I am pleased the 49ers got there for a few reasons.
It may quieten the luddites dismissing the read option and pistol as gimmicks.
Also, Ryan Kerrigan* and London Fletcher make the pro bowl as alternates.
However, Doug Martin undersevedly is 1st alternate for Gore meaning Alfred Morris, the second leading rusher in the whole league and the spearhead of the league's number 1 rush attack is, apparantly, the fifth best runner in the NFC. Hmmmm, riiiiiight. Morris should have been ahead of Gore anyway but come on.
*This means that each of Shannahan and Allens first round picks have now made the pro bowl and shows that the Snyder and Cerrato era is, thankfully, now a dim and distant unpleasant memory.