The Falcons are making a change at kicker

Folk entered the season as the league’s most accurate kicker over the last three seasons. He had missed just three kicks in three years, but in the most Falcons way possible, he missed five in nine games this season.

It’s one thing to be an older kicker — Folk is 42 years old — who can’t make from 60 yards but is still extremely accurate. But once Folk started missing the shorter ones as well, he essentially became useless. It’s very possible we’ve seen him kick for the final time in the NFL, which is nothing to be ashamed of. He’s carved out a ridiculous 19-year career for himself, but Father Time rests for nobody, and he appears to have caught up to Nick Folk.

With Moody, the Falcons get much younger at the position as they continue to look for a long-term answer. He has only appeared in one game so far this season, nailing a 53-yarder this past week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Last year, Moody kicked for three different teams, making 19 of his 23 field goals. Before that, he was the kicker in San Francisco, where he had a really solid rookie season, but a poor second campaign led to his release.