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Why 49ers special teams coach is confident in Moody moving forward
By Joel Soria • Published 47 mins ago • Updated 50 mins
Why 49ers special teams coordinator Brian Schneider is confident in Jake Moody moving forward.
If the bar wasn’t already high, one of the closest people to Jake Moody has lofty hopes for the 49ers kicker in his second NFL season.
During San Francisco’s State of the Franchise event, 49ers special teams coordinator Brian Schneider gave an inside look into what has gone into the 24-year-old’s development ahead of a highly anticipated sophomore season, including his relationship with punter Mitch Wishnowsky.
“It’s been really cool for Jake to get away after the season and really kind of process everything,” Schneider said. “And what he does is go through the tape and then he goes through kind of what the week looked like, what the day looked like, what was going on in his life.
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“He tries to put it all together. And then when all the players come back, we sit down with Mitch [Wishnowsky] and all the coaches. By the way, Mitch has been an excellent mentor to Jake. It’s been really cool to witness that. Of all the things that these young guys go through as they start their career, so that’s been really cool.”
Schneider described how his staff and players debrief, which includes going “through everything,” such as what happened during the week, during the game and what happens off the field for each player.
In those sessions, Schneider says that Moody’s reflections on his rookie season stood out and why that was the case.
“So, as we got there, the number one thing showed up were the lessons that Jake learned,” Schneider added. “And there were a lot. They were situational. They were [in-game]. They were through the week. I’ll just give you an example of the list we went through.
“Preseason, it’s hard for all rookies. They finished their last year of playing, and they go right to working out. They go right to the combine. They go right to individual workouts.
