{"id":103,"date":"2011-08-03T07:17:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/you-are-a-long-snapper-if\/"},"modified":"2016-11-08T21:41:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T21:41:42","slug":"you-are-a-long-snapper-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"You are a Long Snapper if….."},"content":{"rendered":"
I deal with Long Snappers. Lots and lots of Long Snappers. To say I know them well is the understatement of the year. In the past couple of weeks on Twitter, I have been spraying about certain \u201cpersonality traits\u201d I have noticed amongst my Long Snappers. One particular comment set the Long Snapping world into a tizzy. This wonderful, and true statement, was:<\/span>
\u00a0<\/span>
\u00a0\u201cA true Long Snapper can\u2019t<\/u> do a head first slide, climb a fence and\/or do a proper somersault.<\/i>\u201d<\/span>
<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Given, many o\u2019Long Snapper has disagreed with me and said they, in fact, could do all three (please note: I have not seen one do all three AND have actually witnessed a top tier Long Snapper cut himself, on his belly, attempting to climb a fence). <\/span>
<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>Needless to say, I have been creating a list (couple have been put on Twitter) that I am certain will be continuously updated (feel free to add your own on this blog’s comment section). Here you go. Enjoy:<\/span>
<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>You are a Long Snapper if…<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you can\u2019t grab a football without immediately placing your hands on it the way you snap<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have waited for a significant amount of time for an elevator instead of just taking the stairs<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have burned your mouth on pizza, yet continued to eat the pizza<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you tend to over-think things<\/span><\/span><\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have thrown up from eating too much.<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have ever searched and searched for a chair simply so you can sit down instead of standing while working<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have a ton of female friends (and usually end up with the hottest one as your lady friend)<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have blacked out from eating too much<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have spilled on your shirt and proceeded to lick it up rather than use a napkin<\/span>
<\/span>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you are a phenomenal dancer<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you are always tugging at your shirt to pull it away from your belly\/chest <\/span><\/span>(this one is a flat out epidemic amongst Long Snappers)<\/span> <\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you are smart – if you weren\u2019t, you\u2019d be a kicker:)<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have tried to hide a \u201cgood ball\u201d at a camp so no one else would use it.<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you like ranch dressing\u2026.on everything.<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have tried to snap other objects besides a football (rocks, pine cones, children, etc)<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have the ability to power through a brain freeze to not waste a good Slurpee<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have entered a belly flop contest.<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you can throw as good, if not better, spiral than your starting quarterback<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you think you can punt<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you tend to walk very slow<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have more knowledge about Long Snapping than your head coach and, odds are, so do your parents<\/span><\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you are superstitious<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have responded to a waitress with the word “Yes” when she asks what type of cheese you would like on your burger.<\/span><\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have the air conditioning in your car always turned on<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you immediately sit in a car and point the vents directly at you showing complete disregard for all other occupants.<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have never ordered anything less than a large…in anything.<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you tend to scratch your stomach a lot (side note: a true, true Long Snapper has been know to let his scratching get carried away and has been seen with a finger in his belly button at times and, yes, they will always smell it)<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you don\u2019t realize how heavy you actually breathe and often tend to grunt<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have raged while watching a football game on TV because they didn’t show the snap.<\/span><\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you have snapped a ball at a party<\/span>
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and last, but certainly not least, you have used being a Long Snapper as a pick up line with the ladies<\/span><\/span><\/span>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

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