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    • 10/09/2017 at 4:58 PM #44005
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      Brettski
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      What’s the story on the poor long snapper play? The 3pts we gave up due to the poor punt execution was the difference in the game.

      I think Troy has liabilities as a QB but he’s what Utah has right now. I feel for the kid. I hope he has a great game at SC and that we can pass protect a little better and that he stays in the pocket longer.

    • 10/09/2017 at 5:44 PM #44011
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      PlainsUte
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      Coach Whitt addressed long snapping in his press conf today.  Its a Long Story (pun intended), including injuries, no available schollies available for a long snapper specialist, people trying to play ohfense and special teams and not able to exclusively practice long snapping, etc.

      Troy is something of a glass-half-empty story.  He can make plays, just not consitently enough to get the Utes to the upper echelon of this league.

      • 10/09/2017 at 6:55 PM #44020
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        KiYi-Ute
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        No scholarships available? So we’re just throwing bodies at it hoping someone can snap?

        Sounds like really poor management/coaching. I miss Chase. 
        • 10/10/2017 at 9:39 AM #44054
          PlainsUte
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          After the first option (Handlley, who had been Chase’s understudy) got hurt, yes, in a way.  How many guys out of a limited number of schollies can you reserve to be exclusively a long snapper?

          • 10/10/2017 at 10:58 AM #44059
            KiYi-Ute
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            Ah, I somehow missed that Handley was Chase’s backup. I didn’t think he had any previous experience and was just thrown into the role. Naive on my part.

    • 10/09/2017 at 6:22 PM #44016
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      Milton Vanderslice
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      I have to say though, the defensive effort to stop Stanford after Wishnowsky was tackled was nothing short of impressive.

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