Originally posted by zillabeast:
I have a weird one for you to think about: Frank Gore.
Now we all know that Gore needs to be fed the ball two thousand times because eventually, he's going to break one. That's kind of like trying to get the stuffed animal out of that fifty-cent crane machine in front of Wal-Mart with only ten quarters in your pocket. Eventually, you're going to run out of quarters.
There are only so many plays in a football game, and as talented as Gore is, constantly feeding him, waiting for him to bust the big one might be costing us the big one.
Anthony Dixon has already displayed his awesome talent in the preseason, and is ready to get into a regular season game and make a name for himself. Brian Westbrook is fully capable doing the same.
Gore has been pretty stubborn publicly when asked what his feelings are on splitting carries. I think this is only the tip of the iceberg. I don't even want to know what happens behind closed doors at Santa Clara when the subject comes up and he's in the room.
Bottom line is, although it may sound silly to limit the amount of touches he gets and split them with the other backs, it might be the better thing for both he and the team in the long run. With the season fading quickly, there is less and less to lose with each passing week. Might as well try.
I absolutely understand what you mean in terms of Gore putting himself before the team and Sing being afraid to simply tell Gore "this is a team game and sometimes you're not going to be on the field".
BUT... Alex can't do it, no matter how many chances they give him. Excuses usually are things like "vanilla offense", "poor play-calling", "no o-line", etc.
Well, Gore has the same handicaps!: "vanilla offense", "poor play-calling", "no o-line", etc., and yet he's managed to run for over 1000 yards 4 years in a row!
It's definitely NOT his fault!
