Frank Gore Thread

Originally posted by Byisgod:
Anyone remember this little gem? I'll never forget this game, or this interview. Start at :55 for Frankie

Originally posted by Hipstersoup:
my favorite football player of all time. not just 49er. ive been watching him since his days here at UM and read about him in high school breaking every county record. he's been doubted, injured, disrespected, etc. and he just keeps coming back. it's gona be tough for me to watch him retire someday. he has nothing to prove to anybody but it would be so beautiful to see him lift the lombardi.

Talbert

Originally posted by crabman82:

Originally posted by Byisgod:
Anyone remember this little gem? I'll never forget this game, or this interview. Start at :55 for Frankie

oh i remember that. i had this clip saved on my dvr for like 2 years

Originally posted by verb1der:

Originally posted by crabman82:

Originally posted by Byisgod:
Anyone remember this little gem? I'll never forget this game, or this interview. Start at :55 for Frankie

oh i remember that. i had this clip saved on my dvr for like 2 years

Alex and Frank look like little kids hahaha

Originally posted by Young2Rice:
He's the #1 on my list of 49ers who deserve it.

I can't believe he didn't make the cut ...

Ah, but when it comes to Terrell Davis, it's no surprise. TD seems to be that guy on the cusp -- a lightning rod in Hall of Fame discussion because of his limited tenure -- and I've gone back and forth on his candidacy in the past. I've also told him that he's really "TD2." But like the original "TD" (Tony Dorsett), Davis could pound the ball in between the tackles and hit the home run -- despite not possessing blazing speed. And like Dorsett, he's deserving of a gold jacket.

Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I am not in the voting room, though I know for a fact Davis has support there. Sports Illustrated writer (and Hall voter) Jim Trotter is fond of citing Davis' playoff stats, and for good reason: Davis averaged a whopping 142.5 rushing yards per game in the postseason. That's a HUGE number. To give you an idea of how huge, take a look at how the top five shakes out in that category (among RBs with five playoff games or more). It's not even close:

Terrell Davis: 142.5
John Riggins: 110.7
Eric Dickerson: 103.4
Emmitt Smith: 93.3
Frank Gore: 91.3

Originally posted by Byisgod:
Anyone remember this little gem? I'll never forget this game, or this interview. Start at :55 for Frankie

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
f**k Davis making the HoF. He had 4 productive seasons of his 7 year career. I don't give a s**t that he ran for 2,000 yards in a season. 4 seasons shouldn't get you in the HoF.

Originally posted by BrianGO:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

f**k Davis making the HoF. He had 4 productive seasons of his 7 year career. I don't give a s**t that he ran for 2,000 yards in a season. 4 seasons shouldn't get you in the HoF.

If he gets in, then Sterling Sharpe and Bo Jackson should also get in.

Originally posted by BrianGO:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:

f**k Davis making the HoF. He had 4 productive seasons of his 7 year career. I don't give a s**t that he ran for 2,000 yards in a season. 4 seasons shouldn't get you in the HoF.

If he gets in, then Sterling Sharpe and Bo Jackson should also get in.

Originally posted by Kronos2560:

Originally posted by BrianGO:

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
f**k Davis making the HoF. He had 4 productive seasons of his 7 year career. I don't give a s**t that he ran for 2,000 yards in a season. 4 seasons shouldn't get you in the HoF.

If he gets in, then Sterling Sharpe and Bo Jackson should also get in.

I personally think he deserves it. He was the modern day Gale Sayers. A comet of sorts. A tremendously dominant career, marked by some of the greatest achievements ever by a running back, cut short by an injury. Sayers got in for a fantastic 4 year stretch, Terrell Davis is the other exception.