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Good as Gould

Shanahan makes 49ers safe bet for kicking production

Robbie Gould didn’t get as much love as I expected in the Experts Poll. To me, he’s definitely one of the four kickers in the top tier. Others didn’t like him as much.

Gould missed some games last year. That probably threw some people off his scent. Or maybe guys just like a kicker with more hair. In the poll of 20 analysts, 13 of them didn’t include Gould in their top 4.

I don’t understand that. He’s an older guy. But he can still play, and the team situation is perfect. San Francisco went to the Super Bowl last year, and it should be good again in 2020.

Kyle Shanahan in recent years has been the league’s most kicker-friendly coach. Over the last four years, his teams have attempted 6 more field goals than anyone else. (That includes Shanahan’s work in Atlanta, with Matt Bryant being the highest-scoring kicker in 2016.)

Sign me up for Gould. In my eyes, he’s right there with Tucker, Butker and Lutz.

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPS (last 4 years)
Team'16'17'18'19Tot
Kyle Shanahan37413439151
Kansas City35452738145
Baltimore39373929144
Atlanta37392640142
LA Rams22434133139
New England32403234138
Dallas32293640137
New Orleans34363036136
San Francisco21413439135
Detroit36353231134
Houston41254225133
Philadelphia41343126132
Minnesota31383229130
Jacksonville34352634129
Washington42282930129
Tampa Bay31342735127
Denver34322534125
LA Chargers32302934125
NY Jets31303628125
Indianapolis31342731123
Carolina38302132121
Seattle37292728121
Arizona28401735120
Pittsburgh28382331120
Buffalo25332828114
Oakland35213226114
Tennessee24423018114
Green Bay30193724110
Cincinnati35202331109
Chicago23223028103
Cleveland27202529101
NY Giants2225331797
Miami2123203094

—Ian Allan

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