Is God Really the Best Person to Blame for NFL Player’s Dropped Pass?
- Posted on November 29, 2010 at 3:55pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Yesterday, we brought you the tweet from Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson to God asking why the man upstairs caused him to drop a game-winning touchdown in overtime on Sunday. And although many didn’t share his sentiment on Monday, the “God” rant may be the only plausible explanation for so much Bills misfortune.
It started Sunday in overtime. Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a beautiful, arching, 40-yard pass that may have just touched the hand of God. When the ball dropped into Johnson’s chest and then bounced out, it was God who got the blame.
But the blame came after a tear-filled press conference that included Johnson admitting he will “never” get over the drop and asked reporters how they would feel if they did something similar:
It was sometime after that press conference that Johnson then took out his anger on the Almighty:
On one hand, Johnson’s “God” theory holds about as much water as his hands do a football. Johnson admitted as much earlier in the day.
“We’re playing the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Buffalo Bills come to play football, and it just so happened today that I had 75 drops in the game,” he said during the press conference. Actually, according to stats from the day, it was five drops, not 75. And while former NFL receiver Cris Carter blamed him for poor preparation earlier in the week, ESPN writer Tim Graham noted that on a 31-degree day Johnson exited the team facility wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt but “on this day, though, Johnson couldn’t catch a cold.”
That’s, well, cold.
But on the other hand, the only way to explain the Bills’ misfortune is to say that divine intervention has something to do with it. From 1991-1994 the Bills made four consecutive Super Bowl appearance only to lose every single on of them. And just last week, Johnson caught three touchdowns in one game. His hands had never been a problem.
Until Sunday, on a wide-open play, with the game on the line.
It makes you wonder.
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Comments (115)
neverending
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:53pmHow could it be GOD’s fault when he has been thrown out of everything and everywhere in this country?
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:23pmI love God and he can handle this child! God is pouring out his mercy on us everyday and this is the thanks he gets in return. Especially from one who claims to worship him 24/7. This is mans world and the things that men do belong to men alone. God can intervene when it furthers his own plans for this world. Maybe his plan is to humble this man and he will learn from it and the glory will be Gods on another day. He can take it you know. Just a theory I have.
Report Post »mdb749
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:52pmActually, I think Steve is right. It is all God’s doing God is a Steeler fan!
Report Post »rr98411
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:47pm“Is God Really the Best Person to Blame for NFL Player’s Dropped Pass?”
NO!!! Next!
Report Post »Chalon Hutson
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:40pm^^^^^^^ I choose option E: “I agree with all of the above.” lol
Check out my video if you don’t drop game winning passes.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9gi8cESCzI&hd=1
moreteaplease
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:13pmOh my goodness!!! Stevie, you think because you praise God 24/7 that He owes you something?
Wasn‘t His Son’s death on the cross for payment of our sins more than enough? ( which we don’t deserve by the way ) You should want to praise Him 24/7 for that. You will never be able to repay that debt and thankfully for those who have accepted Christ He does not demand that we repay the debt He has payed for us only that we accept His gift of salvation. What more could you ask for?
Report Post »WhiteFang
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:40pmExactly! Well put.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:57pmGod doesn’t do football. That is a man’s sport. He is the one that couldn’t hold onto the ball.
Report Post »runninl8
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:57pmI hate it when people call the unfathomable, Holy, creator of the universe “ the man upstairs” How stupid and disrespectful.
Report Post »advent2
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:20pmSo do I thank you. Our society does not understand the concept of reverence for God.
Report Post »CrackerSmurf
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:52pmMade my day, maybe it was karma. Maybe the 15 yards on Harrison and the 15 yards on Madison early third half that got your team into the game. came back and bit you in the end. Certainly was not God’s fault your team lost because of your horrid 7th rd draft pick play. Be excited God helped you get to the game. The rest of your career is on you sissy boy.
Report Post »Lutheran
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:50pmGod blesses us in ways that look unattractive to us. His will is done. Just catch the ball.
Report Post »AmericanLass
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:50pmI broke a nail today, should I blame God ? Give me a break.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:02pmNo, you should blame Bush. ;)
Report Post »flickman
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:48pmMaybe Ike from the Steelers prayed more, so God hooked him up.
Report Post »Citizen
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:00pmlol that made me laugh, thanks.
funny on so many levels
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:38pmdon t blame god for your short comings , if you lived a godly life am sure you would be doing much better at your game
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:32pmIf only God fearing Christians caught passes in football, scouts would begin combing the churches for recruits.
Report Post »BeerTek
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:25pmIt’s easy to praise Him when you catch them. The trick is to praise Him when you miss them.
Report Post »advent2
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:17pmGood observation and wisdom Beertek.
Report Post »Buttercup
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 9:24pmAmen, Beertek!
Report Post »kohlmann51
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:33pmWell said beertek.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:20pmNo, it was the Cigarette Smoking Man (C.G. Spender) from the X-Files.
Remember, he said the Bills will never win the Super Bowl as long as he’s alive. Apparently he‘s a Steeler’s fan. ;-)
Serious note, you’ve gotta be a buffoon to blame God for dropping a pass. The Bible says you can regognize the Fruits of the Spirit in peoples’ actions.
Given the tweet? Ummmm… yeah. His fruits are withered, at best.
Tells me Johnson’s not that firm in his Walk.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:01pmExcept the Smoking Man died in the end. You remember, in the pueblo with the heliocopters?
Report Post »MCGIRV
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:19pmThe Lords trying to tell him he needs to learn hard hands soft hands.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:17pmI also think he missed the point. How you handled the loss?
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:25pmIf he was bought up as a liberal then he was taught to blame everyone but himself.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:17pmNamed a candy bar after this ********. Butterfingers!
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:16pmWell, one thing that Mr. Johnson learned from this is that his faith is built on a foundation of shifting sand. We work for God, he does not work for us; besides our very existence, God gives us many gifts, the greatest of these being the intelligence to worship him and thank him for all that we are.
Report Post »fdonnino
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:13pmMaybe you needed to be taught HUMILITY!
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 10:57amTrue
Report Post »pilgrim2497
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:13pmRead Psalms and you will see David making similar complaints. At least the kid is talking to the Lord. He will be a better man because of that humiliating moment—but it may take a while.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:57pmI really do feel bad for him. It was painful to watch on the replay. Johnson was a very good reciever at the University of Kentucky…..that’s why I root for him….it was just a very unfortunate outcome on what would have been a POSITIVE life-long memory.
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:04pmGodsend? Godmiss? GodHeavens no tellin
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:03pmJohnson, learn from it…Get over it.
Report Post »halfbrain
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:19pmyou know it‘s George Bush’s fault.
Report Post »squeaker
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:02pmAt this rate…. He never will get it
Report Post »the Life Of Reilly
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:43pmHe asked the Press? if they ever did any thing similar? The MSM has been dropping the ball for years now. Problem is they still pick up the incomplete pass and spike it as if they scored. The only thing they can’t do is blame GOD. They don’t believe he exists
Report Post »sportlock
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:00pmIf he scored he wouldn’t have givin god the credit, if he missed a pass, couldn’t have been him. Just ask Jessie, Al, Rev Wright etc It’s never you or the decisions you make, it’s always somebody elses fault..
Report Post »WhiteFang
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 7:18pmAgain, idiots always want to blame someone else for their own mistakes, stupid decisions, and actions. They say “It’s not my fault”, it’s always someone else who is to blame. Idiots!
Adam, in the garden of eden blamed Eve for his eating of the forbidden fruit, and you can see how that turned out for all of us. Grow up and recognize your imperfection Stevie! You are not as great as you think you are.
Report Post »WhiteFang
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 7:24pmIt’s just a ball game. And here Stevie in his arrogance blames the Great God who sent his son to pay the ransom price for our salvation. Disgusting!
Report Post »Blacktooth
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:10pmWhat a crying baby. Stevie should man-up, he, and only he dropped the ball, period!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:01pmYeah… God was focused on the ball going into your hands as he had a bet on that game. Now you really ticked him off! Get off your “high horse” you moron, if you think that is how God “works”, then you have a lot of “Soul searching” ahead of you!
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:24pmIt might make him a better player in the long run. It’s like “God, thy will be done except when I want it the my way”.
Report Post »Disabledvet
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:24pmInstead of blaming GOD Maybe this guy should blame himself and admit he $ucks
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:27pmHe forgot to say that God was so full of leftover turkey he was napping at the time.
Good greif, peolel blame God for more things than ******** blame George Bush for.
The world does NOT revolve around you!
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:28pmThe proud will fall. This guy is very prideful, and that is why he is angry, because of his pride, God did not up hold his pride. Christians, too many are proud to be Christians, God is not about being proud of anything. Don’t let me be mistaken about this, there is no such thing as good pride and bad pride. There is pride and it is a horrible infection in the body of Christ. Why, do you think we are where we are at with the progressives? Pride, and I thank God that he is about humble us and hopefully purge the pride from our hearts and minds so that we can be restored to Him as we should be.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist.
Report Post »what4
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:38pmIt was the unholy ghost of TO!
Report Post »Chicago Ray
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:40pmNeeded to keep the score down for the under over he bet on… :(
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:58pmHe praises God 24/7????? This punk needs to read the book of Job and think about what he just said. 99.9999% of us would probably fold under half of what Job had to endure and yet he still did not blame God.
Report Post »And this kid is talking about a couple of dropped footballs? Absurd.
sportlock
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:17pmGood thing he was insulting the only religion it is acceptable to insult. If he blamed Allah he would have 19 million death threats and the media would be saying he deserved them for saying such a stupid thing about such a peaceful religion.
Report Post »2
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:23pmYeah… If you’re not living you life the way You in your Heart know you should.
Report Post »Get on your knees and Pray or any Football will be the last thing on your mind
Citizen
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:47pmGod is in every action, every atom, everything you see and dont see, it all resides in him.
nothing is random, it only appears random to us because we dont have the faculty to grasp all the factors. a dice roll for instance is not random, the amount of force you use, the air temperature, the closeness of the moon, the factors in your life that influence the strength of the throw, the sweat on your hands, your height, what you ate, date you were born, what your parents did to lead to you being born, a mosquito that bit your great great great great great great grandad and altered his action in the slightest, everything.
All that was put in motion by God.
God knows all those factors and can alter any or have predestined all, he is all powerful, nothing on earth happens without his permission, not even down to the a football catch.
God can allow you to catch anything, he can stop you from catching anything or he can allow you to rely on yourself.
every hair on our heads is numbered
Report Post »Citizen
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:58pmYou see things like this and it makes me think,
this “drop” will be talked about all over the world, many people will have views about and express opinions that will alter how people act and view the world.
some kid may read of this story and take something from it, perhaps good perhaps bad.
perhaps God stopped him from catching the ball just to influence some young kids future, perhaps he stopped him so He could learn a lesson from his words.
perhaps it was for you or me
perhaps the guy just screwed up
Report Post »12 gauge
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:22pmThere was Job and now there is StevieJohnson…
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:44pmProbably the guy was paid to throw the game
Report Post »and so were the Steelers so it looked obvious….
nobaday wanted to win that game.
tower7femacamp
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:45pmProbably the guy was paid to throw the game
Report Post »and so were the Steelers so it looked obvious….
nobody wanted to win that game.
TheScarletO
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:49pm“Person”? God?
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:13pmToo many people denouncing God in this country, until something bad happens. I guess dropping a football is bad,,,but then I stopped watching professional sports when the players started WHINING about not making enough millions of $. Piss off.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:48pmYou’re ****** off Satan, he to works in people. Where’s his credit?
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 9:23pmI hope I am ******* him off-he deserves it. I won’t be his team member. “A man cannot be overcome by Satan without his own consent.”
Report Post »spreadcommonsensenot pc
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 10:21pmGod was focused on your “heart”—attitude—God responds to a Humble heart, not a “performance driven” heart which brings out pride.
Report Post »May God mutiply his Grace and peace upon you(steve) and all of us—-we need it…………
Citizen
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 10:53pmsilentwatcher
satan defeats us all – except Christ
the only way we defeat satan is by relying on Christ.
many have refered to Job read chapter 41 its probably the largest single write up in scripture about satan. It shows you what hes made of and capable of and who can fight him.
Thanks Christ you won the fight we couldnt, thats why you the man.
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