Is Frank Gore A 1 Hit Wonder?

Will Frank Gore exceed last year's totals or will he become a 1 hit wonder?

Gore should easily exceed last year's fantasy totals and should end up in the top 3 or 4 among running backs. He still possesses a solid offensive line which believes in Gore's ability. The addition of Darrell Jackson, a healthy Vernon Davis and another year under the belt of Alex Smith should all be factors in the 49ers moving the ball into the redzone more often.

Last year after a fumble on the 1 yard line which resulted in a Philadelphia recovery for a 99 yard touchdown, Gore was removed from his goal line duties. This relegated Gore to long touchdown runs only, of which he provided a few. However, late in the season when Michael Robinson was stuffed on a fourth and 1 on the St Louis 4 yard line, it became apparent to the players and coaching staff that they needed to win or lose by giving the ball to Gore in all situations. Gore resumed his goal line role the last 3 games and this should continue into next season.

Gore is a hard driving low runner who will excel inside the 5. It may be a tall task for Gore to repeat his 1695 rushing yards from last year with the respect that opponents will give Gore this season, but the increase in goal line chances should boost Gore's TD total from 9 to somewhere between 15 and 18 total and with Gore catching the ball out of the backfield expect around 2,000 all purpose yards. This should be good enough to push Steven Jackson for that number 2 rank behind Ladanian Tomlinson.