Even at 37, Ray Lewis is still coughing up tackles like a machine. By Keith Allison [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Twice John Fox botched the closing minutes of quarters with a staunch conservatism  that paralyzed Peyton Manning‘s ability to sling quick slants in no huddle schemes and move efficiently down the field in small amounts of time. Had the Broncos capitalized just once in on of those two series, the second event, the hail mary –which exposed a Swiss cheese Broncos secondary — is meaningless.

Despite these rational reasons and his game- high 17 tackles, sixteen-year veteran Ray Lewis chooses to view things differently. From his familiar soap box, the sermonite passionately proposed that “no weapon formed against us shall prosper.” A metaphorical medal for he and his teammates’ hard work; awarded by a higher power. Unfortunately for Manning, he was not in God’s favor, and will have to reconcile that over a long and disappointing offseason.

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This being his second manifestation of faith in as many weeks mirrors the soft-spoken Tim Tebow. Like Lewis, Tebow shares a similar faith structure and has never had a problem sharing it.

Yet, for Tebow, the experience has been entirely different.

As a media obsession the last two years, Tebow has been posterized by growing constituents of anti-fans as a fraud and an overbearing radical. His means to victory in 2011, according to most critics, can be attributed to a lock down Broncos defense, the same one that offered up 479-yards on Saturday.

No matter how Tebow contributed to wins on the field, he was never credited in Denver as a central clear-cut reason for his team’s victories. Too slow, bad throwing motion, average were the commonalities consisted between the media and Broncos GM, John Elway.

How different is this compared to Ray’s dramatized radicalism?

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Tim’s public approach is mild, humble, head bowed and kind. His personality deflects praise and brushes off the question with a cordial disregard for self promotion. Where is this arrogant fraud I continually hear about?

Unfortunately for Tebow, he fell victim to an unwarranted amount of praise in a seemingly short amount of time. Before lacing it up as a starter, the media had already aggrandized the simpleton run-first quarterback as the next Steve Young. Under such a spotlight, every word and action the young man does or says is broken down to its microbial level by media spinsters.

The real reasons why Ray gets a pass and Tim never will:

1) Ray is a proven veteran. Tim has been a spotty starter for three years in the NFL. He’s 25, seemingly shy to the world and at times a little plastic-seeming with his puritanical views on sex, among other things. Ray has been “around the block,” overcome multiple injuries and been a top performing linebacker throughout the entirety of his career.

2) Ray is retiring: Every time a great player decides a season will be his last, the media and fans throw a year long celebration in his or her name and criticism goes out the window.

3) Male Alpha Complex: Deep in the inner thought process of most men, they envy Tim Tebow. He’s good looking, has an honest charm, has a relentless motor and is arguably the most decorated college football player of all time. He’s prime for critique. Every housewife in America dreams of a night alone with Tim, and it makes their beer guzzling average Joe feel puny in comparison.  Tim Tebow=deflated ego.

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