The Long Snappers of the World Deserve Some Respect in Madden 19

[thatmanGriffin]

I think this would be a great idea for next year. The new specialists (slot wr and slot cb) added this year is a good step. LS and special teamers (gunners and and blockers) need to be added.

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[brianski71]

Are we really arguing for the inclusion of bad snaps in Madden? For the love of god. How often do you see a bad snap affect a play in the NFL? It has to average less than one per team, per season. These guys are so good that bad snaps essentially don’t exist. Now, the long snapper as a TE thing definitely needs fixed. That’s stupid. They should all be centers with poor blocking ratings and TE/LB type athleticism ratings. Hence, they’d be functional snapping the ball and then running downfield to make tackles on punts. They’d still be rated very low for a center (probably realistically earning 40-50 overalls), but A. you could actually sub them in at LS, and B. they’d at least get downfield MUCH faster than an OL on a punt, thus giving some value to keeping them on the roster in-game.

[Steelers4190]

Need to be included. Even if there is never a bad snap in madden. Strictly for roster space reasons

[Godgers12]

I'd be content if they just added the actual position, tossed a few in each draft class so you never run out of them in your league, and force each team to carry one, and make it so they're the only ones you can use as LS in game. I dont even care if they have a use or ratings beyond that. As for ST, they need to add a badge system for all facets of the game similar to what 2k has, one of them being gunner. If you put a bunch of players who dont have ST ability and suck at it then your ST should suffer as a result. I'm talking lengthy returns, more blocked kicks ect. The Chargers a few years ago, had the #1 offense and the #1 defense, yet went 8-8 because their ST were truly THAT bad.

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[SilverBullet19]

As someone who was a long snapper, it's kind of criminal how low these guys are rated. I get why they're listed as other positions like TE (I was a TE and LB as well), but at bare minimum allow them to be subbed in as an LS, and have a rating for that specific skill. It would add a ton of roster realism and force some more strategy, which us CFM guys love.

A 15 yard spiral, between your legs, right into the punters hands, is freakin hard. Even harder to flip flop between 7 yards and 15 yards for punts and field goals, you have to find two perfect motions/strengths.

Even harder to do it with shoulder pads and a helmet.

[kennylc321]

For years, I've been saying that bad snaps need to be part of this game. However, I do not want it to be randomized. They should have some kind of T-meter or something to represent the snap and hold. But hey... at least we have Longshot... a mode no one wants.

[triplechin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Godgers12

I'd be content if they just added the actual position, tossed a few in each draft class so you never run out of them in your league, and force each team to carry one, and make it so they're the only ones you can use as LS in game. I dont even care if they have a use or ratings beyond that. As for ST, they need to add a badge system for all facets of the game similar to what 2k has, one of them being gunner. If you put a bunch of players who dont have ST ability and suck at it then your ST should suffer as a result. I'm talking lengthy returns, more blocked kicks ect. The Chargers a few years ago, had the #1 offense and the #1 defense, yet went 8-8 because their ST were truly THAT bad. Sent from my SM-G965U using Operation Sports mobile app

Badges have become pretty garbage in 2K, but agree about the other parts

[triplechin]

Quote: Originally Posted by brianski71

Are we really arguing for the inclusion of bad snaps in Madden? For the love of god. How often do you see a bad snap affect a play in the NFL? It has to average less than one per team, per season. These guys are so good that bad snaps essentially don’t exist. Now, the long snapper as a TE thing definitely needs fixed. That’s stupid. They should all be centers with poor blocking ratings and TE/LB type athleticism ratings. Hence, they’d be functional snapping the ball and then running downfield to make tackles on punts. They’d still be rated very low for a center (probably realistically earning 40-50 overalls), but A. you could actually sub them in at LS, and B. they’d at least get downfield MUCH faster than an OL on a punt, thus giving some value to keeping them on the roster in-game.

Maybe it's not the highest priority but there's no reason for it to not be in the game. I remember a pretty important game last year where there was a chipshot FG missed partly because the hold was poor . Special teams overall is completely neglected