After he dropped a potentially game-winning touchdown pass, Buffalo Bills’ wide receiver Stevie Johnsons borrowed a page from King David’s playbook:

The next day he clarified: “And No I Did Not Blame God People! Seriously??!? CMon! I Simply Cried Out And Asked Why? Jus Like yal did wen sumthin went wrong n ur life!”

We Dallas Cowboy fans can empathize. We make similar lamentations every Sunday.

(Via: Gawker)

Comments (14)

14 Comments

aonghus
November 30th, 2010 | 11:36 am

Empathise, perhaps?

Joe Carter
November 30th, 2010 | 11:41 am

aonghus Empathise, perhaps?

I can’t empathise. I’m not British. ; )

Mike Lester
November 30th, 2010 | 11:57 am

http://rn-t.com/view/full_story_cartoon/10476608/article-Mike-Lester-s-Cartoon–11-30-10?instance=cartoons

Stan Guthrie
November 30th, 2010 | 12:11 pm

Great observation, Joe.

aonghus
November 30th, 2010 | 12:32 pm

I’m not British. ;

Nor am I. Right continent, wrong island! ;-)

Ellyn
November 30th, 2010 | 12:49 pm

Didn’t Teresa of Avila once say something along the same lines? Though perhaps more eloquently. And with less hysterical punctuation.

Matt
November 30th, 2010 | 1:07 pm

I thought this tweet was wonderful. I’ll take real, public, spontaneous professions of honest faith (even when they’re Michael Scott awkward) over the calculated, bland god-speak that so many athletes and award winners attach at the beginning or end of their otherwise perfectly myopic litanies.

Triple347
November 30th, 2010 | 2:28 pm

We Houston Texans fans are able to emphasize much more than Dallas Cowboy fans, particularly Texans fans meandering in the lush wildernesses of Cowboy haven, i.e. East Texas! That was too bad Stevie dropped that pass. He had beaten his coverage and was as wide open as it gets in the NFL (other than against the Texans secondary, of course).

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Barry Arrington
November 30th, 2010 | 3:27 pm

At least he didn’t catch the pass, run to the five yard line, and then give the ball to the other team. Joe’s right. We Dallas fans must learn new ways to suffer every Sunday (or in that particular case, Thursday).

Rod Whodat Dreher
November 30th, 2010 | 3:34 pm

30-27, Joe baby! That last drive was why they call the man Breesus.

kathleen prantner
November 30th, 2010 | 3:54 pm

…a young man of faith, in terrible anguish. I thought it was beautiful. And he’ll make up for missing/dropping/whatever that was the ball.

J
November 30th, 2010 | 6:59 pm

You’re a Cowboys fan? I’m sorry, but I have to hate you now.

Jesme
November 30th, 2010 | 10:57 pm

I admit to misinterpreting this tweet myself, when first I read it. Actually, it’s quite innocent, and the sort of thing an anguished Christian might cry out. But it does seem kinda overwrought. We’re not talking the fall of Jerusalem here. Then again, for an NFL player, football is his life. If he didn’t think and feel that way, he’d like as not never have made it in the league. So I can see where he’s coming from.