December 3rd, 2011, Saturday
Fantasy Notes:
Frank Gore: A Gold Rush of a Niner
Thus far through 12 weeks of football this season the Niners running back Frank Gore has remained a relatively steady fantasy start for owners throughout, especially over the past month and a half (with the exception of his week 10 early exit). Last week the Niners starting ball carrier was limited to just 39 yards on the ground and 48 yards of offense overall, but that was facing the Baltimore Ravens number three ranked run defense (probably a game you may have considered sitting Gore).
Prior to that the former Miami Hurricane had been running extremely well topping the 100-yard rushing mark in 5 of his last 7 starts and scoring no fewer than 9 fantasy points in six of those games; standard scoring. Gore is the number six leading rusher in the NFL with 909 yards on the ground to go with his 101 receiving yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. He’s averaging a very nice 4.5 yards per carry and has shown great reliability with well over 200 touches this season and just two turnovers. On Sunday Gore will be showcasing his talents against the St. Louis Rams and their 32nd ranked run defense, that allow a league worst 159 yards on the ground.
My Analysis: Gore has been solid this season and on Sunday he has a fantastic matchup against the Rams. Quarterback Alex Smith has been a little shaky turning over the ball over lately with three of his five interceptions this season coming in the last three games. The Niners will likely stick with the ground assault against the league’s worst run defense. In his last two games against the Rams Gore has averaged 142 yards of offense, including 97 yards rushing; he also has three rushing touchdowns. Expect the trend to continue and look for a big game from Gore once again.
By David Ortega
Frank Gore: A Gold Rush of a Niner
Thus far through 12 weeks of football this season the Niners running back Frank Gore has remained a relatively steady fantasy start for owners throughout, especially over the past month and a half (with the exception of his week 10 early exit). Last week the Niners starting ball carrier was limited to just 39 yards on the ground and 48 yards of offense overall, but that was facing the Baltimore Ravens number three ranked run defense (probably a game you may have considered sitting Gore).
Prior to that the former Miami Hurricane had been running extremely well topping the 100-yard rushing mark in 5 of his last 7 starts and scoring no fewer than 9 fantasy points in six of those games; standard scoring. Gore is the number six leading rusher in the NFL with 909 yards on the ground to go with his 101 receiving yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. He’s averaging a very nice 4.5 yards per carry and has shown great reliability with well over 200 touches this season and just two turnovers. On Sunday Gore will be showcasing his talents against the St. Louis Rams and their 32nd ranked run defense, that allow a league worst 159 yards on the ground.
My Analysis: Gore has been solid this season and on Sunday he has a fantastic matchup against the Rams. Quarterback Alex Smith has been a little shaky turning over the ball over lately with three of his five interceptions this season coming in the last three games. The Niners will likely stick with the ground assault against the league’s worst run defense. In his last two games against the Rams Gore has averaged 142 yards of offense, including 97 yards rushing; he also has three rushing touchdowns. Expect the trend to continue and look for a big game from Gore once again.
By David Ortega
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