The Niners are waiving kicker Jake Moody per Pelissero. Ben Sauls is the kicker I'd target.
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Had to happen. And should never have drafted him in the 3rd round, it was madness. Kickers often take years to develop consistency in the NFL. It's why so few young kickers stick with the original team they go to.
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ReplyDeleteI just hope we don't go through 3 or 4 bad kickers before we find a consistent one. Todays NFL as far as kickers go is a different world than it was 10 years ago. If they can't find a kicker who is reasonably consistent from 50+ it could cost them 3 or 4 games. A kicker like Ray Wersching Couldn't play in todays NFL.
ReplyDeleteEven if it does take 4-5 kickers before they find a reliable one, they are no worse off than they were with Moody.
DeletePop quiz: What do these people all have in common?
ReplyDeleteJi’Ayir Brown
Jake Moody
Cameron Latu
Darrell Luter
Robert Beal Jr.
Dee Winters
Brayden Willis
Ronnie Bell
Jalen Graham
Selected by the 9ers in 2023 draft
DeleteNow the question is, who do the 9ers sign that is better than Moody?
ReplyDeleteGreg Joseph: He spent training camp with the 9ers this year, so they are familiar with each other, which is definitely an advantage
What could hold the 49ers back from adding Joseph is that he's hit just 56.5% of his field goals (13 of 23) from 40 yards and longer over the past two seasons.
Eddy Pineiro: He could be a breath of fresh air for the 9ers. He doesn't have the biggest leg, but the former Panthers kicker has hit 88.1% of his career field goal attempts, which makes him the 4th most accurate kicker in NFL history.
During his three seasons in Carolina (2022-24), Pineiro hit 91.1% of his attempts from inside 50 yards. But Pineiro has struggled on extra points, hitting just 92.1% over the past three seasons, which is lower than Moody's career percentage of 97.1.
Dustin Hopkins: The 34 y/o was among the most reliable kickers for 3 seasons until his production fell off a cliff in 2024. He hit at least 90% of his field goal attempts from 2021 through 2023. If he can return to that form, he's be a strong pickup. However, he lost his job in Cleveland following a 2024 season where he hit just 66.4% of his field goals.
Greg Zuerlein: He's entering his 15th season, spending his1st 8 years playing for the Rams, so he's one of the few kickers out there who has experience kicking at Levi's Stadium. Zuerlein played 5 games at the 9ers' home stadium, and he's hit 90.9% of his field goal attempts from inside 50 yards (10 of 11).
He also has 14 career attempts at Levi's, which is the most of any kicker who's never played for the 9ers. However, the 37-year-old did struggle last year, hitting just 60% of his field goal attempts while playing for the Jets.
Whatever the 49ers do, they're going to have to do it soon.
The 9ers next practice is Wed 10trh. They'll want a kicker on their roster by the time they take the field, so it won't be long before they sign someone. Right now, it looks like Pinieiro is going to get the first crack at the job. According to ESPN, he'll be visiting with the 49ers on Tuesday.
After Moody's 59 yrd FG against the raiders in preseason, I told my wife after his teammates were celebrating with him that this was Moody's Superbowl. Too bad, I wanted the kid to succeed.
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DeleteYea, I hate to rag on a 9er player. But to be honest, he likely should not have been drafted by the 9ers. Definitely not in the 3rd Rd.
GEEP,
DeleteEven after Moody's illustrious career at Michigan, it still wasn't a good decision (imho) to draft him in the 3rd rd.
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DeleteIt was a terrible decision amidst a terrible draft.
DeleteThe 49ers drafted three 3rd rd players in the 2023 draft. Ji'Aiyr Brown, Moody, and Cameron Latu. Brown is now the only leftover of that group. And Brown is a fringe player, imho. Maybe the 2023 draft was a weak one overall.
DeleteYeah, I'm not one to bash a team for passing up players in the draft that go on to be good - every team is guilty of it, it's the nature of the draft. And I think you're correct - overall I don't think there's been a high percentage of players taken after the 2nd round of the 2023 draft that have developed into starters across the NFL. Some notable exceptions obviously, but not many.
DeleteDoesn't change the fact that taking a kicker over a chance at another position was a terrible choice.
Dee Winters looks like he is developing if he can stay healthy. And I think Darrel Luter is solid. but not much else from 2023.
DeleteYeah, Winters is looking good.
DeleteAlso a sign of how important it is for LBs to have a DL capable of occupying multiple blockers.
Yetur Gross-Matos had the highest win percentage among all interior rushers in Week 1. He was 2.2% better than second place. Bryce Huff was top 25 among all edges.
ReplyDeleteSan Francisco is working out K Eddy PiƱeiro per Garafolo.
The 49ers have released WR Robbie Chosen.
ReplyDeleteSaleh still deploying single-high safeties 64% of the time in Week 1, but it led to the 3rd-best pass defense, EPA-wise.
ReplyDeleteWHO WON THE GAME? Brian Baldinger says the D-line
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49ers sign Eddie Pineiro. Has a record of being very accurate but not a strong leg. According to D. Lombardi he is the 4th most accurate kicker all time. Makes me wonder why he has been with 4 teams and wasn't signed before today?
ReplyDeleteBecause the stat is misleading. He had one excellent season in 2022 that props his % up. Outside of that year he's more been league average or slightly below average FG kicker, below average PAT kicker, and has a weak leg.
DeleteEven so, he's been more reliable than Moody.
The point now isn't to be better than Moody, half the Kickers in college could be better than Moody. The point is he needs to be in the top 10 in the NFL if the 49ers are going to make the playoffs
DeleteThe 49ers are unlikely to find such a kicker off the street. So no, I think the point is to find someone that can at least give them close to league average reliability.
DeleteOkay so top 16. Actually it is far more important how he kicks in the clutch.
Delete"Close to" were pretty important words there too. Main thing is, don't be much worse than league average like Moody was.
DeleteAnd yes, making some clutch kicks would be huge. Let's hope.
he field goal percentages for Eddy Pineiro for the following years are as follows:
ReplyDelete2022: A field goal percentage of 94.3% was achieved.
2022 season: Pineiro made 13 out of14 field goal attempts from the 40 - 49 yard range
2023: A field goal percentage of 86.2% was achieved.
2023 season: Pineiro made 7 out of 9 field goal attempts from the 40 - 49 yard range He also made 5 out of 7 attempts from 50+ yards.
2024: A field goal percentage of 84.6 was achieved.
2024 season: Pineiro made 6 out of 8 field goal attempts from the 40 - 49 yard range.
Field Goal Percentage Over \(40\) Yards for Eddy Pineiro
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Kicks from 40 to 49 are chip shots in todays NFL. The really good kickers are pretty consistent from 55 to 60 and maybe further with the new ball rules.
DeleteEddy Pineiro hit 93.8% of his extra point attempts in 2022, 85.0% in 2023, and 94.3% in 2024.
ReplyDeleteOne solution to the FG problem is to score a lot more points than the opposition, make no game close...
ReplyDeletePer Josh Dubow.
ReplyDelete"Of the 10 kickers drafted in the top 175 in last 10 drafts, only Evan McPherson made it past the 1st game of his 3rd season with the team that drafted him. The other 9 made 76.4% of their FGs for the team that drafted them with an average of 17.9 made FGs before getting cut."
Just highlights how silly it is spending draft picks on kickers. And how much young kickers struggle in the NFL.
Completion % Over Expected:
ReplyDelete15.2% - Jalen Hurts
12.7% - Brock Purdy
9.0% - Geno Smith
8.3% - Jared Goff
8.3% - Justin Fields
7.3% - Matthew Stafford
6.6% - Daniel Jones
6.4% - Jordan Love
6.3% - Sam Darnold
4.9% - Aaron Rodgers
4.6% - Dak Prescott
3.6% - Josh Allen
3.2% - Justin Herbert
2.3% - Joe Flacco
1.6% - Drake Maye
0.9% - Spencer Rattler
0.3% - Lamar Jackson
0.0% - Michael Penix Jr.
-0.9% - C.J. Stroud
-1.2% - Bo Nix
-1.6% - Jayden Daniels
-1.7% - J.J. McCarthy
-3.3% - Baker Mayfield
-3.8% - Joe Burrow
-3.9% - Kyler Murray
-5.9% - Trevor Lawrence
-7.4% - Tua Tagovailoa
-7.9% - Patrick Mahomes
-10.5% - Cam Ward
-12.7% - Russell Wilson
-13.2% - Bryce Young
-13.2% - Caleb Williams
For Cody Shrader watchers:
ReplyDeleteJacksonville Jaguars
Signed (off Rams practice squad): RB Cody Schrader
PiƱeiro may work out exceptionally well. Seems akin to Robbie Gould who is the 9th most accurate FG kicker in history. With the latest kickoff rule change, kickers are avoiding the end zone like the plague, and an accurate guy like PiƱeiro may be able to place the football in the 0-5yd zone quite consistently.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely hate the KO rule. If a kicker kicks into the end zone it comes out to the 35. With the range many kickers have teams are only a couple of 1st downs away from a FG. I wish they would just place the ball on the 25 after a FG or TD. If kickers keep kicking longer and longer FGs they may have to make a rule change effecting FGs
DeleteGood observations, OldCoach.
DeleteLooks like Vegas are believers in Saleh's defense favoring the Niners by 4.5 points. I thought they could be a top 10 defense going into the season and they're off to a nice start.
ReplyDeleteI can play this game too, right? Instead cherry picking out PiƱeiro's best full year in 2022, I'll take out his worst in 2019. Let's see, that gives him 88 / 98 = .8979 career FG pct, making him 2nd best FG kicker in NFL history. Not bad!
ReplyDeleteCorrection: Justin Tucker is at .891 career FG pct, so PiƱeiro is Numero Uno. Wow!
DeleteThe exciting potential is that they will only get better after every game.
ReplyDeleteIm still going with 9-11 win season with them hitting their stride down the stretch.
These latest round of injuries have me concerned. They have to win 3 of the next 4 without Kittle. BPs injury i'm guessing is turf toe and that kind of injury has ended careers. The O line before Bartch's injury was pretty bad. I predicted 8-9 i'm sticking with that for now but if the injuries keep piling up I might have to adjust down.
DeleteKeep adjusting throughout the season. You'll be perfect at the end, or close. Predictions are best when you factor in all the variables, including inevitable injuries to stars. Have you down as 8-9 come what may. Hearty congratulations if that's what transpires.
DeleteI will mourn my prediction if I am correct and celebrate if I am wrong with the 9ers winning more than 8
DeleteLooks like we're going to find out if Mac Jones can run Kyle's offense.
ReplyDeleteI think Purdy plays. Toe injury more significant than shoulder likely means turf toe. He's played with the broken ribs. Put an insert in and play.
DeleteI guess it will come down to whether they think playing with it will make it worse/ linger vs can they win with Jones.
DeleteGood point.
DeleteHaving had turf toe myself. It is a nagging injury that feels like a surge of pain if you plant your foot wrongly. Hopefully, Purdy's toe injury is not of the turf toe variety.
DeleteIf they don't sign another qb I'd take that as a strong sign he's playing.
DeleteWho is the QB on the PS these days?
DeleteMartinez and I'm unsure whether or not he's a good enough passer to be a viable backup on game day. I think he was brought here to acuminate the defense against a mobile qb.
DeleteNo idea who he even is. So yeah, seems unlikely they go into a game with him as the backup.
DeleteRazor,
DeleteFor what it is worth, Martinez was the UFL MVP this year
Sounds like Lynch loves him.
Deleteexcellent JT O' breakdown of Purdy
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewXrS91Pczg
Shanahan didn't come out and say it was turf toe but he did indicate a similar concept.
ReplyDeleteClearly Shanahan is in season coach mode with his dubious CMC availability and I suspect he won't mind the Saints having to prepare for both qb's all week long.
ReplyDeleteShanahan says the 9ers are trying to sign a TE and worked out 5
ReplyDeleteZach Davidson, Peyton Hendershot, Nick Muse, Messiah Swinson
and Cole Turner
* They also worked out veteran QB Mike White. Shanahan said he wasn’t sure if the team could add a quarterback due to the team’s roster issues.
They chose Swinson.
DeleteTE Messiah Swinson is 6'7" X 259, signed by the Green Bay as an UDFA in 2024. A big-bodied, ascending pass-catching talent with big hands and an athletic frame. He demonstrated strong run-blocking grades in limited NFL preseason action that needs to develop his route-running and consistency.
DeleteSwinson was signed to the 9ers practice squad on September 10, 2025 NFL but has yet to appear in an NFL regular-season game.
Brody Purdy is expected to be out 2-5 weeks according to Ian Rappaport.
ReplyDeleteMid,
ReplyDeleteIndications are that Purdy may have suffered ligament damage to his toe. This type of injury could persist and linger for years. Patrick Willis did his best to play through his turf toe injury until he could no longer do so. The silver lining for Purdy is that his QB position doesn't require the major foot stress that Willis had as a LB.
Rest is the best treatment for turf toe and I hope that Purdy takes his time before returning.
AES
ReplyDelete* Purdy has been diagnosed with a turf toe variant, which is a ligament injury affecting the bottom of his foot. he's expected to miss between 2 and 5 weeks.
* Ian Rapoport reported that the injury is "essentially a variant of turf toe," which is a ligament injury. KS confirmed that Purdy was a "long shot" to play in Week 2. The timeline is he'll miss several games.
Thanks GEEP. I saw that report earlier this morning. Hopefully, it's a grade 2 and not a grade 3 that would involve serious attention. š¤
ReplyDeleteNiners defense vs Seahawks in week #1:
ReplyDelete20 plays w/4 man SF rush(74.1%)
4 plays w/5 man rush(14.8%)
3 plays w/6 man rush(11.1%)
That's a 25.9% blitz rate.
I'm still not convinced Purdy isn't gonna play.
ReplyDeleteIt would be pretty rare for Lynch to flat out lie, and my understanding is he said Mac will start (but I didn't listen to the interview, just based on what I have seen reported).
DeleteI don't think they've 100% ruled him out have they?
DeleteHe is 100% ruled out
DeleteWith regards to Purdy's injury....I think he will miss 1-2 weeks.
ReplyDeleteWith the Purdy/Kittle injuries, I think WEEK 1 win vs Seattle was so very pivotal! I think we can win vs Saints with Mac.
However, I had us losing vs Cardinals and us being 2-1 after 3 games. So we should be good as long as Purdy is back vs the Jaguars and Rams.
Everyone on the 53, except Purdy is practicing per reports.
I agree.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard for me to imagine a qb missing more than 2 weeks with turf toe and If I am being honest I think he will be back after this week.
Yeah. Turf toe for a QB is not the same as opposed to another position like CB, WR or LB which has lot more stress on the foot.
DeleteAlso, we know Purdy is exceptionally resilient. The dude has played with broken ribs, injured shoulders without missing a game.
Moody on Bears practice squad.
ReplyDeleteI wish him the best in Chicago. But, right now im fighting off a vision of seeing Moody kicking a winning FG against the 49ers in my head - ouch! lol
DeleteThose were also my thoughts.
DeleteThe week 2 game between the Saints VS 9ers will see both teams with starting QB that are back ups.
ReplyDeleteTHE SAINTS GREATEST WEAKNESS ON OFFENSE:
* Spencer Rattler is the Saints starting QB after Derek Carr retired.
Rattler was Saints 5th Rd 2024 draft pick and was winless in his 6 starts last season.
THE SAINTS GREAT STRENGTH ON OFFENSE:
* Even with QB Rattler, the Saints' pass-catchers provides plenty of talent.
WR Chris Olave is a dominant, elite receiver when healthy. WR's Rashid Shaheed and Brandin Cooks are Speedy deep threats
TE veteran Juwan Johnson leading the team in yards. He's known for his ability to get open and lead the team in 1st down conversions,
RB Alvin Kamara is still a reliable receivers out of the backfield.
* The Saints run defense was ranked 2nd worst in the NFL last season and remains a major liability. Veterans Davon Godchaux and Jonathan Bullard added this offseason to provide depth.
* DE Chase Young and DT Bryan Bresee are key components of the Saints pass rush.
* The Saints acquired veteran safeties Justin Reid and Julian Blackmon, who are both improvements over last season.
New coaching: The Saints hired HC Kellen Moore to bring a new, aggressive, and fast offensive to the team.
The NFL week 2 Saints VS 9ers game winner will, IMO, come down to
ReplyDeletewhich team can run the ball. The 9er RB's CMC and Robinson should
be capable of dominating the time of possession against the Saints
D front seven.
^ The Saints new D scheme under Brandon Staley is rooted in the Vic Fangio system. It's expected to utilize hybrid fronts and heavily features a 3-4 alignment.
* Versatility & Adaptability: Staley's scheme is not a rigid 3-4 defense. It's a hybrid system, frequently operating out of nickel and dime packages. It utilizes a "gap-and-a-half" technique for defensive linemen, allowing for both aggressive penetration and controlling adjacent gaps, aiming to confuse offenses and make it harder to decipher the defense. This flexibility allows their D to tailor their approach to different opponent strengths.
* Coverage Disguise & Limiting Explosive Plays: Staley favors 2 high
S looks pre-snap (Cover 4 or Cover 6 quarters) but often rotates to single-high (Cover 3) or maintains split-safety zones post-snap. This strategy aims to confuse quarterbacks, force methodical underneath throws, and limit explosive passing plays.
* The 9er passing game will, IMO, depend on Mac Jones reading the Saint's D (pre snap) and getting the ball to the 9er receivers!
* The Saints' LB's are the strength of their D, with Pro Football Focus ranking as a top-10 unit in the NFL.
MLB Demario Davis is an All-Pro candidate who continues to be a top player and leader despite his age. Pete Werner, the other starting ILB, provides excellent coverage and overall reliable play.
Has anyone heard that the 49ers brought in punter Brock Miller for a tryout?
ReplyDeleteMac Jones is less mobile than BP. How long will he last behind this O line. It is starting to remind me off 2022
ReplyDeleteIf they have a season like 2022 I'd be pretty happy.
DeleteScooter,
DeleteThey got lucky with BP in 22. I don't have much confidence that Martinez can be another BP.
Me neither. My expectations for this season aren't as high as most though. I pretty much expect this season to be more about building for the next few years, but with a 4th place schedule meaning they have a shot at the playoffs.
DeleteI haven't Coach. But im going to assume that this was before they signed PiƱeiro, right?
ReplyDeleteNo it was today
DeleteOldCoach
DeleteIf the 9ers did bring in punter Brock Miller for a tryout, no one is reporting it....At least not that I can find?
Geep,
DeleteI first saw it on a FB post. So I came here to see if anyone else had heard it. Later on KNBR a reporter asked KS if there was another punter out at practice today. Is Thomas Morstead injured? KS gave a strange answer he said you have better eyes than mine. I guess I will have to ask about that. I read some where that teams that are facing a left footed punter (the saints punter is left footed) will bring in a left footed punter for a try out so their returners get a little practice fielding punts from a left footed punter. I don't think players who are in for a try out get paid so I wonder if it is against league rules or are they unhappy with Morstead.
HARD TO BELIEVE:
ReplyDeleteOn Tuesday Moody was placed on waivers. He cleared waivers and became an unrestricted free agent before signing with the Chicago Bears on Friday according to NFL insider Jordan Schult
OldCoachSeptember 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ReplyDeleteNo it was today...
Again, I haven't heard anything regarding punter Brock Miller. But I believe that you bring up a good point about left foot punters. The rotation on the ball is different and it may cause a small measure of difficulty in catching it. I remember some 49ers WRs saying that they needed to acclimate themselves to Steve Young's passes because it had a different spin coming from a left handed QB.