The Facts: While Gore is expected to back up Kenyan Drake this season, HC Adam Gase praised the 35-year-old running back, whom he coached as an offensive assistant in San Francisco back in 2008. "He doesn't look different than he did 10 years ago," Gase said. "He does a phenomenal job. He's been preparing all spring. All I've heard from him since then is 'Wait 'til training camp.' He is the last person I will ever doubt. Just seeing what he's done throughout his career starting in college, he's proven every person wrong we've ever known."
Diehards Line:
Gore was brought to Miami as a complement to Drake, who should win the starting job after flashing to close out the 2017 season. The young back is soaking up the knowledge provided by his elder. Meanwhile, how much Gore has left in the tank remains to be seen. He was inefficient the past three seasons in Indy while carrying the ball 260-plus times each season -- a number he surpassed only four times in 10 seasons in San Francisco. Will the repetitive workload finally grind down the seemingly ageless veteran? Or was Indy's poor line the reason he compiled yards per carry averages of 3.7, 3.9, and 3.7, respectively, the past three seasons? We'll see. One certainty? Gore is hoping to fend off the ticking clock long enough to enjoy one last renaissance in his hometown.