Kansas City Chiefs

Dustin Colquitt is very fussy about the Chiefs' next long-snapper

Published May. 14, 2015 12:06 a.m. ET

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Dustin Colquitt probably knows most fans can't name the Chiefs' long-snapper.

That's because there's no official winner of the two-man race between James Winchester and Andrew East, of course.

You'd be surprised at the amount of work Colquitt put into scouting Thomas Gafford's replacement for 2015.

"Just getting acclimated, trying to figure out what the guy does when he's in game situations, try to look back at his college film and try to figure out when it's wet, windy, where are his tendencies when he errors," Colquitt said. "And then just acclimate him to where I'm expecting the ball as a holder."

And that's before the season starts. Because kickers and punters, as it turns out, are very particular about their long snaps.

"If you have a guy that can keep it within a tight space most of the time, it makes my job easier, it makes (kicker) Cairo (Santos') job easier," Colquitt said. "That's the most important thing I look at is accuracy, and if he moves his feet. I'm not expecting him to make any tackles or anything."

When all else fails, just snap it high to Colquitt-- just not too high.

"His deal is to keep me clean, keep the ball high where I like it, and obviously, we'll be good to go."

(h/t ESPN)