"I think he showed the moxie he has, special teams coordinator Brant Boyer said of that game-winning kick. Or, to phrase it differently, Moody has a great personality, which is what you say when you're trying to set up a friend with someone who is butt-ugly. (I'm sure I was described that way to my beautiful, out-of-my-league now-wife.) Moxie? Who cares? There's only one thing that matters with kickers: making kicks."
"Did Moody have moxie when he put a kickoff eight yards out of bounds in the third quarter, nearly taking out a cheerleader and giving the Chargers the ball at the 40-yard line? (The fact that Boyer who was fuming after the bad kickoff didn't go full Urban Meyer and kick Moody when they passed each other on the sidelines shows how much of a pro he is.)"
"They would be admitting they made the wrong call when they used pick No. 99 on a kicker. But the Niners' front office is too late far too late if they're trying to avoid being laughed at. Things became so ridiculous on Saturday that the energy in the home crowd rose anytime Moody lined up to kick the ball. His makes were met with raucous, sarcastic cheers."
Jake Moody missed a 33-yard extra-point in the 49ers' preseason finale, continuing a preseason and training camp marked by inconsistency. He earlier made a 59-yard game-winning field goal against the Raiders, prompting praise from special teams coordinator Brant Boyer for showing moxie. Moody also put a kickoff eight yards out of bounds in the third quarter, granting the Chargers the ball at the 40-yard line and angering Boyer. The 49ers have hesitated to cut Moody because they used their 2023 third-round pick, No. 99, on him. Home crowd reactions turned sarcastic when Moody lined up to kick, signaling fan frustration.
Read at www.mercurynews.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]