Kyle Shanahan is feeling the heat, and it is coming from more than just injuries. The 49ers cut Jake Moody this week, their third-round kicker, and the move is turning into a referendum on Shanahan’s decision-making. You don’t trade up for a kicker unless you are sure. Shanahan and John Lynch were sure in 2023, sure enough to spend Day 2 capital on a position most teams fill off the street. Moody was supposed to be automatic, the reliable leg that iced playoff games. Instead, he became a weekly adventure. Misses in big spots last season, shaky confidence, and now, after just one week of 2025, he is gone. And Kyle Shanahan is now facing criticism because of that.

According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, while watching the Green Bay Packers – Washington Commanders game on Thursd

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