Remember way back in the 2011 NFL season, when Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos won six games in a row?
As I wrote in my first post on Tebow, some Christians claimed that it was a sign from God:
Tim Tebow’s pastor, Wayne Hanson, says he knows why the Denver Broncos are 7-1 since installing Tebow as quarterback – it’s the player’s faith.
“It’s not luck,” Hanson said according to TMZ. “Luck isn’t winning six games in a row. It’s favor. God’s favor.”
Hanson, who runs the Summit Church in suburban Denver, said the Broncos wouldn’t be winning games if God hadn’t decided to reward Tebow’s religious beliefs.
Cut to the 2012 season. Tim Tebow has been traded to the New York Jets to do, well, something. Meanwhile, the Denver Broncos acquired veteran quarterback Peyton Manning.
Surely, God would punish Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos for getting rid of Tebow, as televangelist Pat Robertson pondered.
Well, let's see how that turned out.
From the NY Daily News:
Peyton Manning threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns Sunday to lift Denver to a 38-3 win over Kansas City that sealed the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs for the Broncos.
Denver (13-3) won its 11th straight and leaped past Houston for the top seed after the Texans lost to Indianapolis 28-16 earlier in the day.
I guess God likes Peyton Manning more than Tim Tebow.
As for Tebow, his lamentable season as the Jets most famous benchwarmer has come to an end. He never got the chance to be the starting quarterback in a single game and the alleged reason for acquiring him, for running Wildcat plays, never really materialized.
Rumor is that Tebow will go to the Jacksonville Jaguars, which is probably the best thing for him. If it happens, I hope he will get the opportunity to be the starting quarterback for a full season, and then maybe Pastor Hanson will see that there is nothing really miraculous about God's quarterback after all.
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