Frank Gore Thread

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by tatdwolf49:

I hope we bring him back home this off season let him show tha youngins how its done and rack up more yards ...

They can bring him back to sign a one day contract and retire as a 49er.

Naw I'd give him a 1 yr deal 3rd down guy let him teach tha young guys how to be a excellent pass protector how to fall forward for that extra 3 yards lol

Originally posted by tatdwolf49:

Naw I'd give him a 1 yr deal 3rd down guy let him teach tha young guys how to be a excellent pass protector how to fall forward for that extra 3 yards lol

They have actual coaches for that. Considering that this draft class is loaded at RB, I see no reason to bring in a guy on his last legs instead of giving snaps to a young RB who will be there 2 years from now.


Give Gore the 1 day contract and let him rightfully retire as a 49er.

Originally posted by tatdwolf49:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by tatdwolf49:
I hope we bring him back home this off season let him show tha youngins how its done and rack up more yards ...

They can bring him back to sign a one day contract and retire as a 49er.

Naw I'd give him a 1 yr deal 3rd down guy let him teach tha young guys how to be a excellent pass protector how to fall forward for that extra 3 yards lol

Among his many attributes is how he learned to protect himself while still getting those extra yards. He had this knack for burrowing down between the knees of a defender instead of trying to shoulder his way for more yards.

As much as I'd love to see it, I can't see Lynch and Shanny thinking Frank belongs on this team, from a player personnel point of view. As a heart warming home coming stand point, it makes perfect sense. Not much other than that, though.

I'm not holding my breath.

Originally posted by StOnEy333:
As much as I'd love to see it, I can't see Lynch and Shanny thinking Frank belongs on this team, from a player personnel point of view. As a heart warming home coming stand point, it makes perfect sense. Not much other than that, though.

Frank is the exception and I hope Lynch and Shanny recognize that. Bill Walsh was well known for parting with vets a year early rather than a year late, but check his scouting report on what he wanted in a running back. It's almost like he was describing Frank word for word, especially the parts I bolded.

There are obvious talents necessary to play the position, but perhaps the most overlooked is durability and stamina. This player must be nearly as effective in the fourth quarter as he was in the first.

You fashion your offense as to the talents of your halfback. Typically, you are looking for the real competitor who is unmoved by the abuse he endures during a game. He is able to focus and concentrate on doing his job every play. He is going to get a lot of abuse and the unexpected is going to happen to him time and time again.

Pure running instincts become critical. You just can't play this position without instincts. There has to be an intuitive style and it differs by degree with every running back there is. Without those instincts, as we learned with Terrance Flagler after we spent a No. 1 pick on him, you can't play the position. In practice, Terrance could do everything that you wanted. But in a game, he just wasn't instinctive. So that is critical.

Now, if he can block effectively, your offense has much more dimension. As a receiver, you'd like to think he is at least an adept screen-pass receiver. And, by degree, the further down the field he can go and catch the ball, the more dimensional your offense becomes.

Even with all these abilities, the most important aspect is probably durability, without which the other talents become of diminished value. You must be able to count on this player if he is a key part of the offensive philosophy.

Size requirements vary. Some smaller runners play big, like James Brooks did at under 190 pounds. The key, along with durability, is that when they are hit they should be able to fall forward.

Despite the instincts you look for, there should be discipline to get the first four yards within the scheme and then rely on instincts to take it beyond that. Of course there are times when an instinctive back does things on his own early in a play. But when you begin to leave the designed play too often, you are not going to serve the team with consistent gains that the offense must count on.

http://www.sportsxchange.com/DS97/walsh/walsh2hb.htm

Frank's numbers are down ever since he went to Indy, but as someone who has watched every Indy game since he went there, he looks the same as he did five years ago except he's been playing with literally a bunch of backups at QB and OL. As a couple examples, Luck has missed exactly half the games Frank has been there (22/44), and Indy was down to a 4th string center today, someone the beat writers didn't even recognize because they just brought him in this week. Without TY Hilton, that offense he is on right now is every bit as bad and unimaginative as our offenses under Hostler or Raye.

No one could've predicted that Luck would get hurt as soon as Frank got there, I just hope that wherever he goes next year, he's blessed with a franchise QB and a mauling OL. It sounds kind of crazy with how badly things have gone in Indy, but it's a totally different team with Luck and Frank knows it. Their new GM spent last offseason fixing the defense. If he spends the next offseason fixing the OL, Indy could turn out to be the best spot for him.

Ultimately, I really hope we bring him back, a backfield of Jimmy G and Frankie G is meant to be.

My favorite Football player all time, and one of the great human beings to walk this earth. Proud to call you one of ours Frank!

#5 on the all-time rushing list, if that doesn't make him a first ballot HOFer then the people voting are all giant cucks

MA DUDE!

Bring him back!

Originally posted by znk916:

Bring him back!

I miss him, and the Stick

How can you not have love for this dude

Originally posted by CenCal9er:

How can you not have love for this dude

no longer a niner, hate him. he won't make it a full season with the colts, and it won't be due to injury.

He's tied for second at 4.4 career YPC amongst the top 7 rushing leaders of all time. How can anyone say he doesn't belong in the hall. He should be first ballot.