Frank Gore Thread

In his own way Gore's style of running today is similar to Emmit Smith. Patience, finding holes out of nothing, cutting without ever slowing down, slashing, fighting for extra yards and never taking massive hits. I feel Gore has a good 2-3 more years on his legs if he continues playing the way he has. He's never going to lead the league in runs over 20+ yards like he did when he was young but he's going to get 4-5 yards more often than not on every carry he see's.

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

if he cant perform in the playoffs, im done with frank and Hyde is #1

Drunken moment post

Gotta be

Frank Gore IS a Hall Of Famer....

Anyone who has watched his career knows this. Marshall Faulk (another HOFer) swears by him. That's all we need to know.

Originally posted by DeUh:

Rushing Yards Per Attempt From The All Time Leaders In Rushing Yards



1. Jim Brown

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 5.2



2. Barry Sanders

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 5.0



3. O.J. Simpson

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.7



4. Tiki Barber

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.7



5. Fred Taylor

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.6



6. Frank Gore

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.6



7. Walter Peyton

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.4



8. Eric Dickerson

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.4



9. LaDainian Tomlinson

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.3



10. Tony Dorsett

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.3



11. Marshall Faulk

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.3



12. Corey Dillon

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.3



13. Emmitt Smith

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.2



14. Thurman Thomas

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.2



15. Steven Jackson

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.2



16. Jamal Lewis

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.2



17. Marcus Allen

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.1



18. Franco Harris

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.1



19. Warrick Dunn

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.1



20. Ricky Watters

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.1



21. Curtis Martin

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.0



22. Edgerrin James

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.0



23. Thomas Jones

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 4.0



24. Jerome Bettis

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.9



25. John Riggins

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.9



26. Eddie George

Career Rushing Yards Per Attempt 3.6

I'd like to see how many years each player on this list played. Some guys may have over stayed their welcome bring down their average, whiles guys like Barry Sanders probably bailed too early which helps this stat.

Originally posted by outside4949:

franks numbers are really starting to breach hall of fame territory. I hope we extend him a couple of seasons.

I have to agree. A brand new Center really did wonders for his YPA, I would say. Shoot, give this guy powerful road graders across the board and he can probably play 2+ years.

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
I'd like to see how many years each player on this list played. Some guys may have over stayed their welcome bring down their average, whiles guys like Barry Sanders probably bailed too early which helps this stat.

Fred Taylor and Tiki Barber are pretty amazing too, because Taylor mostly played on bad teams, and Barber actually got better as he got older.

Originally posted by reasonable1:

Frank Gore IS a Hall Of Famer....

Anyone who has watched his career knows this. Marshall Faulk (another HOFer) swears by him. That's all we need to know.

With Those number, it's in the bag with one superbowl ring on his fingers. I didn't know his YPA was so high for a RB.

Originally posted by BrianGO:

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:

I'd like to see how many years each player on this list played. Some guys may have over stayed their welcome bring down their average, whiles guys like Barry Sanders probably bailed too early which helps this stat.

Fred Taylor and Tiki Barber are pretty amazing too, because Taylor mostly played on bad teams, and Barber actually got better as he got older.

Yeah. I didn't really pay attention to what was going on in NY when Tiki played, so I never thought much about him. Apparently he played from 97 to 2006 (all with NY), so that yards per carry is pretty darn impressive.

Its also pretty amazing what Fred Taylor has done on such crappy teams. Too bad he wasn't on a better team in a bigger market. What he's accomplished is truly amazing.

It's so cool that Gore is ripping up Adrian Peterson's current rushing yardage the more AD is locked-up with his 'situation'.

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by reasonable1:
Frank Gore IS a Hall Of Famer....

Anyone who has watched his career knows this. Marshall Faulk (another HOFer) swears by him. That's all we need to know.

With Those number, it's in the bag with one superbowl ring on his fingers. I didn't know his YPA was so high for a RB.

I always knew. Remember in the earlier years when Gore would average 5 yards a carry and have over 100 yards, but because we were being blown out so bad, they would pull him?

8. Tony Dorsett+ 12,739 1977-1988 2TM
9. Jim Brown+ 12,312 1957-1965 cle
10. Marshall Faulk+ 12,279 1994-2005 2TM
11. Edgerrin James 12,246 1999-2009 3TM
12. Marcus Allen+ 12,243 1982-1997 2TM
13. Franco Harris+ 12,120 1972-1984 2TM
14. Thurman Thomas+ 12,074 1988-2000 2TM
15. Fred Taylor 11,695 1998-2010 2TM
16. John Riggins+ 11,352 1971-1985 2TM
17. Corey Dillon 11,241 1997-2006 2TM
18. O.J. Simpson+ 11,236 1969-1979 2TM
19. Warrick Dunn 10,967 1997-2008 2TM
20. Steven Jackson (31) 10,919 2004-2014 2TM
21. Ricky Watters 10,643 1992-2001 3TM
22. Jamal Lewis 10,607 2000-2009 2TM
23. Thomas Jones 10,591 2000-2011 5TM
24. Tiki Barber 10,449 1997-2006 nyg
25. Eddie George 10,441 1996-2004 2TM
26. Frank Gore (31) 10,332 2005-2014 sfo

The italic he might be able to pass up this year. The bold if he had another 1k season next year. The underlined would have to be 2 more years of 1k +. Anything over #8 all time is in the 13k ranged dont see him getting there. I'd be happy with top 10; he would need about 2k more in 1 year and 11 games so it's doable.

All time all purpose yards (non QB, including return men) he's at 58th overall at 13,172. A few good years might be able to climb to 25-30th. Kind of unfair though a handful of those guys ahead of him have a ton of return yards which I wouldn't count. A lot harder to get yard receiving or rushing than kick returns. Punts are much harder, kick returns thats 20-25 a pop x say 3-5+ a game. Here is the list
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_purpose_yds_career.htm

Originally posted by Gore_21:

8. Tony Dorsett+ 12,739 1977-1988 2TM
9. Jim Brown+ 12,312 1957-1965 cle
10. Marshall Faulk+ 12,279 1994-2005 2TM
11. Edgerrin James 12,246 1999-2009 3TM
12. Marcus Allen+ 12,243 1982-1997 2TM
13. Franco Harris+ 12,120 1972-1984 2TM
14. Thurman Thomas+ 12,074 1988-2000 2TM
15. Fred Taylor 11,695 1998-2010 2TM
16. John Riggins+ 11,352 1971-1985 2TM
17. Corey Dillon 11,241 1997-2006 2TM
18. O.J. Simpson+ 11,236 1969-1979 2TM
19. Warrick Dunn 10,967 1997-2008 2TM
20. Steven Jackson (31) 10,919 2004-2014 2TM
21. Ricky Watters 10,643 1992-2001 3TM
22. Jamal Lewis 10,607 2000-2009 2TM
23. Thomas Jones 10,591 2000-2011 5TM
24. Tiki Barber 10,449 1997-2006 nyg
25. Eddie George 10,441 1996-2004 2TM
26. Frank Gore (31) 10,332 2005-2014 sfo

The italic he might be able to pass up this year. The bold if he had another 1k season next year. The underlined would have to be 2 more years of 1k +. Anything over #8 all time is in the 13k ranged dont see him getting there. I'd be happy with top 10; he would need about 2k more in 1 year and 11 games so it's doable.

All time all purpose yards (non QB, including return men) he's at 58th overall at 13,172. A few good years might be able to climb to 25-30th. Kind of unfair though a handful of those guys ahead of him have a ton of return yards which I wouldn't count. A lot harder to get yard receiving or rushing than kick returns. Punts are much harder, kick returns thats 20-25 a pop x say 3-5+ a game. Here is the list
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_purpose_yds_career.htm

Thanks, G! I knew Gore was good, but based on the stats, he's an all time Great.

Originally posted by Gore_21:
8. Tony Dorsett+ 12,739 1977-1988 2TM
9. Jim Brown+ 12,312 1957-1965 cle
10. Marshall Faulk+ 12,279 1994-2005 2TM
11. Edgerrin James 12,246 1999-2009 3TM
12. Marcus Allen+ 12,243 1982-1997 2TM
13. Franco Harris+ 12,120 1972-1984 2TM
14. Thurman Thomas+ 12,074 1988-2000 2TM
15. Fred Taylor 11,695 1998-2010 2TM
16. John Riggins+ 11,352 1971-1985 2TM
17. Corey Dillon 11,241 1997-2006 2TM
18. O.J. Simpson+ 11,236 1969-1979 2TM
19. Warrick Dunn 10,967 1997-2008 2TM
20. Steven Jackson (31) 10,919 2004-2014 2TM
21. Ricky Watters 10,643 1992-2001 3TM
22. Jamal Lewis 10,607 2000-2009 2TM
23. Thomas Jones 10,591 2000-2011 5TM
24. Tiki Barber 10,449 1997-2006 nyg
25. Eddie George 10,441 1996-2004 2TM
26. Frank Gore (31) 10,332 2005-2014 sfo

The italic he might be able to pass up this year. The bold if he had another 1k season next year. The underlined would have to be 2 more years of 1k +. Anything over #8 all time is in the 13k ranged dont see him getting there. I'd be happy with top 10; he would need about 2k more in 1 year and 11 games so it's doable.

All time all purpose yards (non QB, including return men) he's at 58th overall at 13,172. A few good years might be able to climb to 25-30th. Kind of unfair though a handful of those guys ahead of him have a ton of return yards which I wouldn't count. A lot harder to get yard receiving or rushing than kick returns. Punts are much harder, kick returns thats 20-25 a pop x say 3-5+ a game. Here is the list
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_purpose_yds_career.htm

I noticed this as well (when I saw this post), and decided to check into the numbers, as we stand today.
The only person on this list of any concern, is Steven Jackson ... in that all the others, are retired ;D.

With 11 contests left on the regular season -- inclusive of today and MNF, here's where Gore and
Jackson stand, with 5 games in the books:

Gore - In his 10th season, has 77 total carries, for 365 yards, for an average of 4.74 yards a pop.
In 137 games played, Gore has carried the ball 2,264 times, for 10,332 yards, for a career average
of 4.6 yards.

Frank, is averaging 73 yards a game this season ... projected out at 1,168 yards for the 2014 season.
That would give Frank, a total of 11,500 yards on his career. Even if he never takes another snap after
this season -- for whatever reason -- that total, would place him at the #17 spot after Steven Jackson.

http://www.49ers.com/team/roster/Frank-Gore/a96711d5-88b7-4cc3-81fb-29676c1f35fe


Jackson - In his 11th season, has 63 total carries, for 238 yards, for an average of 3.77 yards a pop.
In 148 games played, Jackson has carried the ball 2,616 times, for 10,919 yards, for a career average
of 4.2 yards.

Steven, is averaging 47.6 yards a game this season ... projected out at 761.6 yards for the 2014 season.
That would give Steven, a total of 11,680.6 yards on his career. Even if he never takes another snap after
this season -- and this could be his last in ATL -- that total, would place him at the #16 spot after Fred Taylor.

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/roster/Steven-Jackson/142522be-e40b-4ad8-9366-1bd2467a4d6b

Originally posted by FlayvaMeister:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
if he cant perform in the playoffs, im done with frank and Hyde is #1

I get what you're sayin', I think. Albeit ... and to be fair, it's not Frank' fault (because he wants the rock), that
the coaches -- especially in critical games; in critical situations and the run game has the opponent(s) on the
ropes -- give upon the run, and get a Serious Case of the Cutesies.

And we've all seen this occurrence, Like How Many Times??? I say leave Gore alone, and let the man retire
(somewhat) on his terms, and as a SF 49ers. Hopefully, he and the FO, will find some middle ground from
which they can negotiate.

how can you even considering "getting" what he said? good lord. if all time had his way, neither gore or vernon would be on this team and that tells me all i need to know

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Giedi:

Originally posted by reasonable1:

Frank Gore IS a Hall Of Famer....

Anyone who has watched his career knows this. Marshall Faulk (another HOFer) swears by him. That's all we need to know.

With Those number, it's in the bag with one superbowl ring on his fingers. I didn't know his YPA was so high for a RB.

I always knew. Remember in the earlier years when Gore would average 5 yards a carry and have over 100 yards, but because we were being blown out so bad, they would pull him?

Well I'm kinda shocked that he's higher than Emmit and Marcus allen. I'm wondering if the difference is talent or the style of run offenses they played in. One thing is he is one tough SOB to bring down. Arm tackles by NT's and DT's sure don't. He's slow as molasses now but he is still tracking almost 5 yards per carry. That's so unreal.