While the San Francisco 49ers were already out of playoff contention Monday, kicker Jake Moody might soon learn there was still something important to play for: his job. The former third-round draft pick missed both of his field goal attempts in the 40-34 loss to the Lions and even whiffed on his final extra point of the game as a cherry on top of his underwhelming performance.

There is one move the San Francisco 49ers must execute when the 2024 season is over. The 49ers must move on from kicker Jake Moody in the offseason. It's time. His putrid performances must no longer be tolerated.

George Kittle lifted Jake Moody's spirits after the kicker's first missed field goal in San Francisco's loss to the Detroit Lions.

Jake Moody may well someday be able to use his miserable 2024 season to help make himself into a better NFL kicker, but it's becoming more and more

When the San Francisco 49ers used a third-round pick to draft Jake Moody last year, the hope was it would settle their kicking position for years to come.

Jake Moody will remain the team's kicker in Week 18 despite his struggles."He's going to kick this week," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan

San Francicso 49ers kicker Jake Moody could've crawled into the San Andreas Fault and still not had enough cover for the heat he took following a bad game that's about to cap an equally poor season.