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Is this all just one big game to the killer?
Her life and death Super Bowl perhaps?
Make no mistake. Arias is a competitor.
Losing is unacceptable.
JA is the player/coach of her team. She's the head coach, in fact.
It's Super Bowl week in Phoenix and there's speculation that Arias may order herself off the bench and into the game.
Two seconds remain on the clock and JA's team ison offense. We're nearing the end of regulation with time for one last play.
She's been preparing for this moment for the last six and a half years. Clearly, Arias wants the ball.
She can't risk a fumble, an incomplete pass, or an interception. She trusts only herself.
Using their final timeout, surrounded by her assistant coaches and veteran 'expert' players, Arias draws up a Hail Mary pass play. She calls for a throw deep downfield, straight to the end zone. She could come off the bench, into the huddle, line up on the far side of the formation, sprint down the sideline and be in position to attempt the circus catch.
She can see herself scoring that touchdown. She can taste it. Arias just knows that she'll pull the ball down, control it, and maintain possession for the score.
But in the first three-plus quarters of the game JA has also proven herself prone to fumbling the ball, and to underestimating her opposing cornerback's capabilities. Now she's facing him again, and in the biggest game of her life.
And there's one other problem for JA's team.
The stadium is having technical difficulties with the scoreboard. She and her assistants know they're trailing, but they don't know for certain how far behind they are.
Unsure of the exact score, does she risk inserting herself into the game, and perhaps fumbling the ball again as she has repeatedly in the first three and a half quarters?
The team is in field goal range, but is the game even winnable at this point? Or do they trail by nine or more?
The worst case is that the other team recovers her fumble and returns it for a touchdown and the possible win.
Recalling her fumble-prone stone hands, her assistant coaches are pleading with her to stay on the bench. They're begging Arias not to put herself in the game.
As sure as JA is that she can win this one,knowing her less-than-reliable play-calling, her poor judgment, and seeming unwillingness to secure the ball at times, her assistant coaching staff are even more certain that it isn't worth the risk.
But she can't make herself sit still on that bench. She fidgets.
Look, there on the sideline...
Is she strapping on her helmet?
Her life and death Super Bowl perhaps?
Make no mistake. Arias is a competitor.
Losing is unacceptable.
JA is the player/coach of her team. She's the head coach, in fact.
It's Super Bowl week in Phoenix and there's speculation that Arias may order herself off the bench and into the game.
Two seconds remain on the clock and JA's team ison offense. We're nearing the end of regulation with time for one last play.
She's been preparing for this moment for the last six and a half years. Clearly, Arias wants the ball.
She can't risk a fumble, an incomplete pass, or an interception. She trusts only herself.
Using their final timeout, surrounded by her assistant coaches and veteran 'expert' players, Arias draws up a Hail Mary pass play. She calls for a throw deep downfield, straight to the end zone. She could come off the bench, into the huddle, line up on the far side of the formation, sprint down the sideline and be in position to attempt the circus catch.
She can see herself scoring that touchdown. She can taste it. Arias just knows that she'll pull the ball down, control it, and maintain possession for the score.
But in the first three-plus quarters of the game JA has also proven herself prone to fumbling the ball, and to underestimating her opposing cornerback's capabilities. Now she's facing him again, and in the biggest game of her life.
And there's one other problem for JA's team.
The stadium is having technical difficulties with the scoreboard. She and her assistants know they're trailing, but they don't know for certain how far behind they are.
Unsure of the exact score, does she risk inserting herself into the game, and perhaps fumbling the ball again as she has repeatedly in the first three and a half quarters?
The team is in field goal range, but is the game even winnable at this point? Or do they trail by nine or more?
The worst case is that the other team recovers her fumble and returns it for a touchdown and the possible win.
Recalling her fumble-prone stone hands, her assistant coaches are pleading with her to stay on the bench. They're begging Arias not to put herself in the game.
As sure as JA is that she can win this one,knowing her less-than-reliable play-calling, her poor judgment, and seeming unwillingness to secure the ball at times, her assistant coaching staff are even more certain that it isn't worth the risk.
But she can't make herself sit still on that bench. She fidgets.
Look, there on the sideline...
Is she strapping on her helmet?
