Kyle Shanahan still refuses to accept that the 49ers need a new kicker.

Jake Moody has been a huge disappointment. Last year’s third-round pick missed three shots in the playoffs and three at the 49ers on Sunday. 23-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. To be fair, he did score three goals, including the match-winner. Still, three for six is ​​a terrible number for a professional batsman.

It’s time for the 49ers to cut bait and find a better kicker. But Shanahan is still making excuses for Moody.

“I thought this wasn’t the easiest place to step in,” Shanahan said Monday. “The wind was weird, especially the direction he was missing pitches. It was different. But it was a couple of big strikeouts and he came back and hit his first game winner in a walk-off walk. So, I thought he finished well and we said, ‘I’ll move on to next week with him.’

It’s as if the game was a positive learning experience for Moody. Please. If Moody misses another shot next week, the 49ers will have no choice but to cut him and sign someone else.

The problem with Moody’s is that the 49ers put too much pressure on him by drafting him in the third round. Doesn’t meet expectations. Maybe he could have performed better on a team that didn’t draft him in the 3rd Round.

Maybe the 49ers can move kicker Matthew Wright, whom they brought in to replace Moody due to his ankle sprain.

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