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Teams used to hold FGs with their backup QBs much more often but have gone away from it in recent years Yes. I think the reasoning is that punters can spend a lot more time at practices w/the kicker than a backup qb can. Developing that chemistry of exactly what the kicker prefers is important. I know Dies was joking earlier, but punters are almost always very good athletes, as well. That's not the reason for them being the holder, but I wanted to throw that in there.
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That makes sense. It makes sense from a practice standpoint.
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Teams used to hold FGs with their backup QBs much more often but have gone away from it in recent years Yes. I think the reasoning is that punters can spend a lot more time at practices w/the kicker than a backup qb can. Developing that chemistry of exactly what the kicker prefers is important. I know Dies was joking earlier, but punters are almost always very good athletes, as well. That's not the reason for them being the holder, but I wanted to throw that in there. They are also the guy who handles punt snaps from the long snapper. They are used to receiving fast, tight snaps.
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