I remember thinking that the preseason seemed very much like a tryout/evalutation between Gore and Shady. I know that is what preseason is for, but the way they structured it for those two especially. Gore got all the first team reps week1, Shady didn't play. Shady got all of the 1st team reps game 2, Gore doesn't play. And week 3 they alternate series with the 1st team. Gore performed better, choice was an easy one for them.