(S18) - PT4 - Fall

[AlexF]

As a defender, when the weather gets rough Blake Faux likes to hit offensive players even more than he does in perfect weather. Even back when Faux was a linebacker for the Portland Pythons and then Chicago Butchers, he loved playing in any form of precipitation. Now though, as a defensive tackle, Faux loves it even more. I've always believed that if you love what you do you'll be that much better at it compared to someone who treat what they do just as job. In perfect weather, Faux definitely likes what he does as a professional football player, but when it rains or snows it takes him back to playing in that rain or snow as a kid. Whether it's the placebo effect or not, Blake Faux is one of the players who plays at his best in inclement weather.

The game plan doesn't change really at all for a defense in inclement weather, but it alters the opposing offensive gameplan quite a bit depending on how bad the weather is. And as a defensive tackle, Faux, does his rain dance the night before every single game for one simple reason: he loves to tackle running backs and the reason is pretty obvious. What do offensive linemen love to do the most? run block. So on the other side, what do defensive linemen (primarily tackles) love to do most? destroy the run game. Faux definitely falls under that category.