Frank Gore Thread

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
I disagree. I think we should have made a good faith effort to keep him

In this era you need a stable of RBs, not 1 starter. Hyde hasn't ever proven durable. Plus Frank was niners heart and soul, you can't replace that. Leadership and character matter in team building

They weren't building a team, they were circling the drain. Would people really have wanted to watch Gore get the crap kicked out of him in Chip Kelly's shotgun based run scheme last year?

As poor as Indy's OL is at pass blocking, they were very good at run blocking, ranking in the top 5 in most run blocking related categories and gave Gore plenty of opportunities.

Indy's adjusted line blocking yards was 4.69, which was good for 2nd in the NFL. The 49ers meanwhile were dead last in the NFL at 3.46 yards. Based on their OL performance, his expected YPC was 4.2, he instead averaged 3.9 yards a carry. How much worse would he have been behind one of the league's worst run blocking OL's instead of one of the best?

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol2016

At this point any desire to hold on to him is strictly nostalgia and nothing more. The team is in the midst of rebuilding and needs to develop a new generation of RB's going forwards.

Well I hope he gets 1k yards this year, it's more than likely his last. And doubtful, but I hope Indy makes the playoffs.

Go Frank!

Love that dude!

Originally posted by Morgan49:
Well I hope he gets 1k yards this year, it's more than likely his last. And doubtful, but I hope Indy makes the playoffs.

Go Frank!

Love that dude!

This. Don't want to see him go out on a crappy team.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
They weren't building a team, they were circling the drain. Would people really have wanted to watch Gore get the crap kicked out of him in Chip Kelly's shotgun based run scheme last year?

As poor as Indy's OL is at pass blocking, they were very good at run blocking, ranking in the top 5 in most run blocking related categories and gave Gore plenty of opportunities.

Indy's adjusted line blocking yards was 4.69, which was good for 2nd in the NFL. The 49ers meanwhile were dead last in the NFL at 3.46 yards. Based on their OL performance, his expected YPC was 4.2, he instead averaged 3.9 yards a carry. How much worse would he have been behind one of the league's worst run blocking OL's instead of one of the best?

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol2016

At this point any desire to hold on to him is strictly nostalgia and nothing more. The team is in the midst of rebuilding and needs to develop a new generation of RB's going forwards.

Always build a team to win. This isn't the NBA where if you win a lotto pick you can turn around with one top 5 draft pick.

You have to build a team of winners and create a team culture of winning. Its extremely difficult to build, and easily lost.

and lol@ at you saying wanting to keep him is nostalgia and nothing more. Might as well say "Agree with everything I say or you're wrong!!!!"

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
Always build a team to win. This isn't the NBA where if you win a lotto pick you can turn around with one top 5 draft pick.

You have to build a team of winners and create a team culture of winning. Its extremely difficult to build, and easily lost.

and lol@ at you saying wanting to keep him is nostalgia and nothing more. Might as well say "Agree with everything I say or you're wrong!!!!"

Because it is all nostalgia. You don't build a team for tomorrow by keeping around guys who are well on the downwards slope of their careers. Bill Walsh was one of the first guys to advocate for letting a player go a year or two early rather than a year too late. If Gore regresses from where he was at last season, this is probably his last year in the NFL. He was pretty average to below average last year while having a pretty good run blocking OL. Not sure exactly what people imagine he would have done for the 49ers, especially in Chip Kelly's offense.

Gore had a great run with the 49ers and I hope when everything is done he can come back and sign a one day contract to retire as a 49er, maybe even become a coach down the road, but the team is moving on with younger players. They need to develop guys like Breida and Williams for the future.

Meh to your facts Phoenix, he still should have stayed

Eggsactly

Hyde 9 carries 45 yards. Gore 10 carries 42 yards. Gore still hanging with the best the 49ers have to offer at RB.

Poor Frankie. Wish he was on a team that wasnt on par with us as the biggest jokes in the NFL.

Originally posted by IdahoNiner:
Hyde 9 carries 45 yards. Gore 10 carries 42 yards. Gore still hanging with the best the 49ers have to offer at RB.

ones a bad day, one had a great day for their age

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by IdahoNiner:
Hyde 9 carries 45 yards. Gore 10 carries 42 yards. Gore still hanging with the best the 49ers have to offer at RB.

ones a bad day, one had a great day for their age

Bad day?? I bet you that 45 yards is a lot closer to his career game avg than Gores.

Originally posted by jcs:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by IdahoNiner:
Hyde 9 carries 45 yards. Gore 10 carries 42 yards. Gore still hanging with the best the 49ers have to offer at RB.

ones a bad day, one had a great day for their age

Bad day?? I bet you that 45 yards is a lot closer to his career game avg than Gores.

hyde excuses

Still doing his thing, makes me sick to see him in another uniform

65 yards and he passes Dickerson to become #7 all time. Could be next week.

Edit - They play the browns, so most likely will happen next sunday

Originally posted by Janitor:

65 yards and he passes Dickerson to become #7 all time. Could be next week.

Edit - They play the browns, so most likely will happen next sunday

Go Frank Go!