JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | Ryan Succop has proved himself to be invaluable and indispensable &mdash; and anything but irrelevant. </p><p>Succop, the Chiefs&rsquo; kicker and last pick in this year&rsquo;s NFL draft, offers the team something it doesn&rsquo;t have at many other positions: a sure thing. Most of the time, anyway. He made two field goals during Sunday&rsquo;s 24-21 loss at Jacksonville, and recovered his own onside kick late in the fourth quarter. But the most surprising thing happened as the first half expired. Succop missed a field goal. Never mind that it was a 56-yarder into a stout breeze.</p><p>&ldquo;I expect him to make every one,&rdquo; said punter Dustin Colquitt, who is the holder on field goals. &ldquo;But (56 yards), going into the wind? That&rsquo;s a tall order.&rdquo;</p><p>The encouraging thing for the Chiefs is that such a task is reasonable enough for Succop to try it. In the past, when Kansas City cycled through a new kicker seemingly every few months, Colquitt said the decision would have been easy on what to do in a long-range situation. </p><p>&ldquo;We would&rsquo;ve had to have a short punt,&rdquo; Colquitt said. &ldquo;You can depend on him (Succop) from just about anywhere.&rdquo;</p><p>That&rsquo;s something the Chiefs just haven&rsquo;t had. So, even in an impossible situation, Kansas City gave Succop a shot. Coach Todd Haley saw the snap and the kick. Haley thought it would be good, too.</p><p>&ldquo;When it took off,&rdquo; Haley said, &ldquo;it looked like it had a chance. But the wind caught it. That would&rsquo;ve been a tremendous kick. It really got knocked down at the end. It looked like it was going to have a chance.&rdquo;</p><p>Succop did make kicks from 45 and 21 yards. From that distance, Colquitt said, Succop is a sure thing. The Chiefs don&rsquo;t have many of those nowadays. </p><p>Colquitt said another good thing about Succop is that, regardless of the kick or situation, the rookie isn&rsquo;t intimidated. A 56-yard field-goal attempt is one thing, but what about scooping up a loose ball and charging into a wall of tacklers, all of them desperate to strip the ball from him? </p><p>That&rsquo;s what Succop did Sunday. He popped an onside kick, and when the ball bounced off one of the Jaguars, it trickled back toward Succop. He picked it up, and instead of falling on it and saving himself, Succop lowered his shoulder and ran forward. Every yard mattered for the Chiefs. Succop seemed to know that. He took his hit and popped back up. </p><p>Excuse the Chiefs if they wince when their most dependable weapon takes a hit.</p><p>&ldquo;He keeps his head,&rdquo; Haley said. &ldquo;Pretty cool.&rdquo;