. Although, the movie doesn't contain a pop culture symbol like "Tebowing."

The end of the movie is the same as the end of the Bronco's season, I don't remember the quote exactly, but it went kind of like this, "Its the playoffs, you're on your own now. We can't help you." And the magic ended.

To relive the glory days you can watch some highlights of the man who almost broke Twitter:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRikGbmDeKw