by Patrick ‘Rey’ Reynell
There is often nothing funnier than capturing a facial expression or occurrence at the right time, or, should we say, the most inopportune time.
I challenge you, loyal readers, to view the picture below and provide a captivating caption that will cause “the shores a-crowding” with “people all exulting.” Should you provide the wittiest of captions, for you the flag will be flung and the bugles will trill.
This week we’ll take a restrospective look at the 2010 NFL season. Plenty of good pictorial moments from this season, but one that sticks out has to be the Buffalo Bills’ wide receiver Steve Johnson. The spiritually tweeting playmaker dropped what would have been the game winning touchdown catch in overtime back in November against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Johnson and the Bills would end up losing the game 19-16. Afterwards, the Bills’ wideout now famously posted this message on his Twitter page:
“I praise you 24/7!!! And this how you do me!!! You expect me to learn from this???How??? I’ll never forget this!! Ever!! Thx Tho.”
Here we see Johnson the moment after the drop pondering what could have been:
You’ve got the context, now make like the father of free verse and create the best caption you can in the comments below.
Just as Moses awaited the commands of the burning bush, Steve Johnson waits for the pigskin to catch ablaze with an explanation.
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“I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”
“Don’t throw it to Stonehands!!! “
“Hey guys? How much longer do I have to sit in time-out? I said I was sorry. And is it really necessary to make me have to stare at the ball? Guys? Guys?”
hahaha – best one so far.
Just as he was getting ready to curse God for all eternity, Steve Johnson caught a glimpse of his jersey and quickly realized that it wasn’t the omniscient responsible for his unfortunate dropped pass, but his ominously chosen uniform number. And people wonder why Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl.
a) “Mom said there’d be days like these.”
b) “It’s just a ball … look at it … just sitting there … still as the night … how easy it would be right now to put my hands around it …. caress it …. nestle it to my chest. It’s so easy right now. SO WHY IN THE @%*& DID I DROP THAT THING?!?!!?”