We’re back for Week 2 to look at special teams. There were not nearly as many snaps to look at here compared to in the Packers’ Week 1 game, but we get to look at them through the lens of a win, which is exciting.
We kicked this series off in earnest last week. In this space, we’re talking about every long snap on a field goal and extra point and looking at the placement of the snap. I made a beautiful and complex image to help us track and visualize the location of the snaps.
Because we are in a constant
state of learning, I have slightly updated the template we’re using, based on a comment on last week’s article. In the comments of that article, 31-Wedge had this to say:
I held for kicks two years in HS, and my only ultra-small quibble on the chart would be that a low or ground-ball snap into the body was, for me at least, easier to handle than a low snap away, if only because you’re more prone to lose balance reaching away from your body and trying to draw the ball back into place. A stable base is everything to a holder.
31-Wedge, thanks for your input. As you can see, the area on the ground in the place where the hold is to be placed has been changed to a light red.
How did Matt Orzech do this week?
All four snaps (2 extra points, 2 field goals) are in the green zone. I will admit that one of them felt a bit dicey – it was right on the line of being too low – but it was up off the ground so I ultimately put it in the green area. Look how happy Dan Whelan is!
Albums listened to: Lizzy McAlpine – Angel; Babehoven – I see them, I see me
