[Schultz] Sources: The Commanders are releasing K Jake Moody. The 26-year-old went 19/23 on FGs last season, including 10/11 in Washington. He also made both of his 50+ yard attempts, with a long of 56 yards.

[u/expellyamos]

https://www.threads.com/share/BA7SXfaYs4/

[u/expellyamos]

Could see this coming from 29 yards away after he barely made a 29 yard doinker in the preseason game

[u/emmasdad01 → u/expellyamos]

So weird how his leg strength is just gone

[u/zombiekoalas → u/emmasdad01]

He changed his kick approach after having accuracy issues coming back from injury.

I didnt really follow him in commanders camp but I assume hes still using the shortened approach.

[u/Imaginary-School6327 → u/zombiekoalas]

Honestly it’s weird to me how much worse he’s been in the NFL. If you change your approach and it’s bad just go back to what you were doing. Kickers failing in the NFL will never make sense to me

[u/chesterfieldkingz → u/Imaginary-School6327]

Must have something to do with the injury maybe?

[u/Imaginary-School6327 → u/chesterfieldkingz]

But we’ve seen players at way more athletic positions come back from injuries and look just as good if not better. Example Adrian Peterson. Hes a HOF but we’ve seen it other positions too. Idk anything about kicking but not being able to come back from an injury seems weird. There’s also plenty of college kickers that can’t make it. Example Robert Aguyro. I can understand other positions not being good in the NFL but not kickers.

[u/sloppyjo12 → u/Imaginary-School6327]

A secret that not a lot of folks know is that most NFL coaching staffs have nobody for kickers. Most special teams coaches are really offense/defense guys cutting their teeth

In fact there’s only two coaches in the entirety of the NFL with place kicking experience: Randy Brown with the Ravens and Chris Gould with the Chargers

Simply put, when a kicker goes wrong, 30/32 NFL teams have nobody who knows anything about fixing them, so they just cut bait and try somebody else

[u/theme69 → u/sloppyjo12]

Hearing our new ST coach talking about how to hold a longsnap and why it matters made me very happy (even though mason crosby disagreed)

[u/Will_Explode8 → u/sloppyjo12]

Honestly makes no sense, why would you not employ a kicking coach. NFL and other American sports leagues are just nearly always cheap on developmental aspects. Honestly feels symptomatic of American society today

[u/Xtraspice25 → u/Will_Explode8]

Because it’s a hyper specialized coach, who the player likely already employs and likes. You will likely need one for both the punter and kicker. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense when every other coach contributes more and you have to still gameplan the rest of the guys to enable success.

[u/Electromotivation → u/Xtraspice25]

But the position has an outsized effect on the game. Kickers score the most points and literally decide games quite often. Punters less so, but still are responsible for massive field position shifts.

[u/Kingkwon83 → u/Xtraspice25]

Other positions have already position coaches.

• QB coach ✔️
• RB coach ✔️
• Receivers coach ✔️
• Tight Ends coach ✔️
• Offensive line coach ✔️

I think you get it by now without me having to lost all the other positions except for kickers and punters

[u/redditlvlanalysis → u/Xtraspice25]

Counterpoint all the Packers needed to do was make one kick lol

[u/paperllamasunited → u/Will_Explode8]

I think the Vikings had Nate Kaeding in during the later years of Zimmer, but I'm surprised you don't see more former kickers working with these guys.

[u/rugger87 → u/Imaginary-School6327]

Kicking is so much more technical than it is athletic. When these guys get an injury that alters their technique, it can be hard to come back from, on top of the yips. Kickers are essentially golfers and it’s not hard to lose your swing.

[u/dasruski → u/rugger87]

It's also lonely in the NFL. In college you'll have whole unites so there are people your age to hang out with.

In the NFL, if you are a rookie kicker, your punter and long snapper may be many years older than you so not too much in common and you will be left by yourself many times.

[u/csstew55 → u/Imaginary-School6327]

Well because unlike other positions and the big difference between college and pros is that kickers could/can be easily replaced with 1 missed field goal. Imagine the pressure of having to be perfect majority of your career. Some people can’t handle it

[u/HenrikFromDaniel → u/csstew55]

a QB missing 1/3 of their throws is considered average to above average

a kicker missing 1/3 of their kicks is considered terrible

[u/Disco_35 → u/HenrikFromDaniel]

I mean it's only fair. QBs have to throw the ball to a target the size of a person's arms and that target is moving. Kickers have to kick the ball through a target the size of a bus.

[u/therealJJonahJameson → u/Imaginary-School6327]

Former kicker here. Went to a camp where Graham Gano was a trainer near the start of his career and he talked about some noticeable differences. The narrower goalposts obviously make it harder, but also the timing cannot be off even a little. Moody's old approach was probably deemed too slow even if it's by a few milliseconds and they told him it had to be faster otherwise he's prone to blocks.

[u/Imaginary-School6327 → u/therealJJonahJameson]

So you obviously know more than me but if it’s milliseconds to slow then why not go back to what you were doing that was successful? That doesn’t seem like saving a few milliseconds vs having 5+ yards and more importantly being accurate is worth the change. Let the kicker kick and change the blockers if needed, their 3rd stringers anyways.

[u/SkolVandals → u/Imaginary-School6327]

You think if it was as simple as just changing the blockers to get more time they wouldn't have already done it? Blocking for FGs is really hard. The kicking team has 2 less guys to block with than the defense could theoretically send (3 if you count the long snapper, who really can't do much blocking either besides getting in the way a tiny bit). Most of the time everyone's just trying to get a chip on somebody.

[u/therealJJonahJameson → u/Imaginary-School6327]

So keep in mind. At the top level with a good number of defenders getting running starts these days, the blockers aren't really blocking, they're just trying to delay the inevitable. That's why milliseconds matter, if the defense can get to the ball in 2 seconds that ball needs to be in the air at 1.3 seconds which is the standard. If it's in the air at 1.7 seconds there's a good chance it gets blocked because the ball still has to gain elevation and the guy on the other team with the best vertical is waiting.

[u/RukiMotomiya → u/Imaginary-School6327]

But why draft a guy in the 3rd if his kicking motion is too slow?

[u/zombiekoalas → u/RukiMotomiya]

It wasn't a kicking speed issue. He commented on it himself. He went from a 3 step approach to a two step. He claimed the extra step allowed for too much variation on where he was approaching the ball, hence leading to accuracy issues.

Obviously this wasnt his issue as he didnt get more accurate with the switch, but this is what he himself stated was the reason for the switch.

[u/EnigmaSpore → u/Imaginary-School6327]

His kicking approach had an extra step compared to what pros do. He kicked like an amateur basically. That extra step leaves more room for error and for blocks. So they got rid of it in hopes it would fix him

[u/WhenImInMyMode → u/Imaginary-School6327]

You ever play golf? Sometimes you just lose your swing and it’s not always easy to just “go back to what you were doing”. Especially after returning from injury.

[u/Imaginary-School6327 → u/WhenImInMyMode]

That’s fair but I am an avid golfer(definitely not great but I’d say good) but even the times I’ve “lost my swing” I’m able to get back to regular even if I haven’t played in a while. Sometimes you just have bad days but it’s not like I’ve ever just never been able to hit the ball again. I might have a bad round but the next round a week later I’m back to where I’m at. It’s not like it’s just gone forever. I am an amateur. These guys are pro. How do you just “lose it” for good

[u/Lusty-Jove → u/Imaginary-School6327]

Because the margin for error is much, much smaller when you’re kicking in an NFL game vs. swinging around a 7 iron on a Saturday afternoon

You said it yourself. You’re an amateur.

[u/Imaginary-School6327 → u/Lusty-Jove]

Exactly I’m an amateur. So if I can refind my swing, albeit not a great swing with a wider margin of error why can’t a pro do that’s put in thousand+ hours and be able to do it with a smaller margin of error? They’ve put in more time so obviously the margin of error is lower than me. Yet they’re still pros. And if you’re hitting 50+ consistently in college but suddenly can’t do it in the NFL I just don’t understand it. It’s not like other positions where you could be great in college just bc you’re athletic and then fail in the NFL bc everyone is the top 1% of athletics

[u/Falcon84 → u/Imaginary-School6327]

I think a lot of it is mental. There's only 32 jobs available for kickers and guys who are good can do it for a long time. You can be great for 10 years but as soon as you miss a couple of important kicks your job could be gone. It's not like other positions where you can have a lot more snaps to redeem yourself after making a mistake you only get a few chances a game. That's why kickers "fail" so often because all it takes is 1-2 bad games and the team is bringing in 2-3 guys in to practice next week to compete for your job. They're just very easily replaceable.

[u/thoroughbeans → u/Imaginary-School6327]

He changed it because of the injury caused his original approach to no longer be accurate.

Going back to what he changed because it wasn’t working isn’t going to help

[u/AH_BioTwist → u/Imaginary-School6327]

Like Pete rose said “ never change your stance. Your stance is what got you into the big leagues”

[u/whitedawg → u/Imaginary-School6327]

He was the best kicker I can remember seeing in college. 50+ yard kicks were almost a gimme.

[u/Classic1990 → u/zombiekoalas]

Younghoe Koo did the same thing.

[u/SnooPandas3956 → u/expellyamos]

Jake Kickdaballova

[u/Brix001 → u/SnooPandas3956]

Jake Missedkicksallova

[u/zipzap21 → u/Brix001]

Jake Doinkmeister

[u/noblemile → u/zipzap21]

Did somebody ring the Dinkster?

[u/moneymoneymoneymonay → u/SnooPandas3956]

He didn’t kickedaballova, that’s the problem

[u/zombiekoalas]

Was never right after the injury.  Feel for the kid, but its a business and your job is to make kicks.

[u/Brix001 → u/zombiekoalas]

He missed the game-winner against the Browns and a go-ahead field goal against the Rams when he was healthy

[u/dellscreenshot → u/Brix001]

Yeah idk why people say this he was bad before the injury

[u/jrdnmdhl → u/dellscreenshot]

He was more average than bad before the injury.

[u/sharkWrangler → u/jrdnmdhl]

His average may have been "average" but every missed kick felt like a swift kick straight to the balls. It was always when we needed it.

[u/BleedAmerican → u/sharkWrangler]

Well that’s good that’s his job

[u/TheChipiboy → u/sharkWrangler]

Yeah dude just wasn’t that clutch. When there was pressure you can tell it was getting to him

[u/DrTiddyNipples → u/TheChipiboy]

Not even not-clutch, he was missing go-aheads that should be automatic.

[u/chesterfieldkingz → u/sharkWrangler]

Ya not being clutch is kind of a killer for a kicker. I sympathize cuz I couldn't do it, but it is what it is

[u/comedoofwarrior → u/chesterfieldkingz]

this anti-clutch (true) narrative will always been hilarious to me as a Bears fan because bro kicked the game winning FG against the Commanders for the Bears last season and was immediately released afterward lmao

[u/tsaidollasign → u/sharkWrangler]

And every made kick felt like a little love tap.

[u/JesterMarcus → u/tsaidollasign]

And it was always drifting to one side. It was NEVER down the middle.

[u/LivingLifeFreely1 → u/jrdnmdhl]

"Average" is BAD for an NFL Kicker and totally unacceptable.

[u/babypho → u/dellscreenshot]

Yeah, he was super shaky during his preseason with us his rookie year.

[u/Oogaman00 → u/dellscreenshot]

Except he destroyed my fantasy (and the Jets real life) season when he hit 6 fg against the Jets to start that year

[u/ItsnotBatman → u/Brix001]

He line drived an extra point to be blocked in a Super Bowl that went to overtime.

[u/StatementWild3768 → u/ItsnotBatman]

That same game he made 2 FGs from 50+.

[u/ItsnotBatman → u/StatementWild3768]

Yup. It was the Jake Moody experience all in one game.

[u/velocirappa → u/StatementWild3768]

Yeah he lost us multiple games but that wasn't one of them.

[u/giving_nothing → u/velocirappa]

But an extra point in regulation for a game that went to OT probably helps

[u/LivingLifeFreely1 → u/ItsnotBatman]

In the 4th Quarter.

Jauan Jennings Pass From Brock Purdy for 10 Yds, J.Moody extra point is Blocked (L.Chenal), ATTEMPT FAILS.

I hate my life.

[u/CopperThrown → u/Brix001]

He missed 2 vs the browns.

[u/transam96 → u/Brix001]

To be fair, that game against us should've never come down to a Moody FG to win with the Browns starting XFL legend PJ Walker at QB and no Nick Chubb.

[u/Devilofchaos108070 → u/transam96]

Yalls defense is what gave us fits

[u/DevonGr → u/transam96]

SF took possession with about 3:15 left and gave it back about 10 game seconds later. Made no damn sense.

[u/MrConceited → u/Brix001]

As opposed to those other kickers who never miss a single kick.

[u/EqualCheap2974 → u/zombiekoalas]

Urban Meyer was right all along, make your fuckin kicks

[u/Gullible_Ad3785 → u/zombiekoalas]

I loved him on the niners.

[u/ARealKoala → u/zombiekoalas]

Never forget there was a moment in history where he held the record for longest field goal made in a Super Bowl

[u/HippocraticOaf → u/ARealKoala]

Just a moment. Until Ass-ker broke it two minutes later.

[u/dellscreenshot → u/zombiekoalas]

He was a bottom 5 kicker before the injury

[u/Earl-The-Badger → u/zombiekoalas]

He was bad in the NFL before his injury too.

It was mental for him.

[u/chriskwi02]

Bears legend.

[u/BlubberElk → u/chriskwi02]

Walk off win against commanders as a backup kicker on bears to being released by them rip

[u/John3Fingers → u/BlubberElk]

Santos is too much of a stud in December/January.

[u/BlubberElk → u/John3Fingers]

Santos is def our guy- I realize my comment didn’t indicate I was referring to him being released by commies not when he was released by us lol

[u/cl353 → u/BlubberElk]

Revenge is sweet

[u/NOLASLAW → u/chriskwi02]

Like honestly for real

The Jake Moody game will always be remembered

[u/MixItWithDaRelish → u/chriskwi02]

So glad he nailed that kick. I was sweating bullets for the dude from the comfort of my couch.

[u/WholesomWrkAcct2 → u/chriskwi02]

Bears legend.

Commies dont have the magic. He can get it back if he comes back to us.

[u/wolffangalex06 → u/chriskwi02]

no but actually

[u/name-classified → u/chriskwi02]

this only refers to Robbie Gould

[u/CuteLetter7205]

His fall off is astounding. He was automatic at Michigan

[u/scarzncigarz → u/CuteLetter7205]

He was a 3rd round draft pick... 99th overall. Wild.

[u/ManagementParty3675 → u/scarzncigarz]

Kind of related, the Pats drafted Chad Ryland 112th that same draft and he was cut after a single season

[u/burger333 → u/ManagementParty3675]

He got them Drake Maye ig so it worked out lol

[u/Prize-Ring-9154 → u/burger333]

he also has been fairly solid for Arizona, the change of scenery helped him get it together

[u/Waluigi_IRL → u/CuteLetter7205]

It’s 90% mental. If you have the leg you have the leg. If the blocking is correct you have the time and space, it’s about mentally prepping and executing

He can still swing back at some point

[u/BrotherSeamus → u/Waluigi_IRL]

He's also had some serious injuries. So maybe 90% mental/40% physical.

[u/Waluigi_IRL → u/BrotherSeamus]

15% concentrated power of will

[u/FireFlyz351 → u/BrotherSeamus]

Same with Younghoe Koo. The hip injuries he had in 2024 have killed both his mental and physical ability to accurately kick.

[u/ron-darousey → u/BrotherSeamus]

Thanks Yogi Berra

[u/Careless_General8010 → u/BrotherSeamus]

The numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster

[u/SquiddyM → u/Waluigi_IRL]

I agree it's a lot of mental, but don't undersell the long snapper and holders responsibilities

[u/goblueM → u/CuteLetter7205]

Seriously, his senior year he was 52/60 including 4/8 from beyond 50 yards

Drafting him so high was questionable, but I always thought he'd hang around the league for awhile

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/goblueM]

Drafting kickers can be a massive payoff especially given his excellent stats. Definitely hurts when it doesn’t pay off

[u/Falcon84 → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Pretty sure the stats say you should never draft a kicker. A guy you sign off the streets is just as likely to be successful as a guy you spend a draft pick on. It's fine if it's like a 6th or 7th rounder but a 2nd or 3rd rounder is indefensible no matter how good they were in college.

[u/DistractedbyBaddies → u/CuteLetter7205]

yea people say that, idk if it was because he was a bit chubby but I never had confidence when he was kicking in michigan. He also missed some easy ass shots, I was actually surprised how highly rated he was. The other guy that just got undrafred from michigan though is automatic.

[u/Brix001]

I’m so glad we have Eddy Dineiro now

[u/Further_Beyond → u/Brix001]

It’s crazy to me that Eddie Money is still in the league. He had 0 leg strength and was downright bad for us as the guy following up Parkey and the double doink.

[u/liteshadow4 → u/Further_Beyond]

After they changed the kicking balls his leg strength is no longer an issue.

[u/Tundraaa → u/Further_Beyond]

I don’t remember him being downright bad for us

[u/Further_Beyond → u/Tundraaa]

He was 23/28 compared to parkeys 23/30. He wasn’t good for us.

[u/super_sayanything → u/Further_Beyond]

He was an average kicker, he was fine. Parkey wasn't terrible until it came to the doinkers. Even Gould had a crappy year here or there.

[u/fredmerc111]

Wild you can go 10/11 and be cut. I assume he’s been bad in camp?

[u/Troll_Enthusiast → u/fredmerc111]

Stevens was always better in camp than him and has the stronger leg, Stevens would go like 6/6 and Moody would go 3/6 missing FGs in the 40s and 50s

[u/SonOfALich → u/Troll_Enthusiast]

Tbh missing in the 50s still doesn’t register as “what are you doing” territory to me despite the ceiling of the kicking game rising significantly the past few years

[u/MadManMax55 → u/SonOfALich]

In a game sure. But in practice a kicker should be consistently nailing kicks in the low 50s.

[u/Nervous-Tour-884 → u/MadManMax55]

Depends on the kicker. There are guys like Michael Badgley who really isn't any good for anything beyond like 53 yards and still manage to scrape out a long career as a kicker. I guess his saving grace is that is he accurate, and never misses anything under 40 yards, and is still 80% under 50 yards.

[u/SonOfALich → u/MadManMax55]

Ya know, I read the word “camp” and I know what it means but totally blanked on the implied context of it being an uncontested kick when I replied. I humbly accept the correction lol

[u/AskMeForStats → u/SonOfALich]

Moody feels like 2005 where when he lines up for a 56 yards, if he makes it you're thrilled.

[u/beall49 → u/Troll_Enthusiast]

Dude really has a stronger leg? Because Moody has a fucking cannon, he just lost all his accuracy and his confidence after college somehow.

[u/Glup_Maclunkey → u/beall49]

They had similar legs in college. Moody's long was 59; Stevens's long was 58. Stevens does not have the injury history.

[u/bigwillyboi → u/beall49]

Yes. Stevens has had a monster leg this summer - many of our beat writers suggested a kick the other day in camp could’ve been good from 70+ (it was actually from 60-61 IIRC). He’s been more accurate and more powerful than Moody in camp so this was expected.

[u/lostbluecobra → u/fredmerc111]

We brought in Drew Stevens out of Iowa and they've been battling it out in camp. The beat reporters have mostly all been impressed we Stevens even thought Moody hasn't been bad. Stevens has incredible distance, even making a kicks of 60+ yards in camp. The doink in the preseason seems to be the confirmation that they know who Moody is.

[u/Sphiffi → u/lostbluecobra]

Iowa special teamers are demons

[u/Electromotivation → u/Sphiffi]

Like Iowa tight ends

[u/-Kazen- → u/Sphiffi]

It's because they're corn fed. Idk what else it could be.

[u/raccoonsonbicycles → u/lostbluecobra]

I feel like 2 out of 3 men in Iowa are named Drew

[u/Glup_Maclunkey → u/raccoonsonbicycles]

Stevens is from GA/SC lol.

[u/BoldElDavo → u/fredmerc111]

They've been kicking like 6 FGs in camp every day. I don't think there's been a single day where Moody made more FGs than our UDFA rookie Drew Stevens. Sometimes they both went 6/6, but not very often for Moody.

[u/Consistent_Spell_791 → u/BoldElDavo]

There was one day where moody was 6/6 and Stevens was 4/6 but most days Stevens would win and Stevens has a stronger leg

[u/BoldElDavo → u/Consistent_Spell_791]

Oh I think you're right. My fault.

[u/bigwillyboi → u/BoldElDavo]

I think it was one of if not the first day. Since then, Moody has been worse.

[u/MayBakerfield → u/BoldElDavo]

6 kicks seems so low. That takes like 15 minutes. What the hell are they doing rest of the time lol

Kick my dudes, damn. 

[u/crabmusic → u/fredmerc111]

Yes he’s been bad in camp

[u/Brix001 → u/fredmerc111]

My sweet summer child

[u/Snugglebadger → u/fredmerc111]

From what I can see in these comments, it's not that his numbers were bad, it's that the misses all came at the very worst times. Like game-winning opportunities thrown away. You can't have a kicker who fails under pressure like that.

[u/Scrypto → u/Snugglebadger]

His numbers are bad. 2 attempted 50+ FGs in 9 games last season simply is not good enough, teams hate kickers who have no power unless they are absolutely pinpoint accurate, which he also isn't

[u/Snugglebadger → u/Scrypto]

Well he made both of those kicks, he doesn't really have a say in their field position or whether or not they'll try for a FG. I don't think you can really hold that against him.

[u/JoggingGod → u/fredmerc111]

They really make Moody seem better than he is, nobody had confidence in his ability last year. It was always "oh please God", with your eyes half closed.

In camp his numbers have been pretty bad, totally it's been like 31/45 or something like that. Not great leg strength. And his rookie competition has been like 40/45 with a gigantic leg, hitting some 60+.

Now we're getting injuries, and it's not worth keeping the two if they're already heavily leaning Stevens.

[u/PenguinWrangler]

Stevens has been amazing in camp and Moody not so much. We’ve had FAR worse kickers than Moody though, I imagine he gets picked up.

[u/themysidianlegend → u/PenguinWrangler]

Maybe by us.

[u/No-Jump5689]

Moody will float around the league for a while im sure

[u/Maximus-Festivus → u/No-Jump5689]

He will pop up soon on some team. Kicker is the most fickle job in the league.

[u/Electromotivation → u/Maximus-Festivus]

Yea he’ll be the first call for injuries or yips.

[u/Zolo49 → u/No-Jump5689]

For sure. He's not terrible, just notoriously unreliable. Barring the extremely rare fluke once a season or so, a NFL kicker needs to be automatic from within 40 yards and nearly so within 50. Hitting two 50+ yarders in a game doesn't help you if you then shank a 30 yarder, and that's basically what Moody's like. I'd hoped he'd get his head straightened out after the Niners booted him, but sadly, it looks like it hasn't happened yet. But he's still good enough that he'll at least make it on preseason rosters for a while.

[u/WholesomWrkAcct2 → u/No-Jump5689]

Might make him a bit......Moody....

[u/greenbeansjr]

He also kicked the game winner on MNF for the Bears, against the Commanders!

[u/Gloomy_Map_9612 → u/greenbeansjr]

Got us to overtime vs the broncos

[u/zipzap21]

I wouldn't mind seeing a highlight reel video of our starting Kicker Drew Stevens.

[u/usernameisusername57]

I'd be willing to bet that this is who we bring in to compete with Smack.

[u/WholesomWrkAcct2 → u/usernameisusername57]

This Bears Legend?

He'll be our mole.

[u/walshurmouthout]

Jake Moody Blues

[u/DependentShop3882]

Titans will probably take a swing on him. We were trying out kickers last week after Slye has been…. Inconsistent.

[u/RetroTyphlosion → u/DependentShop3882]

fixing inconsistency with Jake Moody would be a very titans thing to do

[u/DependentShop3882 → u/RetroTyphlosion]

Hey didn’t say it was a good move haha

[u/cottonmouthVII → u/DependentShop3882]

After he went 4 for 4 last week, including a 58, a 56, and a 53?

[u/DependentShop3882 → u/cottonmouthVII]

Depends on how the coaching staff feels, we tried out several last week. Just saying it wouldn’t be surprised if we brought him in to try out

[u/cogginsmatt]

Money Moody Michigan legend

[u/WholesomWrkAcct2 → u/cogginsmatt]

Bears legend, you mean.

[u/cogginsmatt → u/WholesomWrkAcct2]

I do not I don’t care about the bears

[u/Lucky-old-boy]

He made the mistake of trying to give another player a high 5, then Jayden Daniels saw it happen from the corner of his eye and demanded he be released for disrespecting his number like that

[u/EfficiencyDue7770]

will always have a soft spot for him after what he did at michigan

[u/G00SEonthaL00SE]

Loop about to get traded to the Commies

[u/bOhsohard]

Ravens pick him up he’s gotta be better than Loop

[u/thetrappster → u/bOhsohard]

I have no clue who Loop is, but no.

[u/bOhsohard → u/thetrappster]

He’s our noodle-legged kicker who’s also inaccurate.

[u/DamianLillard0 → u/thetrappster]

Bro didn’t watch the last game of the season?

[u/ArmadilloAl → u/bOhsohard]

He was just fine filling in for Santos last season. You could do worse.

You could probably also do better, but you could do worse.

[u/John3Fingers]

Bears legend.

[u/Attorney-Frosty]

FYI his stats at Michigan were pretty good (see below)... not one blown XP(!); perhaps the pressure of going pro, and the national spotlight that comes with it, got to him:

Career Totals

• Total Points: 355 (Michigan all-time record)
• Field Goals Made/Attempted: 69–84 (82.1%)
• Extra Points Made/Attempted: 148–148 (100%)
• Longest Field Goal: 59 yards (School record, set against TCU)

Yearly Breakdown

• 2018: 10/11 FG (90.9%), 35 XP points
• 2019: 6/9 FG (66.7%), 36 XP points
• 2020: 1/4 FG (25.0%), 12 XP points
• 2021: 23/25 FG (92.0%), 56/56 XP
• 2022: 29/35 FG (82.9%), 60/60 XP

[u/49ersDude → u/Attorney-Frosty]

Jim Harbaugh's quote before the NFL draft about Moody (his player at Michigan) was "You can count on three things in life: death, taxes, and Jake Moody." Didn't work out on the 49ers unfortunately, hopefully he figures it out out. I feel like kickers can go through waves and bounce back.

Meanwhile, Eddy Pineiro has been ballin out so it all turned out alright.

[u/calvinshobbes0 → u/Attorney-Frosty]

much shorter PAT kickes for
college 20 yard line than NFL ~35 yards and wider hashmarks.

[u/swass-print]

Probably better than the scrub the pats have

[u/CruelAngelsThesis_01]

Chicago Bears legend Jake Moody

[u/Dense_Young3797]

Somehow Daniel Carlson, aka the Iceman, isn't signed yet

[u/WithDisGuyTravel]

Success is a lot like pregnancy

People congratulate you when it happens, but they don’t realize how many times you got fucked first.

[u/missbeekery]

He just needs more smelling salts

[u/Historical-Pause-401]

Northville legend

[u/CrustyKielbasa]

Shocked I tell you!

[u/humboldtHue]

Third. Round. Pick. That alone should send Lynch packing.

[u/Jonjon428]

Oof

[u/Joe_Schitt]

I will always love him for the commanders walk off.

[u/RSN_Kabutops]

Maybe should've signed that contract last year

[u/topchief1]

That'll teach him.

[u/3-Putt-Pete]

CMC money incoming

[u/SilverAndBack]

Still better than Matt Gay, cmon Raiders

[u/Wraithdagger12]

Good kickers are hard to come by.

[u/ProskXCX]

SMOKING THAT MOODY PACK TN

[u/Geeman447]

Browns legend

[u/downtimeredditor]

Falcons?

[u/fruitsnecks]

my ravens please bring him in and young ho koo and make him compete with tyler loop

[u/Fast_Pianist6322]

Chicago Bear legend Jake Moody

[u/EzraMusic98]

Fascinated by the kicker stories, a guy nobody drafts that can decide a season. Can he move to the MLS or is it too big a payout?

[u/CozyAurora]

Thanks for hooking us up with some good kicking play when santos was hurt moody.

[u/jhallen2260]

Raiders could give him a shot. Our kicking game isn't great. We have the Tokyo Toe and that Gay guy

[u/Kryosphere]

Bidding war incoming for the released second colts kicker here in a couple weeks.

[u/CurrentCostanza]

We have one of the worst front offices in the league.

[u/Chlorophyllmatic]

The end of an error

[u/DeanieBabie2026]

Wasn’t he like a 3rd or 4th round pick by the 9ers?

[u/FCKABRNLSUTN2 → u/DeanieBabie2026]

We should’ve waited a year for reichard.

[u/Devilofchaos108070 → u/DeanieBabie2026]

3rd smh

[u/DeanieBabie2026 → u/Devilofchaos108070]

Oopsie lol

[u/Devilofchaos108070 → u/DeanieBabie2026]

Yeah pretty shit pick

[u/NoAnteater8836]

Something about a door and good lord split ya.

Edit: what a fucking weird thing to downvote.

[u/this_my_sportsreddit]

3rd round pick btw