Five Things Saints in Peter King’s FMIA column; mentions potential Lutz trade to Denver before cutdown

DavidM said
Yeah, I’ve mentioned before that Andersen was just under 80% for his career and that doesn’t stack up among the best by today’s standard. Interestingly, as of last season, the six most accurate kickers of all-time are all currently playing.

I think with Lutz, the primary concerns are the downward trend and the missed season because of injury. He’s not a bad kicker, but he’s struggled enough that I don’t think he invites the same level of confidence he once did. It’s tough because it’s hard not to feel like we could do better while also knowing we could do worse. Going to be interesting to see how his next contract goes.

Yep...the skill level of today's kicker is off the charts. Go back and look at stats from the 70s and 80s, and you'd be shocked by what was considered good back then.

I have often pondered the idea of making it a little more difficult on these guys by narrowing the goal posts slightly. I don't believe football's forefathers intended the kicking game to be as easy as it has become.