49ers offense is Gore's offense

Offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye was asked yesterday if the playbook would be tweaked for QB Shaun Hill:

“No. This deal is 21. This ball park is going to be run by No. 21 [RB Frank Gore]. The guy that’s running this ship at the quarterback position, and for both of them, that is why the competition was what it was. It was never going to be that the lead dog in this race was going to be the quarterback. The bell cow in this operation will be No. 21. The quarterback’s job is to make sure we get that done and play within himself and make the plays available to him. It wasn’t from the beginning to tailor it to so we would see the quarterback and do what his strengths were as our lead. That wasn’t the way it was.”

Frank Gore is the team's best offensive weapon. After three straight years of at least 1,000 yards rushing, the 49ers offense will be all about establishing Gore. As seen in the past two preseason games, the backfield will play an important role in the offense.

In the first game, it was all about getting the ball out to the FB Brit Miller in the flat. Last Saturday, the team ran down the Raiders' throats for 275 yards. Both catching and running are skills that Gore has improved since becoming the full-time starting running back.

And in this offense, it makes sense to make Gore the feature player. There is a lot less pressure on the quarterback position when a running game is solid. Also, Gore is in an offense where he can most definitely return back to his 2006 form.

QB Shaun Hill will still have his moments where he has to make a decision with the passing game. But it will be a lot easier when the running game has been established in the game.

This offense is based on getting Gore's engine going. If the 49ers can do that, then the rest of the offense will fall right into its proper place. We'll see a good dose of that this Saturday in Dallas.



(examiner.com)