Originally posted by Crazy49er1313:Originally posted by joey82:Originally posted by gilwankel:
Grant and Addai can run, block, and catch as well as Frank? That seems like news to me.
Yes they can, try to watch more football and you will see that also.
Everyone that is getting pissy needs to relax. I am not calling a Gore a bum or saying he needs to be replaced. We definetely need an impact back to go with Gore, and if you ask any non-niners fan their is no way that they would tell you Gore is a top 5 back. I think top 10 is very arguable. He is probably somewhere in the 7-12 range just depending on whose opinion you are asking.
Don't take it the wrong way, I do agree he's not a top 5 back this season, but I just have a hard time thinking of gore being put below Addai and Grant. I can see putting LT over Gore possibly due to his collective career as being way ahead of Gore, but rodgers gets sacked a lot and seen Grant whiff on his blocks and not a great inside runner. Also, Addai is no where near as talented between the tackles as gore.
Yes, I do watch more football than just niner games, and Addai is a better receiving threat than Gore and Grant is a better outside runner than Gore, but for the overall package, Gore is much better than either.
Also, just tired of the "let's pick up Spiller and dump Gore" haterade going around...not saying you said it, but seen it from others in other threads
It isn't the get Spiller and dump Gore, it is get Spiller to compliment Gore and to give us another weapon in the return game.
I think the lovefest of Gore is an elite top 5 back, is way more prominent than any hate on Gore.