Shanahan expresses confidence in 49ers kicker Moody amid rough season

SANTA CLARA — The 2024 NFL season has been a challenging campaign for the 49ers, and that includes second-year kicker Jake Moody. Moody has made 23 of his 30 field goal attempts or a 76.7 percent success rate, which is a significant drop from his 84 percent conversion rate in 2023 after completing 21 of 25 of his attempts as a rookie. Coach Kyle Shanahan still has confidence in his kicker but understands the misses are concerning. "I still feel the same about him, that I believe he is going to be our guy," Shanahan said on Thursday. "Everyone has got to perform and do things like that and I think he has had a tough year. I think before his high ankle sprain, I think he was like, missed one, I think he was 12 of 13 before that." Moody suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 5 while trying to make a tackle on a kickoff return. The Michigan product missed the next three games before returning in Week 10 when San Francisco traveled south to Tampa where he missed three of his six attempts in the 49ers' 23-20 win over the Buccaneers. "I thought he was doing really well and then had a high ankle sprain to his kicking foot," Shanahan said. "Since he's come back, he hasn't been as...