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Week Eight in Review

Posted on November 3, 2020 by longsnap

Week Eight of the NFL season is complete and while the pandemic continues to impact teams, all games were played. Beau Brinkley of the Titans continues to struggle on short snaps as did the usually reliable Luke Rhodes of the … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 27, 2020 by longsnap

Week Seven of the NFL season is compete and was a quiet one at the snapping position. Since returning from the COVID reserve list, Titans snapper Beau Brinkley has struggled but there were no other major snapping issues around the … Continue reading →

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Week Six in Review

Posted on October 20, 2020 by longsnap

Week Six of the NFL season is complete and, while COVID has impacted team practice schedules and the precise order of the weekly game schedule, all games were played this week without any issues. Heading into this week’s action, I … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 13, 2020 by longsnap

Week Five, except for one game, is now complete. Tonight will be a rare Tuesday game between the Bills and Titans that was delayed by a COVID outbreak with the Titans. The Titans should have Beau Brinkley back to snap … Continue reading →

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Veterans Snappers Have an Advantage This Season

Posted on October 9, 2020 by longsnap

This is an NFL season unlike any other due to the global pandemic. COVID impacted the NFL Draft immediately and, for snappers, limited the opportunities for rookies and younger players. One snapper was drafted and just a few others signed … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on October 6, 2020 by longsnap

Week Four of the NFL season saw the first snapping change, as the Niners released Kyle Nelson following a rough Week Three performance. Taylor Pepper, who snapped for the Dolphins last season, won a tryout battle for the job that … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 29, 2020 by longsnap

Week Three of the NFL season saw more special teams issues, including those impacting the normally reliable snapper Kyle Nelson of the 49ers.  Nelson had multiple poor field goal and extra point snaps and was benched at the end of … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 22, 2020 by longsnap

Week Two included more crazy special teams play.  After a historic Week One, in which kickers missed a total of 19 kicks, kickers were a bit better this week and the Chiefs and Cowboys both won games with long field … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 15, 2020 by longsnap

For a large part of 2020, I was not sure  there would be a Week One in Review for the NFL season.  However, the NFL and its players have done well to limit the impact of COVID and the season … Continue reading →

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NFL Snapping Landscape After Final Roster Cuts

Posted on September 5, 2020 by longsnap

A crazy preseason without any preseason games is done and rosters are set at 53, at least for now.  While there may be more moves, especially if some teams add a snapper to the practice squad, as of tonight, there … Continue reading →

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