Jared Allen, Long Snapping
 

I hope Allen does really well long snapping tonight.

With all due respect to Gammons and the great snapping he's given us, it's a total waste of a roster spot. We need a long snapper that also serves another purpose for the team.

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Did you see that last snap? It was a friggin' rocket!

I understand the wasted roster spot, but Gammon's injury chances are slim to none, since he only play on special teams, while Allen plays DE, and his injury chances are usually higher, since he's on the trenches, you know?

Allen is our starting end - don't have him playing freaking ST.

Who is Gammons? Peter?

Gammon is not a waisted roster spot. He is the best long snapper ever and using Allen there would be a costly mistake. What if he got hurt doing that? I hope Gammon isnt hurt.

31 other teams in the NFL get by without a roster spot dedicated to a long snapper.

I just think it would be nice to be able to carry an extra WR. DB, or whatever spot we're dinged up at.

I'd feel different if Gammon_ actually provided depth at another position or something.

Gammon is huge for special teams. If Allen is injured, we have no long snapper if Gammon were not on the roster.

It says something about his skills when Bill Cowher, coach of the AFC Pro Bowl team has any player in the AFC to choose as a specialty position player, and he selects Kendall Gammon.

I said we should have cut Gammon in the preseason to save a spot and folks jumped all over me.

Tell that to the Giants.

All I know is 31 other NFL teams take the risk every year.

I'm not sure about every team... I know the Colts carry a long snapper, Justin Snow is his name I do believe. I would guess there are others.

Maybe it was me but I thought one of his XP snaps was a bit high. Maybe it was just because it was a rocket.

Yeah, the radio crew mentioned it.

Yeah. That.

Not really. Off the top of my head I know the Colts long snapper doesn't do shit outside of his LS duties either. And it would be different if Allen was a 3rd stringer rotational player. He's our freaking starting end though and our only consistent pass rush. Its not worth putting him out there if we don't have to.