Forget panic. There's been barely any effort, period, to upgrade the running back position this off-season.
Ted Thompson didn't draft a back. He hasn't shown any urgency in re-signing Ryan Grant. And despite a full bin of bargains in free agency, the Green Bay Packer general manager simply added a couple undrafted players. Yawn . . .
Following a season in which Aaron Rodgers and the Packer passing game lit up defenses - and malfunctioned when it mattered most - management hasn't flinched.
And why would they? This is how the team should do business.
It's impossible to pay everyone. If Thompson is going to lowball a position, it should be the position that's most disposable. A position that requires smart, healthy players. Not stars.
In Green Bay, that's the running back. They're supporting actors, more Tom Hagen than Michael Corleone.
The combination of James Starks, Alex Green, Brandon Saine and John Kuhn can suffice.