NFC Reigns In The Pro Bowl!!!!
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Willis, Lee enjoy NFC victory, memorable week at Pro Bowl
Linebacker Patrick Willis and punter Andy Lee represented the 49ers on Sunday in the Pro Bowl. It was a game the NFC won 42-30 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
I spoke briefly on the phone with Willis and Lee shortly after the game, but because this blog was broken for a couple days, I'm just now posting it.
Lee had a phenomenal season with a 47.3 average (41.0 net). He set the NFL single-season record with 42 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line. He was called upon for a league-high 105 punts during the season, but on Sunday he did not punt.
Lee was back in punt formation once the entire game. But on the first drive of the game, Lee was called on to throw the football. He completed an 11-yard pass to Vikings fullback Tony Richardson on a fourth-and-8 to keep the drive alive. The NFC eventually scored a touchdown.
"That's not bad," said Lee, whose passer rating for the game was 112.5. "I didn't get to punt, but I got a pass off. So that was a lot of fun."
When was the last time Lee attempted a pass?
"In a game? I don't know if I ever have in a football game, to be honest," Lee said. "This was the first time in a game. I have throw the ball every now and then in practice. It was kind of fun that the first pass I've ever thrown in a game happened in the Pro Bowl."
Lee said he was asked during the week by the Packers coaching staff if he could run on a fake punt. He recalled the hit Bills punter Brian Moorman took last season when Sean Taylor leveled him. That convinced Lee he could not run the ball, but he would be more than happy to attempt a pass.
"We put that in the fake punt, but it was actually a surprise that we ran it that quick in the game," Lee said. "I didn't know if we'd run it period, but we did and it was a lot of fun."
Lee said the entire week was a great, but he was especially excited to play a role in an NFC victory.
When asked which player he was most excited to meet, Lee answered Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. He got Manning to sign one of his helmets.
"The whole week I was kind of in awe with all the players around here," said Lee, who brought a dozen family and friends to share in the experience. "It was a really cool, once-in-a-lifetime experience - for now."
That's right, for now. Lee has played just four NFL seasons, so more Pro Bowls could be in his future.
"You definitely want to get back out here," he said. "But the main thing for me is to focus on the offseason and get ready for next season. I don't want to think about the rewards you get for having a good season. I just want to have a good season and hopefully the team will be successful. The main thing is to get back to San Francisco and work on things and have another good season and, hopefully, we'll get things turned around and be ready to go."
Willis, Lee enjoy NFC victory, memorable week at Pro Bowl
Linebacker Patrick Willis and punter Andy Lee represented the 49ers on Sunday in the Pro Bowl. It was a game the NFC won 42-30 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
I spoke briefly on the phone with Willis and Lee shortly after the game, but because this blog was broken for a couple days, I'm just now posting it.
Lee had a phenomenal season with a 47.3 average (41.0 net). He set the NFL single-season record with 42 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line. He was called upon for a league-high 105 punts during the season, but on Sunday he did not punt.
Lee was back in punt formation once the entire game. But on the first drive of the game, Lee was called on to throw the football. He completed an 11-yard pass to Vikings fullback Tony Richardson on a fourth-and-8 to keep the drive alive. The NFC eventually scored a touchdown.
"That's not bad," said Lee, whose passer rating for the game was 112.5. "I didn't get to punt, but I got a pass off. So that was a lot of fun."
When was the last time Lee attempted a pass?
"In a game? I don't know if I ever have in a football game, to be honest," Lee said. "This was the first time in a game. I have throw the ball every now and then in practice. It was kind of fun that the first pass I've ever thrown in a game happened in the Pro Bowl."
Lee said he was asked during the week by the Packers coaching staff if he could run on a fake punt. He recalled the hit Bills punter Brian Moorman took last season when Sean Taylor leveled him. That convinced Lee he could not run the ball, but he would be more than happy to attempt a pass.
"We put that in the fake punt, but it was actually a surprise that we ran it that quick in the game," Lee said. "I didn't know if we'd run it period, but we did and it was a lot of fun."
Lee said the entire week was a great, but he was especially excited to play a role in an NFC victory.
When asked which player he was most excited to meet, Lee answered Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. He got Manning to sign one of his helmets.
"The whole week I was kind of in awe with all the players around here," said Lee, who brought a dozen family and friends to share in the experience. "It was a really cool, once-in-a-lifetime experience - for now."
That's right, for now. Lee has played just four NFL seasons, so more Pro Bowls could be in his future.
"You definitely want to get back out here," he said. "But the main thing for me is to focus on the offseason and get ready for next season. I don't want to think about the rewards you get for having a good season. I just want to have a good season and hopefully the team will be successful. The main thing is to get back to San Francisco and work on things and have another good season and, hopefully, we'll get things turned around and be ready to go."