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Martin Grammar makes it clear that if he ran the Ravens’ special teams, he wouldn’t be fired Justin Tucker — despite the star’s recent struggles.
The legendary joke tells TMZ Sports He believes Tucker just hit a rough patch, and he’s confident the 35-year-old will fight through it for Baltimore’s impending playoff run.
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“He’s going to get away with it,” the former Buccaneers player said. “There’s no doubt he knows how to kick, he’s done it forever.”
Tucker, usually the most consistent kicker in the NFL, has made just 19 of his 27 field goal attempts this year … and he also unusually missed two extra points, in fact, the three he had against the Eagles on Sunday , probably cost his team a big win.
John HarbaughHowever, she has said she’ll be staying with her son for the foreseeable future … and Gramatica says it’s “100 percent” the right move.
“That would be like telling Tom Brady, ‘Look, you’re struggling for a season now,'” Grammatica said. “We’re going to bench you or we’ll find someone else.” You can’t.
As for what’s causing the newfound swallows, Grammatica says he thinks it just has to be something physical that throws off its mechanisms at some point.
“He’s one of the strongest, toughest guys I’ve ever watched play in the NFL,” he said. “So I don’t think it’s a mental thing.”
Tucker will have to wait a little longer to prove Gramatica right…Baltimore is currently on a bye, but they will be back in action on December 15th against the Giants.
