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"You gotta understand, I'm being real—Kyle is smart as hell," Gore told Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee-Chan. "When I sit in meetings with him at times, [I'm] surprised how much he knows about the game. How he dials up the plays and how he looks at stuff, to make things look so simple.
"That's why I think the guys who would come in, he makes it simple for them. He shows them their first read, he's showing how to line [up], get off the ball, and he makes it easy for the guys."
Gore made a bold claim when asked how his career might have looked in Shanahan's offense.
"I would have went crazy in this system. I would have went crazy," Gore confidently stated. "I probably would have had 20,000 [rushing yards]."
Gore rushed for 11,073 yards during his 10 seasons with the 49ers and finished his NFL career with 16,000 rushing yards over 16 seasons, ranking third all-time behind Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton. If Gore's prediction of 20,000 yards had come true, it would have set a new all-time record.
"I tell Kyle that, though," Gore added. "When I sat down and watched how he goes over things, I said, 'Bro, I would have had 20,000 yards in this system.' I tell Kyle that every time we talk."
Regarding Smith's all-time rushing record, Gore confidently declared, "I would have got that. In this system, I would have got that."
Despite Gore's glowing praise of Shanahan's offense, the 49ers fell to the Dolphins 29-17, dropping their record to 6-9.
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