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All: The new Billszone site with the updated software is scheduled to be turned on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The company that built it, Dynascale, estimates a FOUR HOUR shut down, from 8pm Pacific, (5pm Eastern) while they get it up and running. Nobody will be able to post in any forum until they are done. Afterwards, you may need to do a web search for the site, as old links will not work, because the site is getting a new IP address. Please be patient. If there are bugs, we will tackle them one at a time. Remember the goal is to be up and running with no glitches by camp. Doing this now assures us of that, because it gives us all summer to get our ducks in a row. Thank you!
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Heading into Sunday's home game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Buffalo Bills have two major injury situations to monitor: safety Aaron Williams (wrist) and, yes, long snapper, where Garrison Sanborn is working through a knee injury.
The Buffalo Bills worked out two long snappers on Wednesday as a precaution in the event that Garrison Sanborn - now in his sixth season in that role with the Bills - cannot play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Sanborn was a limited participant in practice as the Bills began their work week; he's nursing a knee injury.
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they will probably ask Marcel Dareus to be inactive this week because they have run a bunch of packages with only 3 down linemen and Kyle is going to play.
I still don't get the concept of having a dedicated long snapper.
Well, he snaps, long, and really good ! The idea has to be beyond a starting center. "Whoa, you want me to snap the ball to that guy way back there with his hands up waiting to catch it ?, Come on now."
I mean if you're talking a guy who can long snap 40 yards through his endzone to save the trouble of defense and 3 or 7 points instead, ok but....
I still don't get the concept of having a dedicated long snapper.
Well, he snaps, long, and really good ! The idea has to be beyond a starting center. "Whoa, you want me to snap the ball to that guy way back there with his hands up waiting to catch it ?, Come on now."
I mean if you're talking a guy who can long snap 40 yards through his endzone to save the trouble of defense and 3 or 7 points instead, ok but....
I can understand that long snapping is a skill that can (if done poorly) can cost you many scoring opportunities. But the rules make it so the long snapper doesn't have as many blocking responsibilities, so I don't understand why it can't be taught to a backup OL who also actually plays on the line.
Same for kick off specialists. I always wondered if some bottom of the roster player could train himself to boot the ball into the endzone off a tee. It would add an additional tackler-sized player to the coverage team.
I can understand that long snapping is a skill that can (if done poorly) can cost you many scoring opportunities.
Well I can understand that too, but centers always did that once and not really poorly, it's how you chose a good center. I understand the game has changed, but, you snap the ball, you made the pro's, it's an essential physical aspect. Centers need more prep for blocking and line calls nowadays, but I have trouble figuring how your best guy who makes line calls and snaps at a position can't be counted on to get the ball to a punter or holder.
Last I read, we're the only team has a kickoff specialist. Carpenter is on record for kicking a 60, been doing this for years, tee's leave him lost ?
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