Originally posted by TheWooLick:
Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
Originally posted by Niners99:
I mentioned that he didn't fit Kelly's offense, but I never said thats why he was allowed to leave.
The point is, we believed Hyde was the future bellcow back, and Gore wouldn't accept a backup role. Its the right football move to let Gore go seek a starting job. You're letting personal feelings towards a fan favorite get in the way of what made sense at the time.
You're putting it on Frank? I don't remember it that way. I think he was waiting for an offer in the ballpark, and it never came.
And there's nothing sentimental about my analysis. Frank Gore wins football games. That's why he should be on our roster. And it's the only reason. Best open field runner best blocker and he shows up at game time. It was true five years ago and it's true today.
The offered a lowball one year deal. It was a complete slap in the face.
Because they knew they were going in a different direction. Any team would've done that in the same situation. You have a young RB that you think is going to be great, and a guy on the wrong side of 30. Why would they have offered him a big deal in that situation? Obviously he ended up lasting longer than maybe any RB ever, but the Niners couldn't have rolled the dice on that happening responsibly.
It was the right football move at the time. The result just didn't fall in our favor.