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Every spring in the weeks leading up to the draft, somebody gets a hold of the prospects' Wonderlic scores, the worst of the bunch are highlighted, and fans and media take a moment to point and gawk. But there's an argument that a player's Wonderlic results don't correlate to NFL performance. Maybe that's just a myth perpetuated by agents of low-scoring clients. Or maybe there's some truth to it.

San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Martz offers support for the latter. In an interview with the Sacramento Bee's Matt Barrows, Martz lauds running back Frank Gore for his ability to quickly pick up the offense. As Barrows points out, Gore had a "low-low" Wonderlic score and some teams "worried about his dyslexia almost as much as they did his surgically repaired knees."

None of that matters to Martz, apparently:

He's a one-time guy. You tell him once and he has it. That's really a remarkable quality. He really learns fast. He's a very sharp guy. So that means you can use him in a variety of ways, if you will. So, no, he's been outstanding with that. Usually guys who have been featured runners with a limited exposure, it's hard for them.

He's not been that way at all. We've been able to put him out there has a wideout, we've motioned him outside, we've used him in a variety of ways. He's retained it, done an exceptional job with it and just really learns quick.

That's swell news, not only for Gore, but also for Mike Nolan (who'd like to keep his job) and Alex Smith (who'll take all the help he can get while trying to prove he's not a draft bust). Whatever, it sounds like Gore is primed to bounce back nicely from a disappointing 2007. Not only does Martz have nice things to say, but Marshall Faulk is impressed with Gore too.