dyeah_gb
14 years ago

New video of him up on youtube:

"MassPackersFan" wrote:



Those juke moves won't work nearly as well in the NFL but I like to see how he keeps driving his legs after getting tackled. All I ask of my RBs is that they
1. Hold on to the football.
2. Make the defense earn the tackle.
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go.pack.go.
14 years ago
Does anyone else remember when Adrian Peterson came out and he had the shoulder problem?

'Nuff said.
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djcubez
14 years ago

New video of him up on youtube:

"dyeah_gb" wrote:



Those juke moves won't work nearly as well in the NFL but I like to see how he keeps driving his legs after getting tackled. All I ask of my RBs is that they
1. Hold on to the football.
2. Make the defense earn the tackle.

"MassPackersFan" wrote:


From that video he looks a lot like Grant except that he seems to juke more once he gets into the open field. He doesn't mess around in the backfield, just one cut and go. However, unlike Grant he seems to have more of a burst once he figures out where he's going. In other words he seems to accelerate faster. Fits the Packers running scheme well.
all_about_da_packers
14 years ago

"Those juke moves won't work nearly as well in the NFL but I like to see how he keeps driving his legs after getting tackled. All I ask of my RBs is that they
1. Hold on to the football.

"dyeah_gb wrote:




I don't think you'll be BFF's with Starks any time soon, then.

I remember reading he had 20 fumbles in college. :-?


On the bright side, I'm actively looking for BFFs. And my chances of fumbling are pretty slim, since I don't play football at all. 😛
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loosenut
14 years ago
Yeah I'm pretty excited about this pick. After all, it's a sixth rounder, so if he works out well and contributes Ted Thompson is a genious... if he doesn't... it's not the end of the world.

Hopefully he can come in and contribute quickly on STs and see if he can get a spot as the number 2 RB one day.

Can't wait for the pre-season to see how all these picks are progressing!
14 years ago

"Those juke moves won't work nearly as well in the NFL but I like to see how he keeps driving his legs after getting tackled. All I ask of my RBs is that they
1. Hold on to the football.

"all_about_da_packers" wrote:




I don't think you'll be BFF's with Starks any time soon, then.

I remember reading he had 20 fumbles in college. :-?


On the bright side, I'm actively looking for BFFs. And my chances of fumbling are pretty slim, since I don't play football at all. :P

"dyeah_gb wrote:



That concerns me, especially since it seemed to me that he always carried the ball with the same arm (his right).
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Rockmolder
14 years ago

"Those juke moves won't work nearly as well in the NFL but I like to see how he keeps driving his legs after getting tackled. All I ask of my RBs is that they
1. Hold on to the football.

"MassPackersFan" wrote:




I don't think you'll be BFF's with Starks any time soon, then.

I remember reading he had 20 fumbles in college. :-?


On the bright side, I'm actively looking for BFFs. And my chances of fumbling are pretty slim, since I don't play football at all. :P

"all_about_da_packers" wrote:



That concerns me, especially since it seemed to me that he always carried the ball with the same arm (his right).

"dyeah_gb wrote:



Look at how high he runs, though. That leads to fumbles, as well. With a bit of luck, changing his running style just a bit might get two problems solves. Injuries and fumbles.
Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago

Green Bay Packers like James Starks' potential as receiving back 

By Pete Dougherty pdougher@greenbaypressgazette.com April 24, 2010

The Green Bay Packers hadnt drafted a running back since 2007, and when they finally drafted another on Saturday, they used it on something

In Buffalos James Starks, they selected an unusually tall but well-rounded athlete to push Brandon Jackson for the job as backup to Ryan Grant even though Starks missed all of last season after having surgery on his shoulder in August 2009.

At 6-foot-2 1/8 and 218 pounds, Starks originally was recruited as a quarterback but ended up as Buffalos primary halfback from 2006 to 2008 before the shoulder injury sidelined him last season. The Packers took the chance on Starks in part because Turner Gill, who was the Packers director of player development in 2005, was his coach at Buffalo.

I always like the size. I like bigger backs, coach Mike McCarthy said. I felt we had very good information on Starks. I didnt see a whole lot of him, Im not going to sit here and tell you I broke down every film. But I know Edgar (Bennett, the Packers running backs coach) really liked him. Obviously the relationship with Turner Gill up there in Buffalo. We felt like we had a very good pick, particularly at that time in the draft.

Starks appealed to the Packers as a runner and in the passing game. He averaged 4.5 yards a carry and scored 34 touchdowns in his three seasons with Buffalo, including gaining 1,333 yards and averaging 4.9 yards a rush as junior in 2009.

He also caught 127 passes, and his best chance for getting on the field as a rookie is in the third-down type role that Jackson has held the past two seasons.

Very good size, good speed, has power, can make people miss, Bennett said. Hes a good receiver out of the backfield. His versatility, thats something that jumps out at you. You can also look at the fact that hes a very, very good athlete.

Starks, who played on a decorated Niagara Falls (N.Y) High School basketball team that included Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jonny Flynn, practiced at quarterback when he went to Buffalo in 2005, then switched to cornerback in that redshirt season. But he moved to halfback in 06, where he was something of a natural despite looking lanky because of his height. The Packers see him as the kind of one-cut halfback thats best suited for their zone-run scheme.

I can catch out of the backfield, a north-south guy, Starks said. I have a lot of wiggle, though people dont usually see a lot because Im running downhill. I can catch, I have speed. Im tall, a lot of people mistake me of being sort of weak, but after playing in the game, you can tell theres more power than people expect. I think Im an all-around back.

Starks shoulder injury dated to last winter and spring, and he aggravated it in Buffalos spring game last season. Doctors told him he could rehabilitate through it, but in training camp Gill told him the injury was hindering his play too much, and doctors discovered he had a torn labrum. He had surgery in August and missed the season but couldnt get a medical redshirt because hed have needed to miss a second season because of injuries.

At the NFL combine, Starks ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds, which was fifth-fastest of the 27 running backs who ran there. He also had a 36-inch vertical jump and did only 15 bench-press reps at 225 pounds, which was a sign he hadnt regained full strength, though he said he was cleared to play if Buffalo had gone to a bowl game last season.


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BjRaji=DEFMVP
14 years ago
this guy reminds me alot of AP
idk he looks like the build of AP
and to keep my dignity as a packer fan and refering to a viks player
VIKS SUCK ASS!!!
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PackerTraxx
14 years ago
[quote

Look at how high he runs, though. That leads to fumbles, as well. With a bit of luck, changing his running style just a bit might get two problems solves. Injuries and fumbles.




On no...you mean we're going to have to listen to McCarthy expounding about "pad level" again...and again... :downtown:
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