Don't expect 49ers to move on from Jake Moody despite nightmare game
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody didn't have his best game as a pro Sunday in Tampa Bay.
In fact, despite making the game-winning kick on the final play of the game, Moody might have had his worst overall game as a pro.
Moody missed three kicks during the 49ers' tumultuous 23-20 win over the Buccaneers in his first game back from a high ankle sprain he suffered in Week 5. Despite the rough outing, head coach Kyle Shanahan doesn't appear ready to move on from his kicker.
His answer when asked about Moody in a Monday conference call reflected his "you're only as good as your last kick" sentiment from his postgame press conference Sunday.
"Not much different," Shanahan said Monday. "He missed three kicks. I thought it wasn't the easiest place to kick in. The wind was weird, especially the direction that he missed the stuff. It was different. But it was a few big kicks and came back and hit his first game winner on a walk off. So, thought he finished it well and we'll move on to next week with it.”
Entering Sunday's game, Moody had only one miss on the season – a 55-yard try late in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams. Last season he missed multiple kicks in a game only once, and that came in a Week 6 loss to the Cleveland Browns where one of his misses was a game-winning try.
The 49ers' willingness to put Moody back out for another field goal try was a sign of the faith they have in their 2023 third-round pick. Ideally the 49ers offense will start converting more drives into touchdowns, but they'll continue relying on Moody until they do.
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