Awe: a blog about God, football and anything else.
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Constructing the “Titanium Sheer”: A 2026 NFL Draft All-Toughness Team With Speed
The ‘Steel Curtain’ Pittsburgh Steelers (’74-’79) is a gold standard to strive for in regards a team that was recognized for extreme physicality and toughness, coupled with a high-speed offense and an unrelenting work ethic. They included a spread-out mix of draft round picks and had a top five offense coupled with the best defense.…
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Back to Big Blue: Restoring the Giants’ Physical Identity While Adding Elite Speed
The 2026 Giants are striving for an identity under new head coach John Harbaugh. Here are some quotes for what he is looking for. “To me, the number one thing is we have to have guys that love football. You just have to. It’s football. What are we here for? What do we do? What…
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Finding Religious Inspiration in a Secular Age: A Review of Slattery’s “Enchanted by Eternity”
“If Catholicism is only a ‘religion’ then to hell with it”. So starts William Slattery’s book entitled “ Enchanted by Eternity: Recapturing the Wonder of the Catholic Worldview”. The book drew me to it with reviews talking about the kingdom of God on Earth. Slattery starts off with a recollection of his youthful questioning of…
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Four Day Three Draft Quarterbacks Worth a Gamble
According to the odds there is a 99% probability that Fernando Mendoza, quarterback from Indiana, will be the number one pick in the 2026 NFL draft by the Raiders. Among 21 top quarterback prospects in the 2026 draft, Mendoza ranks first in an averaged 2025 net yards per attempt (NY/A) and adjusted net yards per…
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Artemis II and Unseen Realities
The Artemis II mission is well under way with a schedule splash down on April 10th. This is the first moon expedition since 1972 and will travel further into deep space than ever traveled before as it does a flyby around the far side of the moon. The mission is a real plus to NASA’s…
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My High-Five 2026 NFL Draft Wide Receivers
Team market share is recognized as an indicator of future success. I have compiled a sample of college players from the past 20 years that have achieved a 30% receiving yards team market share in any one season of their college career. Having evaluated their NFL career I then divided them among those that had…
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The Holy of Holies – Holy Week, Easter, Octave of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday
The pinacle of the Catholic liturgical year starts this Sunday, Palm Sunday, and extends for the next two weeks. Google Artificial Intelligence put together this graphic on major Catholic Church Feasts and Sundays. It is AI and should be taken with a grain of salt but I believe it does underscore the importance of the…
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Jaxson Dart’s Rookie Season: A Cause for Optimism
In the past two seasons the longest tenured starting quarterback to be replaced was Daniel Jones. Jones was the starter for six seasons on the Giants and was replaced in 2025 by rookie Jaxson Dart. Today I look at Dart’s rookie statistical ranking among rookie quarterbacks for all time that started at least 8 games…
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The NFL All Bench Press Team And the Draft
I recently at the age of 68 started doing bench press exercises at a mere 50 lbs (hehehe). It makes me appreciate the NFL players that at the combine are competing in reps at 225 lbs. That event has seen a decrease in participation over the last few years. A large reason for that was…
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NY Giants Offseason Approach and Focus
The following post is a plan for the NY Giants in the 2026 offseason with regard to team retention and the draft. The addition of free agents has not been considered. NYG Free Agents The following NY Giants Free Agents would be signed by the Giants Player Pos Age YOE Prev Team Prev AAV Type…
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The NFL Prime Window vs the Eternal Now
Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard shows us God, that in His infinite generosity bestows the same blessing on those workers that arrived late as on those that labored all day. This while not diminishing the great blessings on the full day laborers. If looked at from the perspective of eternity the present…
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The Greatest Season of Love
The world celebrates St Valentines Day on February 14th. It is a day set aside to honor the gift of love and the loves in our lives. The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately 190 million valentines are sent each year in the US. When the valentine-exchange cards made in school activities are included…