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Gore’s running style was altered with the emergence of Colin Kaepernick's running and downfield passing skills. At first, Gore had to get used to the unknown of carrying out read-option fakes and potentially not having the football in his arms if Kaepernick elected to keep the ball and challenge the perimeter of the defense. It took a few weeks, but Gore became accustomed to San Francisco’s read-option attack and thrived with it. “After playing the playoffs and seeing how easy it was to get yards in the read option, I don’t care what it is,” Gore explained. “It could be read option or other plays, as long as we get great plays from it, we can run whatever.”
Reported by SF49ers.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Gore carried the ball 63 times for 319 yards (5.1 yards per carry) with four rushing touchdowns in the 2012 postseason. He rushed 10 times in Super Bowl XLVII, picking up 110 rushing yards and one touchdown, too. Kaepernick’s perimeter running threat allowed Gore to break large chunk plays in between the hashmarks. Entering 2013, Gore is eager to see how last year's postseason success plays out in his ninth season in San Francisco and first full season working with Kaepernick under center. Fantasy owners watching Gore fall to his current ADP (x among all RBs), might want to jump up a pick or two ahead of that; you could do worse at RB2.
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