Post game chat with Cleft Crusty (at Tampa)

[Bretsky]

well, we could always maybe try that free agency thing, or try trading for some o-line help

if we didn't have TT, of course

free agency, we don't need no free agency

[MJZiggy]

You could slide Colledge over and then go with Sitton and Spitz at guard, if necessary.

Wasn't that the plan to begin with?

[MadtownPacker]

Is Grant's inability to earn his big new paycheck a result of him not getting enough work in the offseason or was he not that good to begin with?

[KYPack]

Is Grant's inability to earn his big new paycheck a result of him not getting enough work in the offseason or was he not that good to begin with?

Easy there, girly man.

[Cleft Crusty]

Is Grant's inability to earn his big new paycheck a result of him not getting enough work in the offseason or was he not that good to begin with?

Lets review: Some on this site were trying to say Grant was one of the best two or three running backs in football. Others thought he had a good up side, and others were cautious, knowing that he only had limited exposure. Grant is a good sized back with a burst and is a decent fit for the scheme the Packers run, but the downside is that the Packers don't seem to run block all that well for him - and it takes a lot of runs to open up that big one. Worse, Grant is missing some holes this year. But don't point a finger just at Grant. You don't get negative yards and 28 yards on 18 carries (for any running back or team), if you're blocking well, but the RB sucks. The Packers are blocking poorly, and Grant looks worse that the above average back that he is because of it. But, if you're into the 'optimism' thing, you could find solace in the fact that the Packers played a good defense on the road. Or you could be a realist and know that they got the stuffing beat out of them and half the team is injured. I prefer the realist approach, since I couldn't care less.