Lutz misses his first extra point attempt of season!! (3 Viewers)

[Zztop]

SP has mostly struggled with kickers. I remember tracking all the names that came and went and it is something like during the SP coached years, there had been 11 or 12 kickers to play for the Saints in that span.
Anyways, I suspect SP will be cutting Lutz pretty soon.

 

[0rion]

I like that Lutz missed the kicks and they lost by 1 point. Maybe he is still on our team.

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Wouldn't it be something if Sean goes out and re-sign Maher after being cut in the Lutz trade?

Maher was signed by the Rams and was 3-5 today (3-3 XP). So SP doesn't really have a choice but to stay with Lutz right now, I don't think there is a free agent that is any better.

 

[la. champ1]

Wow Lutz potentially cost them a game. Smh

 

[NewOrleansFan]

Wow Lutz potentially cost them a game. Smh

Payton should blame himself for that onside kick that gave the Raiders the short field where they scored their first TD. Not like they were playing Peyton Manning.

 

[Madmarsha]

I like that Lutz missed the kicks and they lost by 1 point. Maybe he is still on our team.

Just as long as we're not paying him.

 

[brandon8283]

I’ll say what I’ve been saying since last season: Lutz was always overrated.

He had an extremely inordinate amount of blocked kicks his first year, and he had them this year in preseason. The same trajectory problem he had on day one never went away.

 

[jasonsw]

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?

I think he might have lost confidence. And like you said that edge.

Being a FG is not easy for sure. So many times the game is on your shoulders and you are an easy target if you miss

 

[SaintPancake]

And they lost by 1 point.... damn

 

[Chopper Man]

Imagine if we had kept Lutz, We would not have won today. Groupe was money on all his kicks.

 

[Cougar 2]

I’ll say what I’ve been saying since last season: Lutz was always overrated.

He had an extremely inordinate amount of blocked kicks his first year, and he had them this year in preseason. The same trajectory problem he had on day one never went away.

Even when he was more “accurate” , I remember his “ball placement” was sometimes inconsistent. Along with bein low, at times, it would also “hook” or “drift “ to the right or left n barely make it between da posts, even close in on extra points. Still, like many, I was surprised we went the rook Groupe over him!

But major props to STs coordinator Darren Rizzi! He dropped an excellent interview in explaining his reasoning behind taking both Groupe n Hedley over Lutz n Gillikin!!!

On Groupe, he went into great detail about his technique. He talked about Goupe’s ability to generate so much power from his “ back swing” as he approaches the ball. He said that such power may sometimes lead to inaccurate kicks. But he explained that because Groupe is small in stature, along with bein powerful, his motion is also “compact”. As a result, his kicks consistently come off his foot the same way: High, deep n right down the middle!

Great job by Groupe today!

N great decision by Coach Rizzi!

 

[DSnfla]

Yup we kept the right guy. I'm still amazed that such a lil guy can have such a strong leg. EVERY KO went deep in the EZ

 

[DSnfla]

I don't take any pleasure at seeing Lutz OR Payton fail. Kinda confused why anyone would.

That said, Grupe's kicks were critical today. Great start.

I want SP to lose as many games as possible to not get Caleb Williams and give us the highest 2rn pick as we can get

 

[NewOrleansFan]

Yup we kept the right guy. I'm still amazed that such a lil guy can have such a strong leg. EVERY KO went deep in the EZ

Can’t wait for the NFL to send him a drug test letter. Would be hilarious.

 

[wwepatriot]

I’ll say what I’ve been saying since last season: Lutz was always overrated.

He had an extremely inordinate amount of blocked kicks his first year, and he had them this year in preseason. The same trajectory problem he had on day one never went away.

He had some funky kicks that curve, its not out of the ordinary to see with some kickers, but his curves make you cringe.