Dude, I think that metaphor nailed it. I really like it.
If the QB focuses on the interception, then on next drive he won’t be able to focus on those upcoming plays, or worse, ***** try to make up for the interception by creating a big play, and in doing so substantially increase the odds that ***** throw another interception.
I feel this exact way about recovering from gambling. If I can’t let the money go and move on, then the only thing left is to win it back. I’ve been in that exact spot a couple of different ***** in recovery and have thrown another interception trying to make up for the last one. This last time (after two years of not gambling) I convinced myself that I could make up for the last interception(s) by throwing a series of short passes (small bets). When the short passes were incomplete, forcing me to make up the yards another way, I started throwing the hail mary.
Wouldn’t you know it, another interception.
