The Angel With a Left and the Devil With a Right

A left handed Angel who captivated a nation, and a right handed  devil with a fatal attraction that sparks the envy of any football-watching poon-chasing males. Two lightning rods of attention have somehow reached the pinnacle of popularity in the country’s most popular sport despite embodying drastically different ideals. Football fans across the country have been unable to turn away from both the virtuous boy next door and the rager who majors in not giving a fuck, and even though both men are adored and loathed for their perceived perfections and imperfections, they’re here to stay.

Think about it, how mind-blowing is it that a self-proclaimed virgin (yeah we don’t believe it either) who’s biggest crime was singing too many christian rock hits in the locker room, and a bar-hopping private jet-flying drake-hanging out with speed demon have both invoked equal admiration and envy? How can a story about Tim spending time with 20 terminally ill kittens and a story about Johnny breaking a local bar’s tequila shots record in one sitting evoke the same warm fuzzy feeling deep within our souls?

The startling truth is that we all have insatiable desires for right and wrong that we have found in great quantity with two of the most legendary football figures in recent memory. What’s more ideal than maintaining an impeccable public image with a winning smile but also fulfilling a life of romping, fucking, driving a benz, and more romping and fucking? The fact is, the American football fan has found its most powerful aspirations come to life in two seemingly antagonizing figures, and the fact that they are each filling out these desires on the public stage helps us indulge in our needs for a life of perfect imperfection.

The left handed Angel’s playing days may well be over while the right handed devil’s pro days have yet to begin, but regardless of what the future holds both men have left their lasting impact on American minds. Much like these two idols, our collective will for perfect imperfection will never truly go away.