For the Arizona Outlaws, the season is on the line this evening. As luck would have it, the final regular season game is between Arizona and Honolulu, the two teams that can clinch the final playoff spot in the ASFC. Playoffs aren't an aspiration any more for either of these teams, they begin now.
The Outlaws have had an up and down season. They won the hardest game on their schedule, on the road to Orange County, but haven't been able to generate any real consistency in their play, dropping games to Austin, New York and Baltimore on the road. The reason for this inconsistency may well start and end with their quarterback, Jay Cue.
Cue is a quarterback capable of winning any given game. He is a crowd favourite in Arizona for his ability to make plays on the ground and through the air. He is the hope of the Outlaws. Unfortunately, he has been struggling with personal issues recently, coming clean on his alcohol addiction. Teammates have attempted to turn him around by staging an intervention, which appeared to work for a time, but Cue found the bottle again. With management desperate to help their star, but conscious that he is crucial in the playoff push, they are asking the same question as the fans, and as his teammates: Will we get Cue, or drunk Cue?
I guess we will find out tonight.
The Outlaws have had an up and down season. They won the hardest game on their schedule, on the road to Orange County, but haven't been able to generate any real consistency in their play, dropping games to Austin, New York and Baltimore on the road. The reason for this inconsistency may well start and end with their quarterback, Jay Cue.
Cue is a quarterback capable of winning any given game. He is a crowd favourite in Arizona for his ability to make plays on the ground and through the air. He is the hope of the Outlaws. Unfortunately, he has been struggling with personal issues recently, coming clean on his alcohol addiction. Teammates have attempted to turn him around by staging an intervention, which appeared to work for a time, but Cue found the bottle again. With management desperate to help their star, but conscious that he is crucial in the playoff push, they are asking the same question as the fans, and as his teammates: Will we get Cue, or drunk Cue?
I guess we will find out tonight.