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Per Matt Miller, the Carolina Panthers are the most improved team exiting the draft...

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1 hour ago, Hoenheim said:

I'm really hoping Christensen is a day one starter. LT was a gigantic need and Fiterer / Rule took their sweet time before trying to address it.

If he can't beat out Elflien or Erving then that is a big problem given all the LT prospects we could've gotten R1-R3 

If Christensen is just average then we are a playoff team IMO

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I would say that a long snapper is not a "starter," but I would say that if anyone read that piece and that is what they walked away with, there is help.  mrw GIF Its all about dispositions.

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35 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

As a former high school long snapper, I applaud you for your vast understanding of the nuances of the game sir. And you can bet your happy @$$ that I told girls I was a starter 😉

They snap the ball and need the accuracy and velocity of a baseball pitcher, and then (on punts) they become gunners. 

 

Y'ALL WANT SOME ANALYTICS?

In 2008, JJ Jansen ran a 4.86 (ave) at his pro day.  He is now 35 years old.

In 2021, 13 years later, Thomas Fletcher ran a 4.92 at his pro day. He is now 22 years old.  By the way, he benched 225 13 times, which is pretty impressive for a LS.

 

So what does it all mean?  Not much, but if you timed JJ Jansen now, he would likely be around 5.1 or so, making Thomas a better gunner in terns of speed. If they ran in the 5.3-5.4 range, it might be problematic, but anything in the 4.xx is probably good.
 

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