Tim Tebow: Welcome to the Oakland Raiders, 160 Days Early

WARNING: THIS LETTER SOUNDS LIKE A DISNEY MOVIE. STILL, PLEASE READ AND COMMENT. THANK YOU.

Dear Mr. Tim Tebow:

As I watch another Oakland Raiders loss in pain, I, along with thousands of Raiders fans, wonder why we drafted some guy named JaMarcus Russell. We’ve all heard of him—scouts said he was the best quarterback to come out since Peyton Manning.

They said he could throw the ball a mile—that his size, speed, and size ratio could make him equals with Michael Vick.

I’ll admit, I was excited.

I was thinking, “Hey, this guy is as big as a linebacker, he can throw it a mile, and he can run too. He will bring the Raiders back.”

But now that I think about it, a football field is only 100 yards. Three hundred feet, correct? Not quite a mile.

The more that I watch Russell, the more I see he can’t throw a ball accurately even if it’s less than 10 yards, much less thirty or forty.

There is also something that the scouts cannot measure, Mr. Tebow. That’s heart.

I know, that may sound like a Hallmark Card or Disney movie, but I am serious. They say pictures are worth a thousand words. That picture above makes me think of a couple:

Heart, dedication, success, champion, Superman.

Please Mr. Tebow, I am begging you.

Know this: When the Raiders select you, we select you. I am 100 percent confident that you will lead the Raiders back. I don’t want to put all the weight of the world on you, but people are looking at playoffs after the 2010 season.

I am thinking playoffs in 2010, Lombardi in 2011. I apologize in advance for those larger-than-life expectations. 

Know this Mr. Tebow, if you don’t succeed, try again. In the words of the late and great Jimmy Valvano, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”

See you in August.

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