SANTA CLARA -- Through seven games, 49ers rookie punter Andy Lee ranks 20th in the league in net punting average.
And that seems to be about what 49ers special-teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey had envisioned after the team invested a fifth-round draft pick in him.
“I think Bradley is doing well,” McGaughey said. “He’s a rookie. I didn’t expect him to come in here and make the Pro Bowl his first year. But he’s going through his growing pains. He’s growing through it. He’s doing a good job of coming in and being diligent every day. He works hard at it.