A look at how Cardona satisfies his Navy duties

[ctpatsfan77]

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-double-life-of-patriots-long-snapper-joe-cardona

Now that's dedication.

 

[DarrylS]

NAPS is coed and they participate in Football, Lacrosse, Womens Bball, Mens Bball, wrestling track etc. with such a small student body their days are full.. Cardona was a student there before he went to the Naval Academy..

 

[OhExaulted1]

I haven't heard his name mentioned once in a game this year. He's doing AWESOME!

(If you don't get it, well.....)

 

[meatface]

I was kind of hoping that he would serve by signing "in the navy" for recruiting videos

 

[RobertWeathers]

I was kind of hoping that he would serve by signing "in the navy" for recruiting videos

I'm assuming not this....

 

[Froob]

I haven't heard his name mentioned once in a game this year. He's doing AWESOME!

(If you don't get it, well.....)

Yeah I completely forgot about him. He's fortunately a lot less noticeable than Aiken. I can't believe Aiken never cost us a game. His low snap on the opening drive of the SB nearly got a punt blocked.

 

[OhExaulted1]

Yeah I completely forgot about him. He's fortunately a lot less noticeable than Aiken. I can't believe Aiken never cost us a game. His low snap on the opening drive of the SB nearly got a punt blocked.

I know everyone (myself included) in Patriot Nation gave out a collective groan when pick #166 in the 5th Rd. was announced. A friggin' long-snappah?!? Again!?! In the 5th Rd!!!!

Not complaining now.

 

[meatface]

I'm assuming not this....

Its exactly what he should be singing, Is him being the sailor too cliche?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Its exactly what he should be singing, Is him being the sailor too cliche?

Considering he is technically an officer maybe he should be the admiral guy?

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I know everyone (myself included) in Patriot Nation gave out a collective groan when pick #166 in the 5th Rd. was announced. A friggin' long-snappah?!? Again!?! In the 5th Rd!!!!

Not complaining now.

If you didn't see this over the summer, this should have been enough to convince you:

 

[Froob]

I know everyone (myself included) in Patriot Nation gave out a collective groan when pick #166 in the 5th Rd. was announced. A friggin' long-snappah?!? Again!?! In the 5th Rd!!!!

Not complaining now.

I was pretty pumped, just hope we don't ruin this guy. Both Aiken and Ingram had steady starts here and crashed out big time.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I was pretty pumped, just hope we don't ruin this guy. Both Aiken and Ingram had steady starts here and crashed out big time.

Well, hopefully Joe Judge and Ray Ventrone will leave more-than-good-enough alone.

 

[DarrylS]

For many teams the kicking game is an adventure, for the Pats it is automatic..

Gives us more time to dissect other aspects we are all experts on..

 

[meatface]

I was pretty pumped, just hope we don't ruin this guy. Both Aiken and Ingram had steady starts here and crashed out big time.

How exactly would you ruin a long snapper?

 

[Froob]

How exactly would you ruin a long snapper?

I have no idea. Maybe theyve been self destructing on their own who knows?

 

[ausbacker]

If you didn't see this over the summer, this should have been enough to convince you:

Belichick trying to get the ball faster to the Punter and Kicker shows just how far ahead of the rest of the league he truly is.

 

[Marinlik]

Yeah I completely forgot about him. He's fortunately a lot less noticeable than Aiken. I can't believe Aiken never cost us a game. His low snap on the opening drive of the SB nearly got a punt blocked.

It was really close a bunch of times. There where way to many times where the punter had to adjust to the ball, and the defense nearly got to him because of that. I don't want to see my punter having to test his record for vertical jumps just to catch the snap. Other times he had to run for his life to even be able to get his hands on the ball before the defense got to him.

That's why I really had no problem with taking a very good long snapping prospect in the 5th round, because the 5th round is such a crap shot anyway. It just takes one bad snap in one of those tight play off games to loose and end the season. So if a 5th round pick means you lower the risk of that happening by a lot, then I say go for it! Atleast when you have a team that's so good anyway, that you don't have a huge amount of needs.

 

[ChessToCheckers]

IMHO: Joe Cardona represents the BEST of what the NFL can be. It's a stark comparison to the WORST.

 

[nabwong]

How exactly would you ruin a long snapper?

Just ask Jamie Collins.

 

[Tony2046]

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-double-life-of-patriots-long-snapper-joe-cardona

Now that's dedication.

Fantastic article. Thanks for posting it.