September 5, 2013 Page 5 Fall From Grace SportsEagles’ 2013 Football Preview By Adam Serrao He went about his business as he did on an It’s funny how time can change beliefs, everyday basis, attempting to become the By Gregg McMullin “We shouldn’t have to rely on any one player rearrange things and distance people from best quarterback that he could be. Though Are you ready for some football? The El to lead us to victories--this will be a total team thoughts that were at one time honored as there were many back then who doubted Segundo Eagles open their 2013 season Friday effort,” said Shevlin. truths. Not only does that happen in real life, his abilities and talents as quarterback, as night at Lynwood and expectations are high for With plenty of talent returning on both sides but in football too. At one time, Tim Tebow there are today, Tebow got his opportunity to this year. A season ago the Eagles went 7-5, of the ball, the Eagles fgure to potentially was a hero. Honored throughout Florida as the shine and certainly made the most of it. Kyle placed second in the Pioneer League and lost have one of their better seasons if they can greatest college football player to perhaps ever Orton, the starting quarterback for Denver at to Centennial 14-10 in the CIF-SS Northwest stay healthy. Six players return on offense and play the game, Tebow accumulated multiple the time, was benched in favor of Tebow and Division quarterfnals. seven on the defensive side. Couple that with awards throughout his college career. With watched from the sidelines week after week as Though the team lost a number of key players moving up from the Pioneer League two BCS National Championships, two SEC all Tebow continued to do was win. A team starters to graduation, this year’s squad has championship freshman team and you can Championships and a Heisman Trophy, just that was once 1-4 before Tebow took over plenty of high-profle players returning. The understand why the Eagles are ranked sixth in to name a few, the three-time All-American later fnished the season at 8-8 and made the quarterback seemed to be destined for a career playoffs as the young quarterback lived up to of riches (monetary and otherwise). Now, as the moniker that all he does is win games. he fnds himself at the doorstep of attaining Tebow accomplished a feat in Denver “Coach Shevlin, who is in his 20th year as his ultimate goal, Tebow can’t quite seem to that the majority of NFL players can’t put head coach, believes the success his program knock loudly enough for a team to let him down on their own individual résumés. He has enjoyed is a direct result of the commitment in and give him a chance at becoming a won a playoff game and did it in impressive his players have brought to the table.” starting NFL quarterback. From a one-time fashion by going 10 of 21 passing against the NFL playoff contender to a team that heavily Steelers’ number one-rated defense. Three- misused his abilities to now being given his hundred-and-sixteen yards (31.6 yards per team is small in numbers and won’t have the the CIF Northwest Division preseason polls. outright release, Tim Tebow’s NFL career completion) and two touchdowns later, the size that other teams may have. What it will “We don’t pay too much attention to polls, has spiraled so out of control that now the Broncos, behind Tim Tebow, were on their have is quickness, fortitude and experience. especially preseason ones. We need to play one-time college workhorse fnds himself way to the second round of the playoffs Losing the likes of Austin Brasher, Austin hard and execute and leave it all on the feld. desperately searching for a career. where they would eventually be pushed out of Kurke, Seth McKenna, Matt Keener, Nico If we do that we could be successful,” said From a 25-year-old Heisman Trophy winner competition by the ever-striking Tom Brady. Bonilla and Christian Rivera to graduation longtime assistant coach Jason Parker. with all of the promise in the world to a man One would think that a performance like that, could be devastating, but the coaching staff sees The Eagles have advanced to the postseason searching for work in the NFL, there was in the playoffs nonetheless, would cement at it differently. “There will be a void—but with six out of the past seven years, including an always hope for Tim Tebow even when he least another opportunity for the player in the players coming back and the development unprecedented fve consecutive years for El found himself at the bottom of teams’ depth a league where on the feld, he showed he of others, we should be okay,” said defensive Segundo. Coach Shevlin, who is in his 20th charts. Oftentimes, that hope bloomed into was successful. In came Peyton Manning, coordinator Dan Heck. year as head coach, believes the success his opportunities and ourished into a body of however, and out went Tebow--shipped to The loss of those graduated seniors could program has enjoyed is a direct result of the work that was eerily reminiscent of his glory the New York Jets, which was, in essence, potentially be tough to fll. According to head commitment his players have brought to the days wearing the orange and blue for the the beginning of the end. coach Steve Shevlin, it should make this year’s table. The fact that many larger schools have Florida Gators. Case in point, when Tebow The 2012 Jets were one of the biggest squad a better and more well rounded team. shunned El Segundo on their non-league found himself at the bottom of the Denver disasters in NFL history. Head coach Rex With injuries a common factor each year, schedule is a testament to the team’s success. Broncos roster two years ago, he didn’t panic. 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