Lutz misses his first extra point attempt of season!! (1 Viewer)

[2024InjuryApocalypse]

Denver fans on the Broncos message boards are Livid at Payton for bringing in Lutz. They're practically calling for Lutz's head. Also they lost 17-16 last year in the opener.

It often seems like kickers struggle under the pressure when teams use draft picks on them. I wonder if being traded for a draft pick (even a 7th) also adds to the pressure.

 

[jasonsw]

Don’t wish him any ill but I believe we kept the better kicker. And I felt that way in camp. (Grupe better)

I didn't feel good at all when Lutz kicked last year. I felt better in 21 with the random kicker carousel. They were 10 percent better in FG percentage than Lutz in 22

 

[Saintman2884]

His facial expression on the bench as the clock ticked away was like he knew it was over. I gotta feel sorry for the kid. The league is (rightfully) not kind to kickers who miss game-changing extra points and field goals from makeable range.

I don’t believe he was going to get a better shot with any other team than Denver. And he may not get another one after that.

Bill, do you think it's plausible, if not likely, that after 2020/2021, Will Lutz got a little too lazy competitively, physically, and emotionally and he lost that aggressive, zero-pressure, laser-focus that made him such an accurate PK for several seasons with us for 5-6 seasons.

 

[blackadder]

Wow !!

Payton is a litttle bit snakebit with kickers.

 

[Broad St. Saint]

Please check that kid’s real age before doing anything like that.

If Grupe becomes a pro-bowler, some beer company should definitely do an ad where he can't buy beer even with a legit ID. No offense to him, since it may be great when he's 45 or such, but Grupe looks 15.

 

[Saintman2884]

I didn't feel good at all when Lutz kicked last year. I felt better in 21 with the random kicker carousel. They were 10 percent better in FG percentage than Lutz in 22

Begs another question: did Lutz lose a bit of his edge, determination, and that focus when he was injured and on IR for the entire 2021 season?

 

[NewOrleansFan]

So the Broncos lost because:
- Missed extra point
- Missed field goal
- Umm, let’s me try an onside kick the first play of the first against Peyton…nah, against Jimmy Garoppolo.

 

[Saint Floyd]

Grupe Nutz

The best selling cereal in Louisiana this year.

 

[Filaphill]

Sean is cutting Lutz tomorrow

He’s definitely bringing in another kicker. Glad we were able to get a 7th rd pick out of the deal.

 

[UFCSaint]

The board as a whole, yes, but some were very adamantly pro-Lutz and insistent that this was a horrible mistake (others who supported Lutz were more measured).

Yep I remember...their arguments were based solely on experience. I was not one of those people

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

Bill, do you think it's plausible, if not likely, that after 2020/2021, Will Lutz got a little too lazy competitively, physically, and emotionally and he lost that aggressive, zero-pressure, laser-focus that made him such an accurate PK for several seasons with us for 5-6 seasons.

Nope...he suffered a core injury and that messed up his mechanics.

 

[Infoman]

Thanks Sean…. Lol

 

[Bill]

Bill, do you think it's plausible, if not likely, that after 2020/2021, Will Lutz got a little too lazy competitively, physically, and emotionally and he lost that aggressive, zero-pressure, laser-focus that made him such an accurate PK for several seasons with us for 5-6 seasons.

I think things changed after his injury. We all assumed that he would eventually adjust as he healed completely. But it appears that mentally he never got over the feelings associated with the injury.

I’m not sure that Payton is going to put up with a questionable kicker for very long. And just that extra concern in his mind may make it tough for Lutz to ever get right.

 

[TheOtherMike]

Dang and they lost by 1 point too!

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

I didn't feel good at all when Lutz kicked last year. I felt better in 21 with the random kicker carousel. They were 10 percent better in FG percentage than Lutz in 22

same.