Frank Gore 2nd in the NFL in rushing yards (601) 1st in NFC in YPC (5.8)

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.

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

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 +

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.

Now also has most 10 yard runs in NFL, 2nd in 20+ yard runs

Frank Gore is a BEAST!!

He's the greatest 49ers running back of all time, and its going to be a sad day when he decides to retire. We will never be able to replace him! And don't even try to say Hunter is an adequate replacement. You see him in pass protection again last night?

2 bad it wont last bcuz the rest of the league top backs play on sunday



but i expect Gore to be in the top 5 after week 17

Originally posted by Tru2RedNGold25:
2 bad it wont last bcuz the rest of the league top backs play on sunday



but i expect Gore to be in the top 5 after week 17

Still will have the highest YPC in the NFC after sunday. Only CJ Spiller has more in the NFL right now