Frank Gore, who has been one of the most consistent running backs in the NFL since 2005, is ready to play under coach Jim Harbaugh and compete for playing time. "Talking to him, you can tell that he's a very smart man. He told me that before I left to make sure that I'm in great shape after the lockout because he'll be counting on me this year," Gore said. "He also told me the way he's going to use me and show the whole world that I'm the best back in the league." San Francisco drafted Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter in the fourth round of April's NFL Draft. "They let me know like they always do. I don't put nothing past no man who ever played the game of football. It let me know that I have to come in and prepare to work and I'm going to do that. I know we also need a backup if we don't bring Brian Westbrook back," Gore said. "And Kendall is a similar style guy and has a similar style of play (to Westbrook). But I'm not scared of any kind of competition. If I ever was, I would have never went to Miami where there are running backs everywhere. I'm not scared of any man."