SWFLSkins Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 WASHINGTON — For every Redskins fan celebrating the rebound of Dustin Hopkins against the Minnesota Vikings, it’s officially time to hold your breath: long snapper Nick Sundberg hurt his back and was held out of Thursday’s practice. Long snappers get even fan credibility than kickers and punters, but are critical to special teams success. Sundberg is one of the longest-tenured Redskins and has not missed time since 2013. He is the only snapper Hopkins and punter Tress Way have ever worked with the NFL and has been an important part of coordinator Ben Kotwica’s success. Sundberg did not appear in practice on Thursday, so the team will scramble to find the best free agent long snappers available. If he is unable to practice Friday, look for tryouts and a possible contract to be offered to the best free agent available. The team may also keep the player with the team and not transact a deal until Saturday. UPDATE............. User Actions Following Adam SchefterVerified account@AdamSchefter With Redskins' long snapper Nick Sundberg nursing a back injury, Washington signed former Packers long snapper Rick Lovato, per source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebestian Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 In theory alone is their someone on the roster who could long snap if the long snapper of said team gets unfortunately injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeast Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Mitchell can snap, he's available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyJ Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Some rather obvious mistakes in the article, besides the grammar. Dustin Hopkins and Tress Way were both on other teams and worked with other long snappers in their NFL careers. 1 hour ago, sebestian said: In theory alone is their someone on the roster who could long snap if the long snapper of said team gets unfortunately injured? In theory, anyone on the roster can line up at any position, so they'd be able to do it if the LS gets injured. The problem is that teams don't usually have any other players they give reps at LS since injuries there are so rare. Worst case scenario is what happened to the Raiders a few years back when the injury occurred midgame, and the guy they threw out on the field to take his place badly botched every snap he made. As long as we sign someone who does specialize in it, or if someone else on the team was actually given reps, we should be able to scrape by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanskins Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Red Snapper!!!...sorry jus like sayin' Red Snapper....RED SNAPPER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QRF21 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Grab the Red Snapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Blame me, I added Hopkins to my fantasy this week. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Well go for it each time on 4 downs. And go for two after each td. Should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeast Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Can he drop kick it from a direct snap in shotgun? old school style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanskins Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 4 minutes ago, RedBeast said: Can he drop kick it from a direct snap in shotgun? old school style? Doug Flutie could...still think the Drop Kick for a score is underutilized.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeast Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, Stefanskins said: Doug Flutie could...still think the Drop Kick for a score is underutilized.. Hopkins better eat his Wheaties then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Maybe we'll go for 2 early if we dont have Sunds or Snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nfcbeasts4721 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, RandyHolt said: Blame me, I added Hopkins to my fantasy this week. Sigh. It's ur fault for playing Fantasy football period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I would think there'd be someone on the roster who'd have done it before, even if it was just some after practice work in OTAs or training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 22 minutes ago, Nfcbeasts4721 said: It's ur fault for playing Fantasy football period! Yeah probably. I did ride Cousins and Reed to the super blow last season. Ha if there were a slot for a LS I would have added Sunds. #AlwaysASkinsHomerInFantasy I dropped Hightower right before the game last night knowing he is sharing duties, only to hear this morning Ingram got concussed. Sigh. I worked Hightower late last year as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurd Cudins Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Red Snapper or what's in the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, RedBeast said: Hopkins better eat his Wheaties then You mean flutie flakes... Yes those exist...or at least did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogs 1991 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Call up the Red head ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 2 hours ago, justice98 said: I would think there'd be someone on the roster who'd have done it before, even if it was just some after practice work in OTAs or training camp. Honestly, in such situation, I'm wondering why are they not trying to give Sullivan a few reps and make him work with Tress and Dustin for a day or two. That looks like the fastest and easiest way to solve this without having to go on a shopping spree and see what's left in the suburbs of the NFL. He's a vet C and should be able to do some long snaps with not many time left to train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyJ Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Well ****. http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/redskins-colt-mccoy-emergency-long-snapper-111816 Quote There's a potentially interesting subplot brewing for the Redskins-Packers showdown on Sunday night and it involves Redskins backup quarterback Colt McCoy's ability to long snap. Washington's veteran long snapper Nick Sundberg, who's been with the team since 2010, tweaked a back muscle in the the weight room and didn't practice on Thursday or Friday. He's listed as questionable for Sunday's game. As a precaution, the Redskins have brought in some free agent snappers to work out today, ESPN's John Keim reports. Of course Redskins head coach Jay Gruden would prefer to have Sundberg on the field given his experience and familiarity with place holder Tress Way. But if Sundberg ends up playing and his back acts up, it may be Colt McCoy to the rescue. More is covered in the article, along with Gruden's opinion McCoy. In either case, it would make for a weird day if Sundberg can't play and we don't sign anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Doesn't everyones backup QB play special teams? Hell yeah, we're the Redskins dammit and we don't need any of those sissy boy clipboard holding backups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Can you imagine a DL salivating at destroying Colt on a snap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 hour ago, justice98 said: Can you imagine a DL salivating at destroying Colt on a snap? I think there is some rule protecting centers on teams snaps. They are going to vault him, the new rage. Which I wish we would risk trying.... not sure what the risk is, but anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray-Ban Dan Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 14 hours ago, Nfcbeasts4721 said: It's ur fault for playing Fantasy football period! Fight me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nfcbeasts4721 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 7 hours ago, Ray-Ban Dan said: Fight me. Ok My sand box is big enough for two.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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