Ryan Grant thinks he’ll be the starter

[Fritz]

Certainly Grant is going to go in at the #1 spot and will be given every chance to win the job as starter. Starks would have to be magnificent, not just marginally better, to get the starting job. Happiness in a locker room does matter, and no vet wants to see a guy get hurt, come back, perform at a level similar to his previous level, and watch the guy get beaten out by someone with "potential."

[RashanGary]

That's a ballsy call! I heard it here first!! Boy, Bobble, I'll be hoping you're right; That would mean Starks and the rookie Green that JH is gushing about beat him out, plus they keep Kuhn(I'm a big fan) re-sign B-Jack for 3rd downage (which is what he's really good at) on a cap friendly basis. Sounds like a plan!

Grant is not being cut. Green is a rookie. While he will be a star, missing mini-camps and OTA's is giong to make it hard for him to catch up to Starks and Grant.

Grant starts. Starks plays 3rd down. Green works his way in slowly.

Next year, Grant is gone. Starks is anointed starter, but Green steals his job before the season starts.

That's my call.

Don't put words in my mouth chumly.

[Tarlam!]

Don't put words in my mouth chumly.

You are bullish on Green is the only thing I related to you. And you are. My post was about a Grant-free RB corps, and my entry point was a snippet from Bobble.

I didn't put anything in your mouth.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I don't think that is true for Starks. He is Buffalo's 7th leading receiver all time, and played only 3 seasons. He had 127 receptions. I think he is considered to be a very good receiver out of the backfield.

Agreed. He looks to me to be a pretty good receiver and a solid blocker. Grant will probably get 15 carries/game... playing mostly 1st and 2nd downs. I see Starks getting 10 carries/game and some catches playing mostly on 3rd down, but occasionally on 1st and 2nd downs to spell Grant. I think Grant is somewhat underappreciated, but if Starks stays healthy, I see it being an RB by committee. I think Starks will play a bit more than Jackson did when Grant was healthy. Of course, Grant has to show he is fully healthy and Starks has to prove he can stay healthy.

[Pugger]

Sharpe had a neck issue and was forced to retire wasn't he? If a guy's career ends due to potential paralysis, how is "cutting" him somehow related back to his contract negotiation?

If memory serves I don't think his neck issue became apparent until some time after his hold out...

[Pugger]

Sterling Sharpe Biography - Chronology, Career Statistics, Awards And Accomplishments

http://sports.jrank.org/pages/4387/Sharpe-Sterling.html#ixzz1Rqat3XHj

Up until that point, Sharpe's 3-year production was unprecedented in history. I find it very hard to believe the Packers would have cut Sharpe had he not suffered a career-ending injury. I find it equally hard to believe that emotional baggage going back to a contract negotiation will have anything whatever to do with Thompson's decision-making with Grant. Besides, Ted Thompson doesn't have emotions.

Plus the fact that a player of his caliber didn't get any offers from any OTHER team either. He was "cut" because of his neck issue.

[Pugger]

I find it rather funny that as unreliable as the Packers running game was last season that some think it's actually a chance we cut Grant, who by the way is our ONLY proven RB we have. I like Starks but he had a couple of good games, nothing even close to the year when Grant broke out in the 2nd half. I like Green's potential as well but he's a rookie so we have no clue what to expect from him. It's funny how quick some forget how valuable Grant is just because he's not flashy.

This. ^^^^^

It is a wonder he rushed for over 1200 yards on a team that is pass first. Grant isn't AP but after the 2009 season he was ranked #7 in rushing overall.

[Joemailman]

I think the fact that Starks wasn't used much in the passing game had more to do with his relative unfamiliarity with the offense than with his receiving ability. "Just stay in and block, kid!" His ability to make tacklers miss could make him very valuable in the short passing game.

[get louder at lambeau]

I think Grant won't make the roster

The 2011 roster? Really?

[Patler]

If memory serves I don't think his neck issue became apparent until some time after his hold out...

Sharpes "holdout" came before the first game. His neck injury occurred toward the end of the season.

As I remember it (which could be wrong) Sharpe announced his retirement shortly after consulting with specialists, saying nothing was worth the risk of potential paralysis. I don't recall any equivocation on his part, no comments about trying to come back or to catch on with another team. My impression at the time was that it was pretty serious, and he may have dodged a bullet when he was injured.

[CaliforniaCheez]

Winning a roster spot on the Packers is tough enough. Ryan Grant has to win the #1 spot or he has to renegotiate his contract.

As the experienced veteran I expect him to win it. He will have to work at it.

If he isn't clearly #1, then they would talk about a pay cut. I think he will be #1.

[Fritz]

You are bullish on Green is the only thing I related to you. And you are. My post was about a Grant-free RB corps, and my entry point was a snippet from Bobble.

I didn't put anything in your mouth.

Tar, you sound like Bill Clinton.

[retailguy]

Tar, you sound like Bill Clinton.

ouch.

[Zool]

Tar, you sound like Bill Clinton.

Tar did not...have...sexual...relations...with JH.

There may have been a cigar involved.

[MJZiggy]

Tar did not...have...sexual...relations...with JH.

There may have been a cigar involved.

Cigars give you cancer too. Ew.