Gore primed and ready (1 Viewer)

[Truman]

Also, the Gore vs. Coffee debate in here is getting ridiculous. Sure, Coffee is going to get some touches, but when the games start to count Frank Gore is going to be the RB getting the ball.

Come on guys, be reasonable...

coffee will keep gore fresh and possibly more effective by giving him intermittent breathers throughout the game. to deny that at this point is to ignore the evidence. from rotoworld august 25th:

Beat reporter Matt Maiocco projects the 49ers to use a 17:6 carry ratio between Frank Gore and Glen Coffee this season.

Coffee's still just a "handcuff" fantasy pick, but has earned an early-season role with an outstanding preseason. Over 16 weeks, the 17-carry per game estimate would result in 272 for Gore, or more than he's had since 2006. It should keep him fresh, and Gore will remain oft-used in the passing game.

the source is twitter... and it's just a guess, but it's an educated guess from a beat writer. coffee's 5 or 6 rushes a game is 80 - 96 carries on the season, and that has a significant impact on Gore's placement in the first round. compare him to a SJax who has no one as talented as coffee behind him. before, i was seriously considering gore over jackson because i love gore's attitude and the offensive game-plan. but now gore's place in the late-first/early-second is cemented in my opinion, and jackson remains very high on my board.

unless someone can produce a quote from the 49ers staff that indicates coffee will get fewer carries.....

Is there a quote from the coaches saying Coffee has earned a slice of the carries? Isn't that easier to find than a quote saying a player will get less carries? BTW, less carries than what? What he had last year (zero)? What the beat writer is GUESSING?

Shhhh. His value is peaking.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

I am very excited at FG this season, but can he do it for the whole ride and not just the early part? That is the big question with Frank. It sounds like he is in shape and primed for a huge year

Niners RB Frank Gore geared up for big season

By JANIE McCAULEY - AP Sports Writer

2009-08-11 02:47

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Frank Gore walked around shirtless after practice the other day showing off his sculpted physique, confident as ever.

 

[karmarooster]

maybe coffee has looked good in the pre-season simply because the 49ers o-line is better at run blocking than expected. consider:

team - 102 rushes, 5.0ypc
coffee - 38 carries, 6.1ypc
sheets - 33 carries, 4.4ypc
robinson - 14 carries, 6.9ypcalso the 49ers have had 81 pass attempts plus a sack, compared to 102 rushes. that's a run-pass ratio of about 55-45. could this be indicative of their regular season runass ratio?

or am i simply taking the pre-season too seriously?

 

[Knobs]

maybe coffee has looked good in the pre-season simply because the 49ers o-line is better at run blocking than expected. consider:

team - 102 rushes, 5.0ypc
coffee - 38 carries, 6.1ypc
sheets - 33 carries, 4.4ypc
robinson - 14 carries, 6.9ypcalso the 49ers have had 81 pass attempts plus a sack, compared to 102 rushes. that's a run-pass ratio of about 55-45. could this be indicative of their regular season runass ratio?

or am i simply taking the pre-season too seriously?

No, that's fairly accurate. Marvel Smith did just retire, and while he wouldn't have started for us, he was a very good backup. But this team is going to run a fair amount if the defense can do its end of things...of course, they have ZERO sacks in the preseason...

 

[the spanker]

I'm going to pray that Gore represents this year. I took him at the 10th spot in 1-PPR and HOPING for great things.

 

[thehornet]

maybe coffee has looked good in the pre-season simply because the 49ers o-line is better at run blocking than expected. consider:

team - 102 rushes, 5.0ypc
coffee - 38 carries, 6.1ypc
sheets - 33 carries, 4.4ypc
robinson - 14 carries, 6.9ypcalso the 49ers have had 81 pass attempts plus a sack, compared to 102 rushes. that's a run-pass ratio of about 55-45. could this be indicative of their regular season runass ratio?

or am i simply taking the pre-season too seriously?

Yes.