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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I have always been intrigued by the high level of commitment and admiration US citizens bestow upon the armed forces. It is an interesting phenomenon.
I have always been intrigued by the high level of commitment and admiration US citizens bestow upon the armed forces. It is an interesting phenomenon.
And you don't...?
This boat will be beginning sea trials this summer and will be delivered to the Navy later this year.New England Patriots rookie coming to Maine for Navy duty
a little more detail on his Navy expectations/uncertainty.
It was a bad draft pick anyway - but if it becomes a bad draft pick that isn't even allowed to play his second year it's a total failure. It's not his fault and it's not the Navy's fault, just a waste. Using a 5th round pick so a long snapper - LONG SNAPPER - gets to play last year is a waste of a 5th round pick.
Thought article said Baltimore??This boat will be beginning sea trials this summer and will be delivered to the Navy later this year.
It will be berthed on the West Coast.
According to March 2016 post in Defense News, ship will be commissioned October 15 in Baltimore and arrive in San Diego in early December for combat sea trials.Thought article said Baltimore??
BS they are.. Otherwise the Pats wouldn't have been stuck with Aiken for 2 years.. Please stop with these ridiculous statements..
BTW, if LS were a dime a dozen, BB wouldn't have had to call Brian Kinchen out of retirement back in 2004 to snap for the Pats after they lost Paxton and McDermott..
5 Long Snappers drafted in the last 15 years (Cardona + 4) :
Long Snapper Draft Picks - NFL - DraftSite.com
Even Long Snappers don't expect to be drafted :
Even the long snapper couldn't believe Lions used a draft pick on him
"I was very surprised," Landes said, via mlive.com. "I was expecting free agency, just because I know how rare long snappers get drafted. I wasn't expecting anything in the draft."
I like Cardona and I'm glad he's on our team. But it's OK to admit he was an UDFA value taken in the 5th round.
Other than Cardona, four - FOUR - have been drafted in 15 years. And one of those was Belichick's boy Robinson. Maybe I'm wrong about the value of long snappers but long snappers are almost never drafted. There's nothing else to say.Just because they don't expect to get drafted doesn't mean it's a waste of a pick. But, why let facts get in the way. Who cares if we've given plenty of examples already of why you're wrong on this.
Other than Cardona, four - FOUR - have been drafted in 15 years. And one of those was Belichick's boy Robinson. Maybe I'm wrong about the value of long snappers but long snappers are almost never drafted. There's nothing else to say.
Really, that's the crux of it. If I don't notice stuff ups on Special Teams then they've done their job. Unfortunately, we noticed one major ST stuff up in the AFC Championship game and it contributed to putting the Patriots in a hole.Long snappers are like referees, you don't notice them when they're doing their job, you only notice when they **** up. And Cardona was incredibly unnoticeable as a rookie. Which was absolutely fine with me.
I have always been intrigued by the high level of commitment and admiration US citizens bestow upon the armed forces. It is an interesting phenomenon.
Other than Cardona, four - FOUR - have been drafted in 15 years. And one of those was Belichick's boy Robinson. Maybe I'm wrong about the value of long snappers but long snappers are almost never drafted. There's nothing else to say.