As a quarterback, weather can reek havoc on your game. Whether it's too cold, rainy, snowy, windy, you have to fight the elements as a quarterback.
In practice with Kansas City, I've been working on different things for inclement weather. I usually don't wear gloves when I play, but I try to get some practice in with them just in case we encounter a rainy game or a really cold game. You want to protect you hands as a quarterback so gloves might be a necessity for some games. As a team, if we know that a rainy or snowy game is coming up, we practice with a condensed playbook. We try to focus on smaller plays and lots of run plays. We run lots of slants and short passes so that the ball doesn't have time to die down in the air.
The one player who excels in bad weather is Orien Drake. He knows that during bad games he's going to get a ton of carries and he makes the most of it. He has fixed up his cleats so that his traction is top notch. He can still make his cuts and jukes and he just runs hard no matter the elements. I envy him for that and as his quarterback, I'm thankful to have a weapon like him in those bad weather games.
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In practice with Kansas City, I've been working on different things for inclement weather. I usually don't wear gloves when I play, but I try to get some practice in with them just in case we encounter a rainy game or a really cold game. You want to protect you hands as a quarterback so gloves might be a necessity for some games. As a team, if we know that a rainy or snowy game is coming up, we practice with a condensed playbook. We try to focus on smaller plays and lots of run plays. We run lots of slants and short passes so that the ball doesn't have time to die down in the air.
The one player who excels in bad weather is Orien Drake. He knows that during bad games he's going to get a ton of carries and he makes the most of it. He has fixed up his cleats so that his traction is top notch. He can still make his cuts and jukes and he just runs hard no matter the elements. I envy him for that and as his quarterback, I'm thankful to have a weapon like him in those bad weather games.
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