In the 2nd half of the season when Frank was on the field, it was mainly to run out the clock and reduce the game time. Opposing defenses knew we were running the ball in that situation and loaded the box. Gore does not have the same burst that he had 10 years ago to counter that and was wrapped easily at the LoS. Our OL also did not do him much favor in helping run between the tackles. This is a missing piece of our OL. We were good in running the ball when there was space created for the RB (Creative play calling). But running straight and ramming down the throats of the defense, we struggled mightily.
We need a more dominating OL (attitude) and a hard nosed RB who can run between the tackles and TIRE the defense