Will Gore become the full time back in SF?

[footballboy]

Did any of you see the game? Gore,the fragile back he is,went limping off in the fourth quarter and didn't return, to my satisfaction

Also - Barlow had a long run called back on a penalty. If the 9ers keep passing well, Barlow will come around and be a decent back.

[maddog60]

you can never take away a players long run, because it happens all the time. more than likely quite a few players every week will get a long run that increases their stats. I've come to accept long runs as normality when considering how an RB is doing.

I agree. I never understood people taking away a RBs longest run, because those people will never go through and throw out any place where the RB got hit in the backfield and never had a chance of gaining yards. If you're going to take out outliers on one end, you should do both.

[stomperrob]

you can never take away a players long run, because it happens all the time. more than likely quite a few players every week will get a long run that increases their stats. I've come to accept long runs as normality when considering how an RB is doing.

I agree. I never understood people taking away a RBs longest run, because those people will never go through and throw out any place where the RB got hit in the backfield and never had a chance of gaining yards. If you're going to take out outliers on one end, you should do both.

I agree also - it doesn't make any more sense than saying "if you take away those short runs, he's really a great runner:.