Good long snappers are quite hard to come by in this league.
That's one of the prime reasons BB has kept the guy this long, and extended him, as well.
It's as much an art as a science.
As for those who have pointed out that a few around the league have done double duty, like Tom Tupa, my question to you is, would you want this guy quarterbacking this team? Sure, he'd have some value in a pinch, but in that case, why couldn't you just pull in a guy off the street to throw the ball? I mean, how difficult could it be? I mean, you take the snap, drop back, throw the ball, hit the guy in the chest, and then after the game go into the locker room for a beer. What????
Guys like Tupa (God love 'em!) are taken on to punt, and the other stuff is extraneous (I mean, the other stuff is there, yes, but that's not why the get and use them), although I do understand Tupa did QB at Cleveland for a spell.
So it is with Lonnie. He does one thing, and he does it very, very well. He's a specialist executing in an important spot.
You don't think flubbed snaps are important? They can literally change the momentum of a game.
Lonnie's going nowhere, trust me.
