Arizona Cardinals Place P Dave Zastudil On IR
By Scott Allen
Aug 24, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals punter Dave Zastudil (9) against the Cincinnati Bengals at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Amongst the moves the Arizona Cardinals made on Tuesday was they placed punter Dave Zastudil on season-ending injured reserve on Tuesday. In his place the Cards elevated punter Drew Butler off of the practice squad.
Zasty punted in just one game this season and that was this past Sunday in Denver. He punted 11 times for 487 yards. He punted for an average of 44.3 yards per punt. His longest kick went 53 yards. What you lose with Zasty is his ability to pin opponents inside the 20. I think Butler can give that to you as well but there are other issues.
Butler has already had a punt blocked in the San Diego Chargers game in the week one opener and came close on another the following week in New York. He was the punter in the first three games. Both were active in week one so Zasty could be the holder for kicker Chandler Catanzaro.