Carlos Hyde Is Future of 49ers’ Running Game, but Frank Gore Must Be the Present

September 27, 2014   ·   Craig Vanderkam   ·   Jump to comments

This is not rocket science. Frank Gore is a future Hall of Famer.
The 49ers have blown 17-7 and 14-6 halftime leads in their last two games. In the second half of those games, Gore has accumulated seven carries, and the 49ers have been outscored 38-3.
In order for the 49ers to find success and improve on their 1-2 record, Gore must see a sizable increase in his workload. When Gore is playing well, San Francisco plays well. It's that simple.
By the Numbers 6 Carries by Gore in Week 3 at Arizona, matching his fewest in a game for non-injury purposes since Week 13 in 2005 15-2 49ers' record in Colin Kaepernick starts when Gore gets 15-plus carries 3-6 49ers' record over that same span when Gore gets fewer than 15 carries 37 Number of passes attempted by Kaepernick last week at Arizona 2-5 49ers' record when Kaepernick has 30-plus pass attempts 16-3 49ers' record when Kaepernick throws fewer than 30 times Gore is the 49ers' all-time leader in rushing at...

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