Will the Packers re-sign Ryan Grant?

[Pugger]

Yes. Green hasn't shown anything and right now there is no way of knowing when, or even if, he will have recovered enough to be able to play a meaningful role in the backfield. Right now Grant is the only dependable backup option to Starks, and there is no running back in the league who needs a backup more than Starks.

THIS!

You guys got that right! I have nothing against Starks besides the fact the poor kid can't stay on the field.

[Pugger]

Once again...Reggie Bush and Jonathan Stewart are being dangled as trade bait. Stewart? yes please.

Where did you see Bush was trade bait? I have a hard time believing they'd let their best ST gunner leave.

[Brando19]

Where did you see Bush was trade bait? I have a hard time believing they'd let their best ST gunner leave.

I posted about it a month or so ago...I think it was from PFT. Of course...not everything on PFT is the gospel.

[Brando19]

I have always thought Bush would reach his potential in M3's offense. Grant wouldnt be the worse but TT seems to want to load up for the second half of his championship window.

It would be nice to have Reggie Bush and Starks in the backfield. Reggie has excellent hands and would be another receiver out there.

[Patler]

One hasn't played an entire season since 2008 (his Junior year of college) because of injuries. One finished last year on IR with an ACL. One has 18 career carries. I like the idea of bringing Grant back.

Not sure if this is what you meant or not, but just to be clear, Starks missed two full games and part of a third when he was a Junior.
He played QB in HS and came into college as a CB. Ever since he was switched to RB, he has not shown much reliability.

[pbmax]

Not sure if this is what you meant or not, but just to be clear, Starks missed two full games and part of a third when he was a Junior.
He played QB in HS and came into college as a CB. Ever since he was switched to RB, he has not shown much reliability.

I think he means Starks hasn't played a full season at RB, apparently including his Junior year. Though he had a huge breakout year in his Junior season, did he really do that while missing 2 1/2 games?

He missed his Senior year to shoulder surgery, was recovering in his rookie pro year from an injury and missed 3 games last year.

[Lurker64]

I think you resign Grant if the price is right. Offer him a low number of years at a team friendly rate with some incentives.

[Patler]

I think he means Starks hasn't played a full season at RB, apparently including his Junior year. Though he had a huge breakout year in his Junior season, did he really do that while missing 2 1/2 games?

He missed his Senior year to shoulder surgery, was recovering in his rookie pro year from an injury and missed 3 games last year.

Ya, I wasn't sure if he was including or excluding his Junior year from the consecutive streaks of incomplete seasons. Since his statement could be interpreted either way, I just wanted to make sure it was clear that his Junior year was only a partial season, too. Since he was a QB in high school, it looks to be doubtful that he can handle the pounding a RB gets. Not sure GB will ever be able to rely on him week to week.

[Joemailman]

Not sure if this is what you meant or not, but just to be clear, Starks missed two full games and part of a third when he was a Junior.
He played QB in HS and came into college as a CB. Ever since he was switched to RB, he has not shown much reliability.

I wasn't even aware he missed games as a junior. I was referring to the fact he missed his entire senior year (2009), and has missed significant time in both his seasons with the packers.

[Patler]

I wasn't even aware he missed games as a junior. I was referring to the fact he missed his entire senior year (2009), and has missed significant time in both his seasons with the packers.

Kind of what I thought.

His sophmore year seems to be his only season where he was used a lot as a RB and held up, and I'm not even certain about that. I can find nothing that says he DID play all games as a sophmore, but I also have not found anything to say he did not.

Same for his freshman year, but he wasn't used as much, either, 175 carries.

[Bretsky]

I think it makes sense to bring Grant back in the 3.5 mil range for two years
Grant is better than Saine and gives us some stability

I don't care that much either way

[Brandon494]

I was thinking more of a one year deal for Grant around 1 million and incentives.

[Harlan Huckleby]

This is a Captain Obvious observation, but TT must think he has two starters among Starks, Green & Saine.

I don't see it, but we've mostly only had chance to evaluate Starks on our TV sets.

I don't like resigning Grant, I'd prefer TT had found a running back in the mid-rounds to compete for roster spot. But Grant's not ancient, he's maybe got a couple years left in the pros, bringing him back is OK.

[hoosier]

This is a Captain Obvious observation, but TT must think he has two starters among Starks, Green & Saine.

I don't see it, but we've mostly only had chance to evaluate Starks on our TV sets.

I don't like resigning Grant, I'd prefer TT had found a running back in the mid-rounds to compete for roster spot. But Grant's not ancient, he's maybe got a couple years left in the pros, bringing him back is OK.

Nobody knows how Green's performance will be affected by the injury and, if he's like most players, it's going to take him more than a year to be as close to normal as he's going to get. But he might never be the same again, and we don't even know how good the same was. Saine, meanwhile, he's the same but I cannot imagine that TT would put much trust in him as a desirable starter if Starks goes down again. With Grant at least you have a known entity, which is more than can be said for the others.

[Harlan Huckleby]

If TT was relying on Grant, he would be signed already. Evidently, TT is OK with what he's got on the roster.