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Week Six in Review

Posted on October 20, 2015 by longsnap

Week Six of the NFL season is complete and, once again, there is stability at the snapping position.  In addition, the kicking game has returned to form, although special teams played a key role in college (Michigan/Michigan State) and with a … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 13, 2015 by longsnap

Week Five of the NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable.  It also appears the kicking woes from last week have also stabilized. Four snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage this week, including Jon Weeks of the Texans, … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 29, 2015 by longsnap

Week Three of the NFL season is complete and, once again, there have not been any major snapping issues.  The new extra point, however, continues to be unpredictable, with 14 misses through Week Three after just nine being missed all … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 22, 2015 by longsnap

Week Two of the 2015 NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable.  The extra point rule change has made the normally automatic extra point a bit less automatic, as nine extra points have been missed so far … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 15, 2015 by longsnap

Week One of the NFL season is complete and there is some news at the snapping position.  Just days after the Texans gave Jon Weeks a contract extension, the Jaguars did the same with Carson Tinker, who, like Weeks, is now … Continue reading →

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End of NFL Season

Posted on February 2, 2015 by longsnap

The NFL season ended yesterday as the Patriots and long snapper Danny Aiken won the Super Bowl.  For those who want some insight into what Super Bowl week is like from a snapper’s perspective, client Clint Gresham wrote a daily diary … Continue reading →

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Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on December 29, 2014 by longsnap

The NFL regular season is complete and, for the fourth consecutive year, Zak DeOssie of the Giants recorded the most tackles in punt coverage by a long snapper.  DeOssie recorded eight total tackles, including five solo, according to my weekly compilation from … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 23, 2014 by longsnap

Week Sixteen of the NFL season is complete and just one week remains before the playoffs.  The normally reliable Cullen Loeffler of the Vikings bounced a punt snap late in the game against the Dolphins that led to a game-winning safety.  … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 16, 2014 by longsnap

Week Fifteen of the NFL season is complete and just two weeks remain in the regular season.  Mike Leach of the Cardinals received some national attention for his athletic play downing a punt deep in the Thursday Night Football game … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 9, 2014 by longsnap

Week Fourteen is complete and Danny Aiken was able to return from a concussion to snap for the Patriots.  Aiken missed last week’s game and was replaced by Rob Ninkovich. This week also featured an unusual amount of missed field … Continue reading →

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