Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Niels from the Discord server asks, In team sports, there’s a lot of special positions, knuckleball pitcher, long snapper, place kicker, etc. What is your favorite niche position and why? Seeing I’m from Denmark, the place kicker in football holds a high place in my heart. Thank you for a great podcast. I was delighted to hear your episode on the evacuation of the Danish Jews during World War II. Regards from elite platinum status member Niels from Aalborg, Denmark

It has to be the long snapper, because it is such a waste of a roster spot on a football team. While you certainly want someone who can long snap, it is a skill that could and should easily be developed by anyone who plays the position of center. It is a single movement that can be practiced over and over at any time. It doesn’t require any special physical attributes that the center wouldn’t already have. If you can develop the skill, it just makes you that much more valuable to any team.