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PK Cole Tracy to try out with the Saints and the Packers

Posted on 4/28/19 at 3:57 pm
Posted by L.A.
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 3:57 pm
Interesting.

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Tracy will try out with the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints during their mini-camps, Tracy told The Advocate Sunday afternoon.

Tracy said he will try out with the Packers this upcoming weekend, and then will try out with the Saints in New Orleans the following weekend.

Mini-camps tend to last three days, and players try out to earn a contract with the team as an undrafted free agent.

Only two placekickers were selected in the 2019 NFL draft, and both were selected in the fifth round: Utah's Matt Gay (No. 145 overall) and Oklahoma's Austin Seibert (No. 170).

the advocate
Posted by St Augustine
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 4:10 pm to
He’s quite good but it’s not like he’s going to become our kicker. Is this just a showcase kind of thing?
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 4:19 pm to
So Green Bay it is. CSP hates LSU players.
Posted by tigernnola
NOLA
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 4:19 pm to
Ugh ! Little chance here. Packers have Mason Crosby, 80% career FG. Tracy’s weekness is outside the 50. That can improve with some work in the weight room. Youngster will have a career somewhere in the NFL.
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
14061 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 4:21 pm to
Maybe the saints are giving him some experience with the NFL to give him a hand later and see if he can develop.

He's got ice in his veins and that's hard to teach that. Maybe they are doing him a favor.

You also never know if you kicker goes down what your backup plan is. They get a feel for the guy and he's accurate as shite.

Better than a long leg who can't hot the side of the barn (Wade Richey SP?) Comes to mind.
Posted by DJ3K
Member since Dec 2011
6759 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 4:36 pm to
I told y'all the Saints were weak in the kicking game last year
Posted by Zoltan
NOLA
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 4:51 pm to
Crosby had an abysmal game or two last year, and is older. Also, having someone else in camp to compete is never a bad thing. It can help you network with other teams to get insight. John Harbaugh tipped Payton off about Lutz when they had Tucker. No reason we couldn’t do the same if Tracy is legit to leverage it for info on other players that will be cut.
Posted by jkylejohnson
Alexandria
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 4:52 pm to
He would've almost assuredly won that playoff game for Da Bears.
Posted by Rand AlThor
Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 5:05 pm to
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So Green Bay it is. CSP hates LSU players.


The saints already have the best kicker in the league and just gave him a long term contract. It doesn’t matter what school this dude is from.
Posted by Brandincookem
Member since Sep 2014
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 5:23 pm to
Isn’t Lutz already a great kicker?
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 5:24 pm to
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The saints already have the best kicker in the league and just gave him a long term contract. It doesn’t matter what school this dude is from.



I kneaux. I was just making fun of the trope about that subject.
Posted by Mouth
Member since Jan 2008
20973 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 5:42 pm to
This is odd. Lutz is a top kicker in the league now. I guess Payton still has kicker nightmares and can’t be too cautious.
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 5:43 pm to
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Is this just a showcase kind of thing?
Gotta be. Or just to have a PK you've seen in person in case Lutz gets a leg or a groin.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 5:56 pm to
Just a get to know help a local kid. Nothing threatening about it
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 4/28/19 at 6:00 pm to
Lutz is the best kicker in Saints history what am I missing?
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
61309 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 6:03 pm to
Lutz might get a leg or a groin. Good to have some guys on standby
Posted by DeathValley85
Member since May 2011
17177 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 6:18 pm to
Feels like Payton doing someone a favor here imo.

We have our kicker locked up so of course Tracy doesn’t have a chance with the Saints.
Posted by mikesliveisacheater
Member since Nov 2009
353 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 6:26 pm to
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SirWinston

Lutz is the best kicker in Saints history what am I missing?


Morten Andersen for starters.
Posted by PrideofTheSEC
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
4983 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 6:41 pm to
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Feels like Payton doing someone a favor here imo. 

Cole Tracy worked with Morten Anderson before the draft, wouldn't be surprised if he gave the Saints a call.
Posted by Scarwalker
Minneapolis
Member since Aug 2018
30 posts
Posted on 4/28/19 at 6:44 pm to
I mean didn’t we get Lutz because Baltimore already had Tucker? This seems like due diligence/ injury insurance
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