Composure

The Washington Redskins were down 3 points and moving the ball into St. Louis territory on their final drive and chance of the game to score. Josh Morgan made a huge play for his team on 3rd down catching a pass that did not give his team a first down, but would set their field goal kicker up for a very makeable 47 yard fg attempt. However, before Washington could rush their field goal unit onto the field Josh Morgan lost his composure and threw the football at a St. Louis defender prompting the official to throw a penalty flag and access a 15 yard personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct on Morgan.  This moved the field goal attempt out of the comfortable range of Washington's kicker to 62 yards.  The attempt fell short and St. Louis was able to take a knee and run out the clock.

We may never know what caused Josh Morgan to snap and lose his composure on what should have been a great moment for him to jog off to the sidelines, celebrate his clutch catch with his teammates and cheer on the field goal attempt.

Players must be able to keep their composure in the heat of the competition. How is your composure under pressure?