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Originally Posted by Arky
I just have never liked wasting on roster spot on a long snapper. Most of these guys are pretty athletic.... can't one of the linemen or tight ends or someone learn to pick up this trade with extra practice? It's not rocket science....
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I had a co-worker who was the long snapper for Virginia Tech (and was in several camps but never the final 53) and although it's not rocket science, what he could do was pretty damn impressive. He could fire the ball, between his legs, harder than my high school quarterback could from the pocket. He could calculate the rotations of the ball in order for me to catch the ball and place it in position to kick with the laces already pointing out... it was very weird; if you've never tried to catch balls coming up, that fast, from 5 yards away, while on a knee, you should try it sometimes.
I hate to waste roster spots too but I'd take a great guy over a multi-dimentional average guy.
On another note; I'm an aviator in the Army and we are not supposed to self-medicate AT ALL. We clear EVERYTHING we take through our flight surgeons. It's not that bad...