Miracle on NFL Avenue: Part One

In every movie, you know you're going to find a hero to look up to in the movie, and I think that's the same in the NFL. Every team in the NFL has had a one of those people that has just made people's jaws drop and say, "Wow! this guy is what my team needed"

Here are the first three.

1. Baltimore Ravens

The team may be very young, but they have had one man who has anchored this team for most of their existence: His name is Ray Lewis. Ray Lewis has been one of the most feared linebackers in the NFL for a little over a decade and has been with the Ravens through success, in a 34-7 Super Bowl win, to a disappointing 4-12 season just a year ago.

He has brought a spirit to that team that is very rare to see, and even with the accused homicide that he may or may not have committed, his team welcomed him back with open arms.

If it weren't for him I don't believe the Ravens would have been anywhere near that Super Bowl, or even a great team that they are. Ray Lewis is a first ballot HOF all the way and will go down in history as one of the top 25 linebackers of all time.

2. Dallas Cowboys

This historic franchise has been known to be America's team, and when was this named picked up? It was picked up during the Tom Landry era. He was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and he coached them for 28 years, took them to five Super Bowls and an overall 250-162-6 in all his years.

He established the Cowboys into one of the best teams in NFL history. He coached that team since its emergence in the NFL and after his departure, the Cowboys, in a 20-year stretch, have had five different head coaches. If it weren't for the spirit left by Tom Landry, the Cowboys would be nothing.

3. Atlanta Falcons

This pick will be very controversial, but I never said it had to be a person of good character: Bobby Petrino. He was 3-10 as the head coach of the Falcons in the 2007 season and then upped and left the team to go to coach college football.

Now, many of you who are reading this most be saying, "Why in the world would you choose that low life as the person who made a team better?"

I'll tell you.

What is the Falcons' record right now? 6-3! That is already three more wins then they had last year under Petrino. After Petrino dumped them off, the Falcons players who remained on that team were feeling down and wanted to prove to the NFL that...

For another installment, wait for next week.