So many vaginas were bruised during that San Diego game
Of all the many games that the Chiefs have lost since Succop was drafted in 2009, there is precisely ONE loss that can be attributed directly to Succop. And it was in a game that didn't matter so much that the coaches played all the backups.
If you'd like to pin the 2011 Oakland game on him, remember that both of his kicks were BLOCKED. And they were blocked by a defensive line/special teams unit that overpowered the Chiefs in the trenches the entire freakin game. Succop should have gotten those kicks up higher, sure, but getting a field goal blocked is nothing like outright whiffing.
I'm not some Succop champion or anything, but I do know that as far as kickers go, if the one you got does his job well enough, then don't ****ing mess with it. So much can go so wrong in so little time if you change horses like that.
If Succop starts to turn into a truly terrible kicker like Mason Crosby, then absolutely we should replace him. But until then, the Chiefs haven't had a winless streak in the playoffs for so long because Ryan Succop ruined the San Diego game that didn't matter.