K Wil Lutz traded to the Broncos for a 2024 7th round pick

Right, and while I like Grupe and think some commenters here overlook some of Lutz's flaws/big misses, he on aggregate had a good career here and deserves to still be on a NFL roster. He definitely has a chance to go for the longest field goal record in that thin mountain air.

Lutz was among the elite in 2018 and 2019 but unfortunately, it's been a downward trend since then and he made himself replaceable with his performance last season. People will cite the risks with Grupe but we can't ignore the risks of keeping Lutz. I think this was a pretty 50/50 call and we just have to hope that Grupe is up to the challenge.