Saints' Wil Lutz: Mixed results in debut
Lutz, who signed with the Saints last week, made 2-of-4 field goals in the Saints' season opening loss to the Raiders. He also made all four of his extra point attempts.
On Tuesday, the Saints cut incumbent kicker Kai Forbath and signed Lutz, an undrafted rookie out of Georgia State. Needless to say, Lutz's NFL debut was a mixed bag. He connected on kicks from 42 and 20 yards, but missed a 50-yard attempt in the fourth quarter and his potential game-winner from 61 yards out trickled wide left as time expired. Despite the miscues, head coach Sean Payon offered nothing but praise for the rookie kicker, saying that Lutz will "be kicking [in New Orleans] a long time." Lutz has plenty of leg and apparently some leash, so he should continue to be a viable fantasy option with Drew Brees remains at the helm in New Orleans.
