I disagree. Gore is a stud. He was the third leading rusher in the NFL in 06 on a bad team (1695 yards rushing and 485 yards receiving). He had 1102 and 426 on a bad team last year.
There are question marks throughout the RB ranks this year and there aren't many guys I'll rank ahead of Gore. Only things that concern me about him are his two reconstructed knees.
I may take a look at Bruce or Johnson at WR, because I draft WRs late, but I don't expect much from anyone other than Gore and Davis.
The QB situation is horrible. Alex Smith needs to have a great season or both he and Nolan need to go (although overall Nolan has made good personnel decisions).
Gore is a stud but he doesn't score touchdowns that often. Depending on the point- scoring in league play, you want a running back who has a nose for the goaline and Gore hasn't scored more than 8 Td's in one season, I think(rushing only). Yards and receptions score points in some fantasy league but touchdowns are what counts in fantasy football.
I would stay away from Gore because opponents will be stacking eight in the box against him. Defenses won't respect the 49er's passing attack so they'll focus on Gore, which will limit his productivity.
Most or all fantasy people who prefer to draft players from their favorite team end up losing in their drafts. You have to look past your favorite players and draft wisely. There's this guy in my league who is a HUGE Saints fan. Three out of his first six picks are always Saints players and he continues to finish at the bottom of the league year after year. I wonder why. I'm not saying you do that, Beach but Gore is not even in the top eight in fantasy running backs this year. Top eight represents 1/4 quarter of the number of teams in the NFL, so do the math.