about special teams and with Wilks' proclamation, it's clear where the Cardinals will stand.

"There have been teams that win championships in this league largely ignoring fourth down, because they are so dominant on offense and defense," Rodgers said. "There are also teams that have led the league on offense and defense that don't make the playoffs because they have been deficient on fourth down."

The son of a college coach who played high school football with Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Rodgers has some good pieces with which to work. He noted that he had seen Pro Bowl special teamer Budda Baker's work on some "cross tape" when preparing for games this season. Lee and kicker Phil Dawson also finished strong after slower starts – most notably Dawson, whose eight field-goal misses tied the most he had in a season during his 19 NFL seasons. Dawson, however, converted 22 of his last 24 field goals, and one of those was a block.

Asked about T.J. Logan – who had been on track to return both punts and kickoffs as a rookie before suffering a season-ending wrist injury in the first preseason game – Wilks said everyone on the roster will be evaluated.

As for the annual question of Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson getting chances to return punts, Wilks would not rule it out.