Congratulations Are In Order For Saints Rookie Kicker Blake Grupe

mither_rome said
I gotta say, defending Grupe's fairly pedestrian rookie campaign, which, quite frankly, has been relatively free of pressure kicks outside of GB (which he missed), by using longwinded prose and multicolor fonts, is peak 2023 Saints.

But if you're digging deeper in the stat sheet for meaning, and simply want to excise mentions of Lutz, cool - but the comparison isn't even necessary to acknowledge that Grupe's "record setting" pace is more an indication of the Saints red zone troubles for most of the season than his prowess as a kicker.

Also - the "no true scotsman" fallacy is working so hard here, this thread is buzzing like a nuclear reactor.

But hey, I like to build a kid's confidence, so in the spirit of this thread, and the new year:

NICE GOING GRUPE!

I don’t know, I think he has been solid for a rookie kicker, especially one who was relied on to be our main source of points for a bunch of games.

I don’t know if he will prove to be “the guy” going forward but I don’t think an atta boy thread is crazy.

And ranking in the top 7 kickers on 40-49 yarders and 13th on 50+ yard kicks seems encouraging for his age/experience level.

I agree with you that it is too earlier to throw parades for him or something, but I think he’s held his own under the circumstances. I don’t agree with anyone who blames him for us not being in the playoffs.