we drafted a long snapper

[birtikidis]

A friggin long snapper

[Captain Lemming]

Long snapper of the future baby. Wooo

[diamondlucy]

LOL Okay now there definitely is nobody who can defend this pick. Sorry fans but I just checked and the highest this guy was rated was like the 450th player. He was considered a free agent signing guy, and not even a priority free agent. I mean it's the late 6th round so...maybe none of us can get too upset. But finding a LS is about as hard as finding a Smoker in a AA Meeting.

[SteelBucks]

6th round. I'll get over it. The ageless one Greg Warren won't last forever.

[birtikidis]

How do you not take Ben Boulware there? Or any ILB?

[spyboots]

Remember when our LS was hurt and our "backup LS" was James Harrison -- and the ball was overshot? You need a really, really good LS or you're screwed. Maybe there wasn't much out there this year so they grabbed him now. I get it.

[Moonie]

Highest rated long snapper in the ACC this year. The kid can snap some serious ball.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

He's a REALLY good long snapper. He is. VERY precise. He's Warren all over again.

But, even the Louisville alum (me) wouldn't have taken him there...

expected ILB, TE or D-line

[SS Laser]

Haha lol lmfao!

[diamondlucy]

Once again, I am completely 100 %....Wrong with my above statement. Below is a link to a man who is an EXPERT in working with college LS. Read his report.



http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2017/4/27/15456688/nfl-draft-long-snapping-scouting-report-bears-patrick-mannelly-scott-daly-colin-holba-cole-mazza

[SteelerOfDeVille]

One more thing of note. I believe there was only one long snapper invited to combine this year. We just drafted him

[Captain Lemming]

6th round. I'll get over it. The ageless one Greg Warren won't last forever.

Thus my comment above

[birtikidis]

Sorry, DL, I don't care what a former long snapper says about where guys should be drafted. We lost a great ILB and our depth there sucks. No excuse to not address that in the first 6 rds esp. when you have a guy like BB there.

[spyboots]

and Warren gets hurt and we end up with a second-rate LS and lose a game or two from it. If they felt it was the thing to do, I'm for it. I can't believe some of the draft scout "pros" we have here in the forum. LOLOLOL

[birtikidis]

Anyone can get hurt. We aren't going to waste a spot for a second long snapper, and we aren't going to "stash" him on the PS.