New Kicker Succop Talks About His Health & Readiness
September 2nd, 2020
New Bucs K Ryan Succop
The Buccaneers’ newest kicker, Ryan Succop (and Joe has new information that makes it very clear that it’s Succop’s job to lose), answered questions this morning about what led to his phone call from the Bucs last week.
Offseason knee surgery following the 2018 season halted a very solid and at times excellent Tennessee Titans career for Succop, who returned to the Titans in 2019 but struggled and landed on injured reserve.
Joe asked Succop when he was healthy enough to have his agent start calling teams this year, and Succop said the process of sending teams videos of his current work was just one or two months ago.
Joe thinks that’s important. It’s not like Succop was sitting healthy and on the street for a long time begging for a job.
He turns 34 in a couple of weeks and maintains that he’s very confident because of his preparation. Joe asked Succop how he’s been kicking since he got here Tuesday. Succop said he kicked well yesterday and he and Matt Gay are off today before a practice in the stadium tomorrow.
Roster cuts are due by 4 p.m. Saturday.
September 2nd, 2020 at 11:57 am
if he’s healthy, he’s very good.
September 2nd, 2020 at 12:12 pm
Carolina fan here (well used to be)….he has my endorsement! Nice move Licht!
September 2nd, 2020 at 12:15 pm
cant be worse…
GO BUCS!!!
September 2nd, 2020 at 12:50 pm
I don’t trust Matt Gay–he lost us a game or two last year–completely his doing, rather have an experienced kicker–put matt gay on the practice squad bench
September 2nd, 2020 at 1:00 pm
Nobody knows waht will happen, but it seems to me, as well JOe you suggest, that is on Succup hands, if he is just average he will keep the job…..Doesn´t look that BA trusts Gay anymore…..
September 2nd, 2020 at 1:18 pm
Come on Joe(s), at least spell the guys name right.
September 2nd, 2020 at 1:53 pm
The #1 attribute a coach requires in a kicker: confidence.
I suspect Arians has seen enough of Gay. Dude had multiple chances. If he didn’t have a monster leg he may have been cut before. I suspect Arians has been hoping he could get his kicks straight.
Seems he was better last camp than this one.
So the team moves on.
Let’s hope SuccOp plugs the leak.
September 2nd, 2020 at 2:36 pm
Here’s a thought. Let’s hope that our offense lives up to it’s explosive promise and the defense improves on the second half of last year which was excellent.
Perhaps the kicker becomes FAR less important. Maybe we could simply score enough TD’s to make our kicker an afterthought.
September 2nd, 2020 at 2:53 pm
Please Succop, heal my aching Buc Nuts.
September 2nd, 2020 at 4:10 pm
He’s a Succop but he’s not Gay.
September 2nd, 2020 at 10:07 pm
So are you dopes going to be blaming Brady for when the kicker loses us two games? Of course not, because that’s what people with no integrity do.
September 2nd, 2020 at 11:07 pm
By by strongest leg in the NFL