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At free safety Richard Sherman Jersey White , of course." San Francisco 49ers NewsTarvarius Moore among nine second-year players predicted for a bounceback yearNew,34commentsAt free safety, of course.PDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Tarvarius Moore among nine second-year players predicted for a bounceback yearTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty ImagesWhat will become of Tarvarius Moore’s second year in the NFL remains to be seen. The defensive back could very well spend August playing free safety, only to return to cornerback in September. Projection and injuries have led Moore to play three positions in three years now. The third-round pick out of Southern Mississippi oozes with athleticism, so there will always be a belief in what Moore can become.Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski picked nine players headed into their sophomore seasons that were poised for a bounceback season, and Moore was one:The San Francisco 49ers decided to switch last year’s 95th overall pick, Tarvarius Moore, from safety to cornerback because the defensive back could run well. Moore ran a 4.32-second 40-yard dash at his pro day. We all think it, coach Bullocks. It would also be naive to think you can roll Moore out at free safety and expect him to be able to pick up where he left off in college. That’s what these mini and training camp is for.Moore has all the ability in the world. With the right opportunity Womens Solomon Thomas Jersey , he can show us why the 49ers drafted him in the third round. Given the inconsistencies and the injury history at safety in recent years, I wonder if the current starters will have a shorter leash than usual.Training camp kicks off this week. We’ll find out soon enough. On Sunday, when Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker came up to take the game-winning field-goal attempt, I knew it was going to right down the middle before he even stepped on the field. That got me thinking — why do I not feel the same way about 49ers’ kicker Robbie Gould?While most were disappointed in head coach Kyle Shanahan’s play call on 4th-and-1 on the Baltimore 35-yard line, I wondered if the 49ers’ decision-maker was forced to go for it based on Robbie Gould’s kicking woes.The conditions were not ideal on Sunday, but did Gould’s miss earlier in the game affect Shanahan’s thinking ahead of the 4th-and-1 late in the game? The 49ers and Ravens were tied at 17 apiece at that point, and a field goal would have put San Francisco up three points with about 6:28 left to go in the game.The 49ers’ defense had not given up any points in the second half, and I would have liked their chances in keeping the Ravens’ offense out of the end zone if they were up three points.With San Francisco sitting at the 35-yard line, that would have made the field-goal attempt about 53 yards — which you see kickers hit these days routinely. Shanahan did not even think twice about kicking the field goal there Terrell Owens Jersey White , especially after Gould had a 51-yard kick blocked to end the first half.Heading into the postseason, the teams that are usually successful are always formidable and highly dependable in one area — the kicking game. When the room for error narrows between these teams in the playoffs, every point matters, and having a reliable kicker who can make field goals with high accuracy is really important.Think of teams that typically make deep playoff runs, and you will always be able to remember their kicker. New England with Adam Vinatieri and then Stephen Gostkowski. Baltimore with Justin Tucker. Seattle with Stephen Hauschka. Green Bay with Mason Crosby.During the 2017-18 seasons in San Francisco, Gould was outstanding hitting field goals, making combined 72-of-75 attempts and only missing three extra-point attempts.In the offseason, the 49ers placed the franchise tag on Gould, despite his wishes to be in Chicago closer to his family. Eventually Womens Adrian Colbert Jersey , the two sides came to a consensus, signing the former Bears’ kicker to a two-year deal worth $10 million, that had the option to become a four-year deal worth $19 million.Since signing the large contract, the 37-year old placekicker has not lived up to the mark, missing eight out of 22 attempts and not connecting on a single one of his four attempts greater than 50 yards.In the last two seasons in San Francisco, Gould never dealt with pressure kicking, as the 49ers were playing in mostly meaningless games. Yet this season, with a heightened sense of importance for each contest, the 49ers’ kicker has not delivered.Looking back at Gould’s playoff career Womens Fred Warner Jersey , he’s only been past the regular season twice — once in 2006 with the Bears and then in 2016 with the Giants.Gould also missed three games with a quadriceps injury, leading to the 49ers signing kicker Chase McLaughlin, who will be known for his miss in overtime against the Seahawks that cost San Francisco a game.So can Shanahan depend on Gould in the crunch time when he needs three points out of his kicker? The 49ers are going to be in tight contests in the playoffs and will need to depend on their kicker, but I am starting to lose faith that the 37-year old can consistently hit long field goals when the 49ers need him to.Given his current salary, Gould is the second-oldest kicker behind Vinatieri, and his game’s trending in the wrong direction. Is the San Francisco front office regretting handing out the large contract to Gould? I think so.