Frank Gore Thread | Page 47 | 49ers Webzone Forum

Offensively, our team is going to be so fresh late in the season compared to our opposition. Running backs only touching the ball 15 times a game. Good players not even making the top 46. Defensively, we may be much better than average too, if we have many more blow outs where they are on the field for less than 50 plays.

Oct 13, 2012 at 12:37 AM

#697

NinerTeam
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He probably would have more yards and TDs, but our running game gets many players involved. The 49ers aren't ranked #1 in rushing for nothing. Now Gore won't have to carry the load like he's done over the years. I know Gore is aging and all, but he looks like he could hit the gym a little more.

Oct 13, 2012 at 12:52 AM

#698

TexasNiner84
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Best running back in 49er history... Period...

Oct 13, 2012 at 1:41 AM

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matt49er
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I really like that the coaching staff is working Hunter into the game despite how well Gore is playing. I hope it extends his career and I really think it will make him more productive down the stretch

Oct 13, 2012 at 2:41 AM

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Evilgenius
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Originally posted by DirtyP:
He had a lot of nice plays plays where he broke tackles on big runs but he was far from a tackle breaking machine. A good comparison is that you could look at a Barry Sanders highlight reel and find many clips of him breaking tackles and escaping piles on long runs, but he wasn't regarded as a great tackle breaker. I consider guys like Stephen Jackson and Michael Turner elite tackle breakers and guys like that usually have a low YPC

Gore is off to by far the best start of his career this year so I'm not gonna split hairs on whether or not he's broken into the secondary more this year than in years past but he is leading the league in 10 yard runs so that should say something

Couldn't break tackles? I can only assume you never saw him play.

Oct 13, 2012 at 8:40 AM

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DirtyP
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Originally posted by Evilgenius:
Couldn't break tackles? I can only assume you never saw him play.

I've been a season ticket holder since 1998 and Frank Gore has been my favorite player on the team since he was drafted. Please point to where I said he couldn't break tackles. I said that he wasn't a tackle breaking machine. He got most of his yards by making guys miss. Try understanding what you read before you put words in peoples mouths

[ Edited by DirtyP on Oct 13, 2012 at 8:43 AM ]

Oct 13, 2012 at 3:02 PM

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can you imagine the team now with a young frank... wow if frank now can get 5+ ypc frankie of old would be getting 6 or 7 +

Oct 13, 2012 at 4:10 PM

#703

jesserdumas2
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I remember Harbaugh saying they ought to build a statue of this man in front of the new stadium. Seeing the kind of effort we're getting from him at this point in his career, after all the crappy years of losing he's had to endure, it really is inspiring and if there is any player on the team I'm more happy for with the recent success, it would have to be Frank (Alex is close behind).

I look at him as this generation's Walter Payton, really. Walter is one of the all-time greats, so I won't say outright that Frank is on his level, but Walter played with some of the crappiest teams through the first and best part of his career. It wasn't until Walter was just a couple years from retirement that the Bears got good and finally gave him a championship. I can only hope that Frank gets that same kind of send-off, although he better get a TD carry in the 49ers Super Bowl blowout over the Patriots.

Oct 14, 2012 at 11:37 PM

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JerryRice1848
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We reduced his carries.

We lost by 23 points.

[ Edited by JerryRice1848 on Oct 14, 2012 at 11:40 PM ]

Oct 14, 2012 at 11:57 PM

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49erswillbeback
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Originally posted by JerryRice1848:
We reduced his carries.

We lost by 20.

The 49ers reduced Franks carries and lost by 20 points and yet time of possession was only a difference of 5 minutes. Imagine how much time the Giants would have had to score had Roman put the ball into Franks hands and less into the hands of Alex? Frank only had eight touches in the ENTIRE GAME. Imagine a rested 49ers defense and less time of possession for the Giants . Roman was calling garbage all game.