Short answer is...... In the gaming world there are those who just play the game and then there are gamers.

SnP (Stop n Pop) passing, as it is primarily used in our hobby, is for those who just play the game. It is the most elementary form of passing that requires some sort of passing skill. It is for those who just play the game, and generally not satisfying or challenging enough for gamers.

SnP is like sideline warm-up passing. Neither the thrower nor the catcher are moving. No defense to read. No emphasis on a receiver having to successfully navigate a route to the ball. No need to worry about hang time (distance + velocity). Yet a lot of people INSIST on having hang time for special teams plays. Insist for SPECIAL teams but not from one of the two most used plays in the game - a pass play.

SnP is like a vulture that only swoops down to feed on road kill, never to hunt for its food.

Yes, in the gaming world there are those who just play the game and then there are gamers. In our little pocket of the gaming world there are vultures and then there are hunters. Hunters tend to feed primarily on moving targets. Hunters even call what they bag "game." Hunters and gamers are a lot alike!

Count this as one of my 3 to 5 provocative posts for the year.

-Mike Pratt