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RockRaven

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2. Also, had two ACL tears in college... Then did all that.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2022, 12:50 PM

Apr 2022

I've seen some people dismiss Gore's career yardage as a product of career length, but that isn't quite fair. Those same people aren't equally dismissive of Emmitt Smith or Jerome Bettis.

Looking at a list of the top 20 rushers all time, Gore's yards per carry is 4.3, the same as Tomlinson, Dorsett, Faulk, and Dillon -- ahead of Smith, Martin, Bettis, James, Allen, Harris, Thomas, Jackson, and Riggins, but behind Payton, Sanders, Peterson, Dickerson, Brown, and Taylor. Only six of the other 20 leading rushers have a superior YPC.

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RB Frank Gore says he plans to sign one-day contract with 49ers to retire with team [View all] Auggie Apr 2022 OP

Agreed True Dough Apr 2022 #1

Also, had two ACL tears in college... Then did all that. RockRaven Apr 2022 #2

His early 49ers teams, with Alex Smith at QB, were not good. One player made the difference though: Auggie Apr 2022 #4

Hall of Fame for sure. mountain grammy Apr 2022 #3