There's a smoothness in the 1.3 seconds it takes new Vikings holder Britton Colquitt to snatch a long snap out of the air and pin it to the ground.
Such reliability has been elusive in Minnesota. A work-in-progress special teams will have a different coordinator, kicker, punter/holder, long snapper and punt returner than it had for last year's opener when the Vikings kick off the season Sunday against Atlanta.
Kicker Dan Bailey, guaranteed nothing but $250,000 on a one-year contract signed this offseason, came in during last season. He kept his job through the August trade for Kaare Vedvik; a rotation of inexperienced holders in former punter Matt Wile and receiver Chad Beebe; and a poor training camp he washed away with a clean preseason (9-for-9 on extra points and field goals).