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Originally Posted by SNR
FYP.
To me a top backfield needs to have somebody elite at the top. The only name on that list who does that is Frank Gore, and I've never really been a fan of him. Maybe it's because I don't watch too many Niners games. He kind of reminds me of Larry Johnson in that 2006 Herm season where we made the playoffs. He does a little bit of everything really well, but in the end a large portion of his carries wind up being 2 yards and a vat of jizz. I realize that's the nature of a workhorse back, but I can think of far greater workhorse guys than Gore. The names who come to mind off the top of my head: AP, Foster, Forte, McFadden, Fred Jackson, Michael Turner, and Marshawn Lynch. All of them I'd rather have doing what Frank Gore does on my 49er team than Frank Gore. And I'm not even talking about the other RBs I'd rather have who aren't workhorse types: McCoy, Charles, Ray Rice, CJ, and Sproles.
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Your post shows it. The guy ran for 1200 yards last year, good for 6th in the league. He's had 1000 yard seasons, in 5 of his 7 seasons, and is a threat to catch the ball out of the backfield. Not to mention he's above average in pass blocking. He's easily a top ten back when healthy.
Hunter is Gore-lite when he gets carries.
Regarding James, any rookie is unproven. What's your point? The guy has an enormous amount of potential.
The 49ers are much better as a group.