The Tennessee Titans have made a lot of improvements over recent years, but one area they specifically struggled at in 2019 was placekicker.
The inconsistency and incompetence at the position put the Titans in some bad situations, sometimes changing the whole outcome of a contest.
Starter Ryan Succop began the season on Injured Reserve, and even when he came back, he wasn’t the same player who led the franchise in career field goal percentage before last season.
There were plenty of missed field goals (he was 1-of-6 and missed an extra point), and it wasn’t long before he ended up back on IR.
While the Titans released Succop back in March, that doesn’t mean he’s gone for good.
Titans general manager Jon Robinson spoke with reporters on the topic during a Zoom call last week and indicated Succop could eventually find his way back on the roster (H/T Michael Hogan, Sports Illustrated).
“Had a great meeting with him when we decided to release him there and just told him to get healthy,” Robinson said last Thursday. “Certainly, we were not closing the door on maybe potentially looking at him again.”
What isn’t clear is exactly when the Titans might consider bringing him back, if they do so at all.
As it stands now, Tennessee still have a big question mark at kicker going into 2020. Greg Joseph finished out last season in place of Succop, but he lacks experience having only attempted 21 field goals during his career (including playoffs), and only one of those was with the Titans.
Tennessee is set to have a competition between he and UDFA kicker Tucker McCann, who has zero NFL experience, in training camp.
It wouldn’t hurt for Robinson to add a veteran to the competition, and Succop could potentially be that guy. If not, the Titans will no doubt keep an eye on their former kicker if things go south at the position.
Only time will tell if we see Succop back in a Titans uniform, but the Titans certainly need to get themselves more solid at placekicker before things get underway for the upcoming season.
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