The Atlanta Falcons made it official on Wednesday morning by releasing a player who it appeared all week the writing was on the wall for.

According to an announcement from the team, Atlanta has released Nick Folk and signed Jake Moody off their practice squad after signing him this week following another poor showing from Folk in the loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Folk missed yet another short field goal and this was the final straw for the once reliable and steady veteran, bringing his conversion rate on three-point attempts to just 72 percent on the year.

Folk's run making 13-of-18 field goals this season comes off a three-year period where he missed a total of just three kicks and was over 95 percent in each campaign. Unfortunately, it seems the 42-year-old has been in the National Football League for nearly two decades simply ran out of gas in the tank this season.

When Atlanta signed Folk to steady the position that has been a revolving door for this team over the last few years, it made a whole lot of sense as to why they were bringing him in. As sound as the move was though, Folk was not able to hold up his end of the bargain, and after trusting he would figure it out for weeks, the Falcons had to turn the page.

Moody on the other hand is still young and has shown flashes of greatness in the early portion of his career, but he has bounced around a bit the last few years. Spending time on the Baltimore Ravens practice squad this season, he is 1-for-1 on the year after finishing 19-of-23 with both the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders last season after being cut by the San Francisco 49ers.

The former third round selection and Lou Groza Award winner in college got his start with the 49ers and had a strong beginning to his career, but injuries and inconsistency derailed his tenure there.

Given the Falcons desperation to lock down the position, the hope is that Moody can tap back into that former greatness now that he's being given another shot to be a starting kicker in this league. If Moody is not the answer though, Atlanta could be in some trouble here the rest of the way as they try to get this thing right.