Punting looks easy enough. Catch the ball, kick the ball. But there are intricacies, from the rhythm of the snap to the direction of the boot.
Andy Lee admits there were some growing pains in his first season with the Cardinals, since he wasn’t signed until six days before the opener and then lost long-snapper Aaron Brewer to an injury for eight games.
But as the season winds down, he is punting well. And for a team that has dealt with more than its fair share of issues at the position the past few years, that’s important.