49ers: 10 items on San Francisco's to-do list over final four games of 2019

10 items on 49ers to-do list over final four games of 2019

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers walks on the field during warm ups to the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

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Robbie Gould #9 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

No. 8: Get Robbie Gould Back on Track

At the end of 2018, Robbie Gould’s historic season put the 49ers into a bit of a quandary. After quite the impasse, contractually, Gould and the Niners eventually settled on a four-year, $19 million contract after the team used the franchise tag on him.

One has to wonder if San Francisco is questioning or regretting the move now.

A year after posting a league-leading 97.1 field-goal conversion percentage, Gould is now converting just 63.6 of his field-goal tries and has gone 0-of-4 on attempts from beyond 50 yards.

Case in point, Gould’s tipped attempt in Week 13 against the Ravens ultimately played a vital role in the Niners falling to 10-2 instead of potentially being 11-1 on the year.

Whatever the “what ifs?” may be, there’s no denying Gould needs to get back towards his field goal-making ways. Again, it wasn’t as big a problem when the 49ers were rolling up their opponents with ease.

But that won’t always be the case down the stretch and into the playoffs, as seen against Baltimore.