49ers overreactions: Is Moody a liability heading into playoffs? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers wanted to get everything buttoned up Sunday, two weekends before playing their first game in the NFL postseason.
Coming out of the regular-season finale, the 49ers appear to be in good physical condition heading into the playoffs.
However, coach Kyle Shanahan did not want to be answering questions about rookie kicker Jake Moody, who missed a 38-yard field goal attempt and an extra point in the team’s 21-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18 at Levi’s Stadium.
“He has done a hell of a job up to this point and just had a rough day,” Shanahan said.
There were not a lot of other things around the 49ers this season to cause much concern as they wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the NFC before the final week.
With few topics to discuss for the next two weeks, the kicker appears to be at the top of the list among Facebook followers in our weekly edition of 49ers overreactions:
Kyle and Lynch need to be fired if we lose a playoff game due to a Moody missed FG or PAT. (Marko B.)
Overreaction? Yes.
We detect a twinge of hyperbole in your statement, but we understand the point you’re making.
Of course, there is nothing that could happen in the postseason that would prompt CEO Jed York to fire either head coach Kyle Shanahan or general manager John Lynch.
After last season, the 49ers opted to make a change at kicker with Robbie Gould scheduled for free agency.
With the decision to select Moody with the No. 99 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the 49ers were bringing in a young player with a stronger leg who would be under contract for four seasons at considerable cap savings.
In his final season with the 49ers, Gould was 27 of 32 on field-goal attempts (84.4 percent) and 50 of 51 on extra points. As a rookie, Moody was 21 of 25 on field goals (84 percent) and 60 of 61 on PATs.
Moody missed from 41 yards out in the closing seconds of Week 6 of the 49ers’ 19-17…
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Publish date : 2024-01-08 22:59:59
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