Alan Faneca
Alan Faneca
Alan Joseph Fanecais a former professional American football player who was a guard in the National Football Leaguefor thirteen seasons. He played college football for Louisiana State University, and earned consensus All-America honors. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Steelers, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. An eight-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Faneca won a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth7 December 1976
ball beat ben few past run teams
I think teams know we're going to try to run the ball on them, and they want to make Ben beat them. These past few weeks, Ben's been doing just that.
beat counted happened last lost matters year
It's a loss. We are 2-1. What happened last year doesn't matter. We beat them once and lost to them once. We lost to them when it counted and that's all that matters about last year.
concern guys inside locker plug room
We've always been able to plug guys in and still be successful. There's not as much concern inside this locker room as there is on the outside.
guys
When you've got 50-plus guys doing it one way, those guys will adapt. It may not be who they were, but it's who they became.
brings fire happen highway people sports
Would you want someone doing that in your life? If they don't like how the highway is repaired, are they going to harass them? You go to that bound, that's not right. You're not going to want it to happen to you, but sometimes people don't think that way. Sports brings out the fire in you.
against staff works
I think our staff as a whole has a better feel for what works against a 3-4 better than most teams.
analyzing game hype people talk
I think in a game of that magnitude, there's going to be hype after it, and many people analyzing things. It's something to talk about. That's it. I don't think it's overshadowed what we've done.
fact guys happen hometown knowing last means meant team
I think this team has rallied around him and what he's meant to this organization for so long and knowing that this could be his last ride. The fact that it's in his hometown means a lot to the guys in here to make it happen for him because he's meant that much to us.
family home houston lost orleans stay wife
My wife has some family just on their way there who lost their home in New Orleans and are going to stay in Houston for a while.
dealing definitely feels game helped hype last looks season
Last year, dealing with the championship game and the 15-1 season and all the hype and everything that went with it has definitely helped him deal with what's going on now. He feels and looks like a six- or seven-year guy.
fast game key might willie
Willie might be a key in this game just because of his speed. They have some fast linebackers, but Willie can outrun any of them.
blocking counter goes personal personnel run teams
It goes to personnel and schemes. We run counter blocking a little more than some teams do. It's a personal preference.
great means miss send
I'm going to miss him. The Steelers are going to miss him. To send him off like this means the world to me. He's a great person.
choose everybody great hole pick run thinking vision
Everybody is just thinking that he's the big guy, he's The Bus, and he's going to run you down. He's got a great vision from the field, too. He can pick and choose where the hole is.