My welcome to the league moment happened against a team I've grown to hate. We were facing off against the Arizona Outlaws and I was getting ready. The day didn't feel any different than usual and my team was ready to take the field. Things started out fine, going through the motions, until the whole game turned upside down.
Now, I'd been working on my accuracy and decision making, which makes this game that much worse. I don't know what was happening, but every throw I made seemed to be the wrong decision. You throw to what looks like an open receiver, but boom a defender comes out of no where. I couldn't explain it, but it's like the Outlaw defense had a speed hack on and I couldn't keep up. Being a young quarterback you expect to have some growing pain, but this game showed me that I had a long way to go still. I finished the game with an embarrassing 6 interceptions. They just killed my spirit in this game.
I never forgot about this game as my career went along, but I think it still has some affects on me. I haven't had the career I was expecting. I seem to throw a ton of short passes, almost like I'm scared to throw it deep. I don't know if it's just the yips from this game, but I'm sure my career would be different if I didn't throw 6 interceptions against the Outlaws on that fateful day.
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Now, I'd been working on my accuracy and decision making, which makes this game that much worse. I don't know what was happening, but every throw I made seemed to be the wrong decision. You throw to what looks like an open receiver, but boom a defender comes out of no where. I couldn't explain it, but it's like the Outlaw defense had a speed hack on and I couldn't keep up. Being a young quarterback you expect to have some growing pain, but this game showed me that I had a long way to go still. I finished the game with an embarrassing 6 interceptions. They just killed my spirit in this game.
I never forgot about this game as my career went along, but I think it still has some affects on me. I haven't had the career I was expecting. I seem to throw a ton of short passes, almost like I'm scared to throw it deep. I don't know if it's just the yips from this game, but I'm sure my career would be different if I didn't throw 6 interceptions against the Outlaws on that fateful day.
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