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

B_doggman47 said
I'll stick with the known commodity in Lutz. Don't want another kicker carrousel like we had in 2021. Lutz missed the whole 2021 season with a core injury, which he had to have surgery. I don't believe he was fully healthy last season. Core injuries can linger. Last night against the Chargers he was 3-3. He was 2-2 from 30-39 and 1-1 from 50+. His FG% so far this preseason is100%. There were a couple of reports from camp that he was nailing 60 & 61 yarders.
This is what his career has looked like for the Saints.
2016- 28-34- 82.4%
2017- 31-36- 86.1%
2018- 28-30- 93.3%
2019- 32-36- 88.9%
2020- 23-28- 82.1%
2121- Injured, did not play
2022- 23-31- 74.2%
Career Avg.- 84.6%
Lutz has had one really bad year and he was coming back from injury last season. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and see how he does this season before I make any comments about wanting another kicker. I'd prefer to stick with what we have in Lutz. But ultimately it's up the DA and Loomis to make that decision.

It's easy to forget that prior to 2022, Lutz had excellent stats.

I know this may sound silly, but Lutz, even in his best years makes me hold my breath on every kick since his kicks, even PATs rarely seem to go right down the middle like we see from most NFL kickers. And, how he hasn't had more kicks blocked is amazing since almost all of his kicks, even PATs come out low. I sometimes wonder if 2022 was more of a case of his luck running out rather than rust post-injury.

I'd be less than enthused about trading Lutz to KC for a draft pick. Now, a serviceable backup O lineman would be a sweet deal.