I have
now discovered the college quarterback I am hoping the Dallas Cowboys draft
next week.
Even
though my hometown team is set with Dak Prescott, if he is injured, the entire
season could be wrecked if a capable backup is not ready.
My pick would not be Heisman winner Joe Burrow, the phenomenally talented Tua Tagovailoa, or the highly regarded Justin Herbert. I would pick Mason Fine from the University of North Texas.
Why would I sign a quarterback who may not even be drafted and who stands 5’10”?
Because what he has done is such a good predictor of what he will do. And what he has done is nothing short of amazing.
Fine
started studying the position in elementary school. A quarterback camp the
summer before he began the sixth grade taught him the basics of throwing a
football. His family didn’t have the money to hire a quarterback coach or personal
trainer, so his father, who had never played football, worked out with him
incessantly.
He set
all kinds of records in high school, then became Conference USA’s offensive
player of the year twice in college. Now he’s ready to take his game to the pros.
He explains: “My height was a concern in high school and in college. Obviously it’s now a different level with better competition but, humbly, it hasn’t stopped me yet.”
Why remembering the past empowers the present
We are
watching retired doctors and nurses return to the healthcare frontlines to
fight the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of military retirees who served in
healthcare and related fields are also joining the battle.
Remembering
the past is a powerful way to find hope and strength for the present, a fact
that extends to our spiritual lives as well.
In a recent First15 devotional, Craig Denison asked: “Why is trust so difficult? Why do we have a hard…
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