I said a while back that Starks would have been a second rounder had he not gotten hurt at Buffalo. He ran like you would expect a second rounder too. The only thing that was missing was explosion. He'll get that once he gets the feel for the game back.
I have no problem with him running high. Whatever gets the yards.
I'm cautiously optimistic that he can be the the first and second down RB that this team needs this year.
However, Grant is not going anywhere. If anything, this season proved that you can never have enough depth at RB. A combination of Starks and Grant, with Jackson on third down would give GB a very strong RB core heading into next season.
"porky88" wrote:
you mean like BJack? :wink:
"wpr" wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean. Jackson was a reach. The Packers took him that high because of his work ethic. Just because Jackson was a second rounder, doesn't mean he was/is a better runner than Michael Bush, who went in the fourth round of that year. Granted, he was injured, but all the same. Teams sometimes reach and Jackson was a reach at that time IMO.
Unlike Jackson though, Starks has the skill set of someone who would grade out in the second round. His skills as a runner are much more developed than what Jackson's were when he came out. Actually, they looked better Sunday too. He is much more decisive. He runs high, but that's an acceptable problem if he earns yards.
"porky88" wrote: