"You've got to make decisions in the best interests of the team, and ultimately Kyle (Shanahan) and I said let's sleep on it after Sunday night, and we woke up on Monday and had a conversation, and we both felt it was the right direction to go, general manager John Lynch said during his weekly appearance on KNBR-680. When the 49ers visit the New Orleans Saints Sunday (10 a.m. PT, FOX), Pineiro will take over place-kicking and kickoff duties."
"Despite a reputation for field goal accuracy (111-for-126, 88.1 percent), Pineiro was out of a job and doing what specialists do during times of unemployment waiting for someone else to fail and then waiting for a phone call. To me it's strange, but I try not to look at it that way, Pineiro said. I look at it as an opportunity. All kickers know each other. We don't have backups. There's only one of us. So we all pull for each other."
The San Francisco 49ers released rookie kicker Jake Moody after he missed a 27-yard field goal off the upright and produced two poor kickoffs. The team promoted veteran Eddy Pineiro to handle place-kicking and kickoff duties for the upcoming game in New Orleans. General manager John Lynch said he and coach Kyle Shanahan agreed the move was the right direction after reviewing the opener. Pineiro, who turns 30, grew up in Miami with Cuban and Nicaraguan roots, played at Florida, and has five NFL seasons with the Bears, Jets, and Panthers. Pineiro described the opportunity positively and said kickers support one another.
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