It has been quite some time since SBI stopped running the popular 'You Write the Caption" series, but I'm here to announce that we are bringing it back.
For those of you new to the site, YWTC is a regular series where we take a photo with comedic potential and let SBI readers give us their take on what the best caption would be for the photo. After hearing from several readers who told us we should bring it back, it is now back in the rotation.
We'll start things off with a picture of U.S. men's national team coach Bob Bradley, who was caught in a reflective moment during the national team's recent friendly vs. Argentina.
Here's the picture (feel free to submit your caption ideas after the jump):
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ ISIPhotos.com
"After watching his defense be abused for 45 minutes, Bob Bradley decided to make the one sub he knew could stop Lionel Messi."
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That is our stab at the caption. Submit your own caption in the comments section below and we will pick the five best and have readers vote to pick the best one from those five. The winner of the contest will receive an SBI t-shirt.
Let's hear some captions. Fire away.
Is is a bird? Is it a plane?…
Bob: “are those….? no, they can’t be… but they look like… outlaws??”
Captain America: “that’s correct sir… those are outlaws, alright… AMERICAN OUTLAWS”
Who’s that guy wearing number 10 for Argentina?
The two men were entranced by Betty White flashing the crowd.
“huh. We’re really only down 1 at the half? I don’t understand.”
“WTF is that smell? I can practically taste it…”
“Its NJ, sir.”
“Hmmmmmm….did I leave the coffee pot on?”
(In a thick German accent) “We vant Lt. Chandler and General Jones back. Ze motherland calls, can you hear it….”
Guy behind….”must not look at him…looks like voldermort”
“If I let this fart out, I might pee my pants…”
A concerned Bob Bradley called authorities after a soccer ball went missing. Apparently the US team hadn’t seen it for 45 minutes. Argentine is the #1 suspect.
“Could someone please tell me why Jozy keeps dribbling into defenders?”
What’s that in the air? Is it a Bird? a plan? Oh no, it’s just my son again.
Bob: “hey, look! you’re on the jumbotron”
Other Guy: “woah! what are all those triangles on my uniform? am I from the future?”
Nice Scott. +1 on the future comment. Is he futureman from the movie Bottlerocket?
Bob Bradley caught in a stupor of thought by a new Geico Ad that proclaimed “So easy even a soccer coach can do it.”
Who knew the German influence didnt just carry over to the field but to the coaching staff as well!!
“I knew Messi was good, but when the hell did he start flying? ”
Coach Bob Bradley and an Argentina military officer track the orbit of yet another first half clearance by the U.S. defense.
Rent-a-cop and rent-a-coach
Whos the idiot yelling “Kinitchiwa bitches” during the moment of silence
(In a thick German accent trooper) Heir Comadant….I know Nothing….Nothing!
(Bradley) “Now I’ve got to come up with a new plan…where is Hogan when I need him”
Bradley employees what he calls “Smell the fart coaching”.
That’s the referee from Mali right over there, officer.
A Peace Ambassador questions Bob Bradely about the 5th Column’s latest Visitor assination attempt carried out by Juan Agudelo.
So I guess the 4-5-1 without Stu doesn’t work…
Lord Voldemort’s henchman infiltrates the ministry of magic…
Bradley, “Whats that guy doing talking to my wife?”
You heard that? Sorry about that…I had just watched Chapelle Show before I went to the game…
I can’t seem to find a good midfield combination. Officer, do you see one?
HAHAHA! I’ve been saying that for years! BB TOTALLY LOOKS LIKE VOLDEMORT!
He said Konichi what?
“To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?…oh what the hell, put in Agudelo.”
So you are the one…..
After being fired as sheriff in Atlantic City, Nucky Thompson’s brother turns to another prominent New Jersey family to solidify his power base as season II of Boardwalk Empire begins with the Battle With The Bradleys.
BB(internally): “DON’T FART DON’T FART DON’T FART DON’T FART DON’T FART”
Herr Policeman (internally): “DON’T LOOK AT HIS FART DON’T LOOK AT HIS FART DON’T LOOK AT HIS FART”
“Have we had any possession, yet?”
Hahaha! No…I did however walk into the stadium talking to my buddy during it…had no idea it was going on…
Is that JOB parachuting in to save us from embarrassment?
With their careers seemingly over here we see Bob Bradley, and an extra from Demolition Man, giving their best pose with the hopes of being discovered as models.
It’s a bird, It’s a plane… Nope. Its Maradona, parachuting into New Meadowlands stadium in an attempt to win his job back.
“Bison, are you sure your psycho power can stop him? I mean, we’re paying you shadowlaw guys a lot of money here!”
Nepotism…I has it.
Bob Bradley stung by INS refusal to naturalize Argentine team.
usa down 1 to arg, bradley thinks to himself…”rehab has been going well, should I sub in myself or agudelo?”
Now, to get out of the stadium after the game, let me get this straight, I take the Turnpike North . . .
“Gosh, Gov. Chris Christie is bigger than we thought”
Guy with the headset:
“Yes sir, I have them distracted. I’m sending in Agudelo and Chandler.”
Nobody f*** with the Jesus, man.
Bob Bradley thinking about how the US can finally get a shot off.
Bob: What do those guys have painted on their chest?
Cop: I believe they are spelling out “Neoptism” sir.
“M. Bison, start warming up, you’re in after the half.”
+1 for Hamlet ref
hahahhaha that guy looks exactly like bison
Voldemort? Isn’t he that journalist running for FIFA president?
TARGET THE LASER!
“In Soviet Russia, player subs you!!”
+1 for the Friends reference!
Readers under 20 probably have no idea who that is.
“i have to make the Stan Van Gundy face at sometime during the game”
General Bradley watches, as his defensive positions ward off another attack by low-flying argentine bombers.
+1! Dang it, You beat me to the Bison reference.
Ah man, they put us on the kiss cam, not cool.
Coach Bradley looks away puzzled why Henry Collins is dressed as a police officer.
Bob: “The USA’s 1990 World Cup song looks Awesome on the Jumbotron.”
Officer: “Dude is that OJ dancing with those guys in short-shorts”
Bob has been using dip since high school. A nasty habit, tobacco, but he just can’t kick it.
Intergalactic Captain Steve showed up just in time to watch the space pterodactyl he was tracking from Nebulon fly away with Lionel Messi in his talons.
“If you stare at it long enough, you can see a sailboat.”
That’s not a word.
“Even injured Robbie Findley is so fast he can fly. I am calling him in for the Paraguay game.”
“Do these sweatpants make my butt look big on a jumbotron?”
” Hey Skip…is that what I think it is? Yeah coach…I didn’t think they made an AXE that big.
BB: “What’s wrong with my midfield?”
Officer: “Dunno..triangles always worked for me.”
Czech General Lubos Kubik and Bob Bradley look on as another USA game plan goes up in smoke in the first half.
near the end of the first half the pizza police confirmed that gusseppi rossi is unable to help the USA. Bob Bradley looks on knowing his only weapon is an inexperienced 18 yearold who plays soccer for an energy drink company.
True however, Bradley is dyslexic
“I just CANNOT smell what the Rock is cookin!?!? Here, you smell…”
Dude… Isn’t that your plane
(Foreground)
In order to keep Michael Bradley in the starting lineup, US Men’s National Team coach Bob Bradley contemplates changing the team’s formation to the experimental 2-7-1, which employs five central midfield players during his team’s 1-1 draw with Argentina.
(Background) Meanwhile, Galactic Federation Commander Wylzyx studies the superior reflexes of “Project Exelsior”, commonly known as goalkeeper Tim Howard.
So you never declared the winner of the last edition of YWTC. What gives SBI.
Gooch impresses his coach with yet another simple pass out of the backline…
+1
“Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue!”
“The mother ship is here, come along Michael, we must return to our people.”
You know Bob, If us germans were as good at building bunkers as your football team, we might have tied World War II.
“where… in the hell… is… this… WALDO?!?!”
“is that a double rainbow? what does it mean?”
” Hey Skip…yeah coach? Where did the OUTLAWS get a guilletin that big? Dont know coach…better question coach…where did they get a 20ft bradley blow-up doll?
I swear… The clouds tell me what formation to play… It nearly worked against Ghana…
I did not have sexual relations with that woman
“Keep your eyes peeled, Jozy’s 2007 form has to be around here somewhere… ”
Messi did what to gooch?
“So THAT’S what a 4-4-2 looks like!”
Bradley: whos idea was it to start with 3 DMs?!! I thought I ran a 4-4-2
Umm…sir your son decided to change the line up so he start. Apparently
He thinks he is good?
Michael, what are you doing on the ground?
Alright, let’s send in admiral henry rollins and see what happens
Officer: Coach, Messi is running all over you guys.
BB: (in David Puddy voice) Yeah, that’s right.
“If I can just ditch Gulati’s henchmen, next time then just maybe I’ll be able to pick my favorite lineup.”
Bob Bradley and the Officer get caught in an awkward “Kiss Cam” moment….
Bob Bradley channeling his inner Judge Dredd – I AM THE LAW!
+1 HAHA every time I visit NJ it smells like farts, reminds me of SF.
Is it? Could it be? Hey officer look up there in the distance. I think I see the respect I deserve from USMNT fans.
I wonder what they’re writing about me on the Twitter right now…
As John Harkes would say: You’ve done well.
Bradley and his Luftwaffe attache stand stunned as ace Timmy Chandler bombs down the right flank.
BB: “Who is going to stop Messi now? Where’s Maradona when you need him?”
LMAO
is it a bird, is it a plane, no it’s Ochocinco flying through the air
“Wait. Did I leave the gas on?”
if i put my mind to it and think about it hard enough, i can turn Edu into an attacking CM and Onyewu into…well…a parking cone…
Haha. Awesome caption.
Reactions were mixed when Tim Howard had a sudden Tourettes outburst and pantsed Demerit.
“Is he really sitting in a golden throne?”
ian darke : mr. bradley, why is that jozy keeps starting? can you even remember the last time he has scored for the US?
bradley: hmmmmm….. ur right, it has been a while
“Maybe its the romantic in me, but Bob. Kiss me.”
After watching Argentina dominate the first half, BB: “I don’t understand, Gulati told me that these guys lost 4-0 to Germany last year. Perhaps I should sub in that German-American kid from Bundesliga.”
I’m 30 and I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Excuse me Trooper, you are giving me an escort out of here, right?
WINNING
Your mission is to bring back Lionel Messi, dead or alive!
Military Guy: Yo Bob, did you get a look at those Argentinian fans?
Bob: Yeah, oh yeah…
Is that Harkes in the booth? Who is he with? Wait, that’s my wife!
That’s who it looks like to me.
“I cannot believe I forgot Bornstein and Casey”
*Sigh* I picked the wrong game to give up smoking and start chewing.
I should’ve used Preparation H!!!!!
It’s not a sailboat, it’s a Schooner
Guy with headset — “Oh, the humanity!”
…Is that a little girl beside him?
36 – still no idea.
mmmmmmmsweatpants…….
Bob Bradley stood there and pondered whether he made the correct decision to coach the USMNT for another four years or whether he should have taken that position as Lord Voldemort’s stunt double for the last 2 films.
??
Are you here for the Village People tryouts?
No. Wait I didn’t know they had a sweats wearing coach in the Village People. I like!
Henry Rollins perhaps?
Terrible, but freaking hilarious.
“I need you to send the troops to Germany, and bring them back in 20 years with their children”
Are you sure the score board say 1-o, or is that a 10.
Excuse me Trooper, you’re escorting me out of here, right?
After the German influence failed to stop Messi for the first 45 minutes, Bradley was forced to turn to his Russian, “if he dies, he dies,” Plan B.
“I’m gonna get He-man one way or another!” skelator
Look at the little guy (Messi) How does he do that?
“Think I’ve got a shot with that chick in row 47?”
Bob Bradley and Henry Rollins caught admiring Sandra Bullock’s tight, black pants on the set of Demolition Man 2. Coach Bradley will be playing himself as the US Soccer coach in the year 2034.
Bob: You know sometimes I stare at the stands wishing Tiffany May would rush out and sprint across that field just one more time.
Office: Mmmmmmm. Yeah. I’d like to tackle that.
Everyone’s eyes turn to the sky to see the only person that can pull out a USMNT winner against ARG…God.
“Dr. Sweatpants or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Route 1.”
“It looks like Harkes is trying to audition for a coaching job from the press box, again”
In an effort to stop the unstoppable Messi from destroying America, Flint (right) and Destro (left) combine forces.
Beat me to it!
Bob Bradley tries to convince the authorities that Tim Howard has not robbed Argentina of several goals after his backline let him down. Argentina are pondering pressing charges.
I’ll see your yellow triangles and raise you a popped collar, chump!
M. Bison and Sagat look concerned as Ryu makes short work of Balrog and Vega.
Officer: do you want me to charge that little guy – what’s his name, Messi – with illegal nutmeg on Bocanegra, or something?
Bradley: hmmm! That’s an idea.
“United States coach Bob Bradley ponders his next move during an awkward appearance on the kiss cam with a clearly disturbed man in uniform.”
Could you cuff that Messi guy?
Rental Cop, “That guy is Maradona, I believe, and it looks like there is another ‘hand of god’ moment going on there!”
“Perfect timing Ryan Nelson. They’ll never know you’re a Kiwi. Suit up.”
haha
This is by far the most clever. +1
Both men wait with great anticipation as they find out which one will get a date with Lady GaGa later that evening. But Bradley could resist having a “dip” as he waits. And her answer is………
No officer, you’ve got the wrong Bradley…again, he IS playing.
+1 haha
link to en.wikipedia.org
33 and loving it.
Both men wait with great anticipation to learn who won a date with Lady GaGa later that evening. And the winner is………
There he is, the last remaining member of Sam’s Army.
Bradley stares into section 352 trying to identify the jersey number on the fan who Gooch actually completed a “pass” to.
You haven’t heard that one before? Its a classic.
+1 Awesome!
wow
Are you keeping them? or can I take them back to Germany?
I still have 3 1/2 years left of this?
Bob: “The things I would do to that booty…”
Officer/security/futureman: “Mein Gott, die arsch!”
“Is that John O’Brien…?”
“Heavenly. Simply heavenly. That Messi should just grow wings and fl-” (pause) “Well, that certainly makes sense.”
“Bob, just because the triangle looks great on my uniform doesn’t mean it will work in your central midfield.”
Yes! +4
“Is that… John O’Brien?!?!”
Psst…skip. yeah coach?
Did you get the Messi Autograph? Michael is counting on you.
If Jr. tells his mother that I forgot trash night AGAIN, I swear I’ll bench him in Nashville….. and this time I mean it!!!!
“Is that an Elf in the blue team??”
“Uh, no, that’s Messi.”
“I wonder what Johnny Bornstein would look like in a banana hammock…”
“If you had an entire team of Jonathan Bornsteins playing an entire team of Jonathan Bornsteins I think the universe would explode.”
I need you to send all of the troops to Germany. Tell them to come back in 20 years…
A cavity search? I don’t know officer….
Falcon…Kick?
Is that Snooky in the upper deck — flashing everyone?
“Hmmm I thought Messi was bigger in real life.”
“I see blue sky, an’ 4-5-1s and I think to myself, haters gonna hate…”
Is that Drew Carey making out with Erin Andrews?!
Robo meet Cop.
I swear I hadn’t seen your comment when I wrote mine!