Art of the Holder: When In Doubt, Laces Out | NFL Films Presents

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Holders and long snappers are the two most underrated positions in all of sports.

[@MusicalGixxer]

If you don’t invest in a long snapper, you’re in for a world of trouble.

[@sludge4125]

The long snapper has ONE job to do. That’s it. He doesn’t even have to worry about getting hit. ONE job to do. That’s it. Not two. ONE.

[@KL-je9qq]

@@sludge4125 You sure, only one job? He also has to block the defender who tried to block a punt or a field goal and tackle if a returner elects to return the ball.

[@brendanshoaf3760]

@@sludge4125 you attempt that job then. nfl long snappers throw a .68 on the hip get up and block every single snap. it’s a craft

[@austinknolb2259]

@@sludge4125 Well yeah but that’s the same thing with and kicker and punter but yet one bad kick or punt can cost a team a lot. I am sure if you would put your average nfl player to snap it they would struggle in a real game.

[@spartacus778]

Seeing Pat McAfee talk in an official NFL video brings me great joy. What a treasure that man is to the commentary world. Excellent player too. Just ask the GOAT Vinatieri.

[@staubach1979rt]

Vinatieri is not even CLOSE to being the best kicker ever.

[@hammersbaseball11]

McAfee is aight. Still no one works harder than boomer tho

[@nicklinville5471]

@@staubach1979rt Justin is the best statistically sure but Vinatieri is apart of some of the biggest moments in the sport.

[@spartacus778]

@@staubach1979rt And who has scored the most points in NFL history?

[@staubach1979rt]

@@nicklinville5471 4 moments. Two of them in one game.

[@unknown_individual7050]

Holder of the year award HAS to be a thing.

[@notdavidj]

In college its known as the Peter Mortell Award

[@NFLFilms]

Oh, just you wait for our next video..

[@doctorscrubb2538]

@@NFLFilms if it doesn't exist and become an official award at the NFL honors we the fan will flip tables and be mad

[@TheDanFein]

Koy Detmer is the Eagles holder emeritus.

[@avacadomangobanana2588]

@@doctorscrubb2538 IT DOES ALREADY EXIST!! HAHAHA THATS INCREDIBLE!

[@targetspoon]

Joe judge as Giants head coach aged well

[@jesterjd7127]

I love how he drowned his sorrows with pizza and beer. Ngl kinda jealous

[@Manning218]

Yep

[@michaelbrackman8967]

Could hold in college, but couldn't hold his job

[@wardellm.291]

💀💀💀💀

[@GobbleMyGook]

literally scrolled down as soon as I saw him in the hopes that I'd find this exact comment. little did I know it'd be top comment

[@dafuzzbear7711]

This just goes to show that even if a position isn’t flashy they’re still incredibly important to the team’s success.

[@JSchaffer214]

I think the long snapper is one of the most important jobs in football.

[@IsThisRain]

Fr, the montage at 0:16 looked stressful asf. Such a small amount of time for everything to go perfectly.

[@AnthonyLock92]

I don't know why but I love the uber specialized positions, kicker, punter, long snapper holder etc... Normally just one job and have to do it again and again perfect each time

[@rickytavilla4259]

Cool. Me too. People don’t realize how important it is

[@MultiSneakerLover]

Master of their craft

[@LomuHabana]

On the one hand, it appears ridiculous at first glance, especially to someone like me who follows (and is used to) other football codes where players are usually required to have a fairly large skill set. I mean, a kicker and a punter? On the other hand, it is a unique selling point for NFL/Gridiron football. Sets the sport apart and makes it special. Treating every (seemingly small) aspect of the game as a craft and science.

[@geekdiggy]

they interviewed bill belichick for this video but had to cut out about 80 minutes of footage of him talking about this one subject.

[@rizkyanandita8227]

They could just put the entire clip here and I would watch it.

[@noahosterhues6459]

Love the special teams coverage. Keep it up. I love it

[@kevinbreneman2170]

Professor Mcafee has class in session!! #forthebrand

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

Listening to McAfee talk about the art of holding is fascinating

[@a.j.wilson6219]

Holders r so underrated for what they do

[@Richie3Jack]

Ball tilt is so huge as well. Most people don't know that and then they blame the kicker for missing a FG, particularly when it's windy when it would have been made if the holder tilted the ball correctly.

[@nachobusiness2050]

I wanna be able to see a holder be MVP of the game 🤣🤣🤣

[@Blank12456]

This video was the best thing joe judge did as head coach of the giants

[@marcusaurelius5149]

Finkle is Einhorn! Einhorn is Finkle!

[@walylama1672]

Kyle Juszczyk is my favorite holder.

[@doctorsuave]

Not only is McAfee on here, NFL is actively promoting his show. Love to see it.

[@thomasmcconnell4856]

Soccer style kicker, graduated from Collier High June 1976, Stetson University honors graduate class of 1980, holds 2 NCAA Division One records, one for most points in a season, one for distance, former nickname "The Mule", the first and only pro-athlete to come out of Collier County, and one HELL of a model American.

[@geekdiggy]

and a clean pair of shorts.

[@smexdmx6680]

Laces out Daaaaan !

[@staubach1979rt]

Whom are you referring to?

[@dampaul13]

Took me a minute but I got there.

[@samuelwacaster6079]

Love how this came out shortly after the niners had their fullback hold

[@hibiki54]

Joe Judge "Former" Giants head coach. RIP.

[@EverythingIsGuchi]

1:06 (Ex-)Giants Head Coach

[@markfeltonsson3093]

I don't know why but this video made me so happy!

[@Aspoooonful]

Callin P. Harvin for holder of the year. Week 18 was clutch

[@braedencooper1095]

I would just like to reinforce McAfee's statement that it is the long snapper's job to get the laces correct, and the holder corrects him if he's wrong. It wasn't Marino's fault!

[@danjacobs2423]

Lafleur’s reaction to Scott throwing the ball to Crosby at the beginning is hilarious 😂

[@rizkyanandita8227]

You don't ever want to rely on a backup kicker, ever.

[@WackJallis]

The Minnesota punter made the holder of the year award. I remember because I was in High school when he came up with it and my kicker sent it to me (seeing that I was his holder obviously)

[@IPrintz815]

FOR THE BRAND! Let's go!

[@chachwa9970]

Learned a lot about kicking from MMG, Deestroying, and Pat Mccaffe

[@RackwitzG]

When we practiced this in elementary school, the kicker would always kick your hand. That was back when you kicked with your toes.

[@bornanabrute]

Send this to the Packers. Most of Crosby's misses has been because of his holder

[@pikachufanz4744]

Loving the Holder saga on NFL Films

[@Triwjhd]

Judge is a good dude. Unfortunately he's not head coach material for the Giants

[@minimalist4667]

The holder can be the most important player in some situations so investing in good holders is extremely important

[@BobLoblaw23]

lol this was a really fun/interesting segment. kudos nfl.

[@MichaelValdivia-tu6mt]

Me watching this vid as the starting qb and holder for the varsity team 😂

[@MTRAdmiralty]

No one does it like NFL Films.

[@deadbutmoving]

Because of a bad hold, the field goal was lost. Because of a lost field goal, the playoff was lost. Because of losing the playoffs the season was lost. Because of a losing season the franchise became lost. It's seems like a miner detail, but the fate of careers and franchises can be determined by these minor mistakes. Vikings and Cowboys fans know what I'm talking about.

[@J-tu2pb]

Seeing Lafleur react to the ball being thrown to mason Crosby is hysterical

[@rizkyanandita8227]

Imagine if your kicker is injured. You are in a bad spot.

[@chl2161]

It's good to see NFL getting everything tidy. Every single goddam piece of this "blitz chess" can change a game.

[@BamaShanks]

That’s the first time I’ve ever seen an extra point from when the goal post was at the front of the end zone. That’s pretty hilarious.

[@ernestogastelum9123]

i always appreciated long snappers and holders, every time i hear a new person doing any of those things i get nervous

[@alphadog3586]

The laces out makes me think of Ace Ventura 😂

[@dampaul13]

Yeah, maybe they should have mentioned in this video.

[@andrewgrove1691]

Me too

[@zakb6]

As soon as I saw the title, I knew Romo would show up

[@The512Dude]

"Your gun is digging into my hip"

[@Mr_blikie]

You made this sound so cool

[@Randomvideowatcher-g7m]

Tell that to Ray Finkle lol

[@jordankendall2705]

Two straight vids for special teams, it must be a good day.

[@Mac10Daddy]

Every time a kicker misses a field goal or point after, I call it a Finkle

[@treewisps4085]

the holder for the 2022 Raven's deserves some credit

[@BananaHammocks]

Wild that Carlos Waitman ended up being the thumbnail guy who held for 2 games

[@justaguy328]

Joe Judge kicking things off with "I'ma tell you right now..." is as Joe Judge as it gets hahah

[@ThreeLeos]

Yes indeed..ask Tony Romo what is importance of holding a ball...it is really a tough job yet no one appreciate their efforts 🏈

[@jrgilby]

No mention of Philadelphia Eagles backup QB Koy Detmer. His main job was not backup QB (though he did that well) but to hold the football for David Akers. The Eagles let him go, and after the Romo incident Akers (as his performance declined) was able to lobby the front office to get Detmer back. (and FG completions returned to being good again)

[@darkchocolate3390]

This was such an incredible video

[@mrdgenerate]

I used to long snap and I never knew at that level the laces was snappers job. But I guess you do it the same every time so I could see them being able to do X number of rotations consistently.

[@vulture3874]

You may just have answered my earlier question, thank you.

[@mrdgenerate]

@@vulture3874 aye glad i answered it whatever it was

[@Topjake1492]

Me either😃 I used to long snap as well. Never had any complaints. Guess I was doing something right.😂

[@akish302]

As a Cowboys fan, I knew the pain was coming

[@Favouredmojoe]

Ahhhh so THATS how JK Scott got cut 😂😂😂

[@noaahhhoke4012]

Look at Joe Judge 😂😂 bye bye

[@chdz92]

I learned about "laces out" because of the Ace Ventura movie

[@spencerurban6294]

ah yes didn’t we all…. laces out dan

[@zackhicks5320]

You’re actually the only person who’s seen that movie

[@mayhemjr.803]

@@zackhicks5320 you've never seen Ace Ventura Pet Detective? What kind of sheltered life have you led?🤔

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

@@zackhicks5320 huh???😂

[@zackhicks5320]

@@mayhemjr.803 sarcasm doesn’t exist where you live huh?

[@Sugarist0]

They got Joe Judge to talk in this

[@Jspnj85]

And we’re always so quick to blame our kickers when they miss without seeing the full picture

[@FENDIll]

Wow.. it wasn’t even Blair Walsh’s fault lmao 🤣

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

Should have had the Paul Allen PBP for Blair Walsh "are you kidding me? The season can't end like that" #LacesOut

[@gregdahlen4375]

i'll watch a game differently now. didn't know there was so much to it

[@chadbrown4918]

Ol Pmac is the goat!

[@parkerjohnson8060]

Finally the position I played in high school!

[@filanfyretracker]

I am amazed that a mid budget comedy movie was right about something.

[@JD-wy3ih]

Holder of the year sounds so dope

[@brentbechillindoe8676]

Laces out, Dan

[@TheAlfrulz]

2:12 - Ice Bowl game footage?! 🤓👍

[@dessiedog1972]

Mcafee should be a science teacher😂😂

[@Dustinwhy8]

Laces OUT, MARINO!

[@JamesIsaacNeutron.]

Holder still has to do more than the entire soccer

[@lambdalambdalambdaa]

I'm a hardcore Steelers fan and I had no clue who the holder in the thumbnail was. Its Corliss Waitman a punter who was on preseason/training camp rosters on for Pittsburgh in 2020-2021

[@lewieanderson6579]

Finkel was right all along! Laces out!

[@beevisg1848]

Madden need to bring back specialist and o-linemen back to be a player. Those are players too!

[@sethmaki1333]

Laces out Dan!

[@CinqueMalcolm]

Watch one video about holders and now the algorithm wants me to become an expert.

[@georgepina4209]

Tony romo best holder ever

[@willhurley599]

never knew the blair walsh miss was the holders fault

[@JWNimble]

It is going to be very interesting to see how Justin Tucker performs with a new holder this upcoming season after having the best holder of all time in Sam Koch retire. I would not be surprised at all if he has more uncharacteristic misses than usual.

[@yoavbeneliyahu6686]

You were spot on

[@dannyg2197]

LACES OUT DAN !

[@dannyg2197]

Damn, I should have known they'd put that in this video. Smh

[@KlassicLoL]

Whole video so we can see that laces is why Blair Walsh missed

[@johnkruton9708]

Sanchez doing Sanchez things.

[@PattyBandAidz]

All through pound football, or youth football, whatever.....99% of the time the quarterback is holding (unless they're the best kicker, in which case they'll be kicking) so by the time guys get to the pros it's really a muscle memory thing, it still takes work for sure, but the basics are there

[@LomuHabana]

Especially because the kicker and the punter is usually the same player and the punter therefore can’t take on the role of holder.

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

Jeez man. Joe Judge will not let this video age well at all.

[@reggiegarcia07]

Joe Judge needed to stay talking about special teams instead of head coaching

[@Avvura]

Cries in Blake Walsh

[@hellaslow_2j]

Imagine how many super bowls would have been in bad shape without a solid holder... crazy....

[@ncpgaming8000]

I’m confused as to how the Long Snapper can control where the laces end up when the ball is spinning so much after he snaps it

[@laprankster3264]

I guess that’s just something you practice consistently.

[@NathanCline12-21]

For the brand

[@davidnelson6874]

MLB Hall Of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew said the way to hit a knuckle ball in baseball is not to hit the stitches. I don’t think he was joking when he said it. That’s precision. Holding for a placekicker in football must be incredibly difficult. Lucy Van Pelt had the right idea after all.

[@vulture3874]

Could someone clear this up? How is it the long snappers job to get the laces right? He's sending a spiralling ball to the holder. Is it that he trains to snap the ball with a very specific number of rotations? Or is there some other reason?

[@spencerplummer8002]

Long snappers are a very unique specialist in the modern NFL. They are more pivotal in the placement of the laces than the holder, thousands of reps and knowing just how hard to spin the ball so that the laces end up facing the right direction is mostly his job. If you ever watch the McAfee show he has talked about it on numerous occasions... That's why long snappers have been added to the pro bowl

[@ElvisRose_]

There's a lot to special teams that is rarely if ever discussed unless they've have a bad game but our QB focused NFL commentary takes away from players that have had major contributions to winning games.

[@samvij4335]

Corey Bojorquez and the holder is Jordan Love

[@elrafa7119]

Good vid. Working with a new holder has been part of the problem for sure. But, for those interested, here's a simple FYI about the actual proper angle for holds: Most kickers prefer a slight lean TOWARDS THE HOLDER. So, for a right footed kicker, the ball will lean slightly to the right, from the kicker's perspective. This counteracts a natural pull/hook tendency in the soccer style leg motion. Kickers typically do NOT want the ball leaning back towards themselves. In fact, many like a slight lean AWAY FROM THE KICKER, towards the goal posts. Very slight, but this better presents the sweet spot of the ball and helps with distance kicks. You can see a ton of close-up examples of this (ball leaning slightly towards the holder AND towards the goalposts) at this nfl films video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omKYhZJpfLmYZ5I Moody's most recent miss against Arizona from 47 yards in week 18 was in part caused by a hold that leaned away from the holder, adding to the hook/pull tendency.

[@coachjamesmartino402]

All in 1.3 seconds!

[@lewieanderson6579]

Finkel was right all these years!

[@kaweah01]

In the Army we said when in doubt whip it out. Pertained to the salute, As you could miss an officer.

[@DPeezy3158]

Hey, Get Blair Walsh back in the league. The laces were in!

[@edwardshaw1743]

holders are people too