The Cairo Santos Apology Thread

[RINGLEADER]

Dude has been money since his rough patch early in the season. I admit I was wrong in wanting to cut the cord so quickly. 8-8 over the past 5 games including a game winner and a 53-yarder today that gave us the lead going into the half.

Plus what was with those kickoffs today. Asked in the game thread but does it really make that much difference to have someone hold the ball on the tee? Dude was booming today.

Well done Cairo.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I never said he should go. Succop just wasn't good enough for his check.

But succop definitely would have missed from 53.

Yup. Succop had several kicks blocked. Didn't have the leg and would always kick it low.

[carcosa]

Apology accepted.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=286092

[TinyEvel]

I nominate this nickname: POCKET JESUS!

[Demonpenz]

He has got it going!

[jLoy88]

Yup big apology, got some black bird carcasses to go eat now. Cairo proved himself big yesterday, I would wash his balls for him now.

Footballs, that is.

[Hootie]

I won't apologize to a guy for simply doing his job.

He bought another week.

[Direckshun]

Heh:

May I take back every less-than-nice thing I might've said about Cairo Santos?

You may. The little rookie with the big leg was all smiles Sunday afternoon, having rocked a 53-yarder -- with room to spare -- to end the first half and extending his personal field-goal makes streak to eight in a row.

"It's good to gain more confidence when you start making those long ones, those pressure kicks," said Santos, who hasn't whiffed on a kick -- field goal or extra point -- since the Chiefs' trip to Denver in Week 2. "You start to gain more confidence and feel more comfortable. That even translated to the touchbacks (Sunday). I was more comfortable and hitting them better. Everything's getting a lot better; the biggest thing was just thinking about the next kick and don't get complacent."

With his ninth and 10th makes of the season, Santos moved into fifth place in the Chiefs' history books for most field goals made by a rookie in a campaign. The former Tulane standout is 10 for 12 on the year, 83.3 percent -- funny enough, the same numbers Ryan Succop, the man he replaced, has put up so far with Tennessee. Succop holds the Chiefs' single-season record for field-goal makes by a rookie with 25, set in 2009.