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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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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 2, 2014 by longsnap

Week Thirteen brought an interesting change to the snapping position.  With Danny Aiken of the Patriots unable to snap due to a concussion suffered in last week’s game, the Patriots used starting defensive end, Rob Ninkovich, to snap against the … Continue reading →

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Week Twelve in Review

Posted on November 25, 2014 by longsnap

Week Twelve in the NFL is complete and the long snapping position has remained stable since Baltimore lost Morgan Cox to injury in Week Seven. Three different snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage this week, with Beau Brinkley of the … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 18, 2014 by longsnap

Week Eleven in the NFL is complete and there were a few snapping issues around the league.  Kyle Nelson of the Niners had a poor field goal snap against the Giants that prevented the kick attempt, while Christian Yount of … Continue reading →

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Week Eight in Review

Posted on October 28, 2014 by longsnap

Week Eight in the NFL is complete and included the return to the NFL for Kevin McDermott.  McDermott, who made the Niners as a rookie free agent last year before being cut before the regular season this year, replaced injured … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 21, 2014 by longsnap

Week Seven brought the first significant injury at the snapping position this season.  Although John Denney (Dolphins) and Garrison Sanborn (Bills) suffered injuries in Week Six, both were able to snap without incident this weekend.  However, Morgan Cox of the … Continue reading →

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Week Six in Review

Posted on October 14, 2014 by longsnap

Week Six produced more big special teams plays, including multiple blocked kicks and punts.  However, the snapping issues in Cleveland appear to have been resolved, as Christian Yount has rebounded and even added an assisted tackle this week in punt coverage, his second … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 7, 2014 by longsnap

Week Five featured some more big special teams plays,  including the Eagles blocking a punt against the Rams for a touchdown, the Browns blocking a Titans punt for a safety, the Niners converting a fake punt late in the game against the … Continue reading →

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