by Tom Kowalski
Wednesday July 02, 2008, 12:01 AM
NICK HARRIS
2008 Scouting Report
Harris rebounded from a mediocre 2006 to have a very strong season last year. He had 26 punts inside the 20-yard line and only dropped five into the end zone. He also did a good job with his directional kicking, helping limit the damage done by Chicago's All-World Threat Devin Hester in two contests.
In his net punting average, Harris was just 36.4 - his lowest in the last three years. Most of that, though, was due to poor coverage teams overall - the Lions allowed 12.1 yards per punt return - the third-worst average in the league.
Harris ended the season on a high note: In the last five games, he dropped 13 punts inside the 20. Harris can still find himself on a roller-coaster from time to time but he's much more consistent than he was as a young kicker when he first joined the Lions midway through the 2003 season.
One of the most important jobs Harris has is his double duty as holder for kicker Jason Hanson. Harris, a very good all-around athlete, has great hands and does a good job of getting the ball in consistently the same position for Hanson.
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