The long snapper duel between Cullen Loeffler and Kevin McDermott will have ramifications for the Minnesota Vikings beyond the actual long snapper position itself.
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Mike Zimmer indicated in his training camp press conference Wednesday that the need to give equal opportunity to each long snapper will impose certain strategic limitations on the coaching staff come preseason.
In short, don’t look for too much gambling from the Vikings after touchdowns. At least not until this whole long snapper thing is sorted out.
Mike Zimmer said the Vikings probably won't go for any two-point conversions in the preseason because they're having battling long snappers
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) July 29, 2015
Because of the long snapper duel, the Vikings won’t be able to practice two-point conversions in the preseason.