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Once again Uncle Teddy refuses to try and upgrade a position. Settling instead for a guy because he already knows his jock size and the player's wife's first name.

Oh and he can get the player on the cheap. That's important too.

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Another really good signing by the Packers. Keeping the players you developed that know your system and that you can depend on. Let us just hope the fumblitis of 2015 was not a trend.

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How can we say such things, Wayne? After all, like Ted says, we've got good players everywhere and any improvement the team needs can come from those on current roster playing up to their potential....and we don't need any more development than Starks has already shown.

(In case anyone doesn't get it, I'm being sarcastic and agree with wpr.)

[assho]

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I don't get this one. I like Starks enough and I know he's not going to get a 3m cap hit next year but if he had leverage to get more than the min then let him walk. I'm not really buying that he's a good insurance policy for Lacy tanking again when the running game sucked last year when he was the insurance policy. I think this is a bad signing, especially when there are back up level RBs all over the place.

I'll just add that I do believe this is somewhat a product of the coaching staffs obsession with having players that fit into their system and being absurdly uncomfortable with having to adjust the precious system to work with possibly more talented players that maybe aren't a perfect fit.

Not excited about this signing at all. James Starks has long hit his ceiling, and he's ceiling wasn't very good to begin with. I hope he gets cut after training camp, although I doubt it. The Packers can do better. I suppose he wouldn't make a bad #3 RB.

When I read he was signed, I was thinking it was at most a two year for $3 million contract, but was assuming it was a one year just above veteran minimum. I'm just not sure a 30 year old running back in a backup role is worth two years $6 million. Maybe the Packers aren't sold on Eddie Lacy returning to shape as I had thought.

I'm hoping the Packers draft a home run threat at running back in the 3rd or 4th round that nullifies this contract. Funny how a little money can change ones opinion on an acquisition.

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Why resign a 30 year old running back with an injury history and has been benched in the past for fumble issues.
I think it's Thompson's job to try and improve the team, not to maintain the status quo.
This is the kind of stuff that gets so frustrating.

Lacy must be tweeting about China Food again.

I think it is more of a statement on the staff's feeling on our current backups on the roster at this position. A healthy Lacy and a better coach should help pay dividends this year. The fumbles were concerning but everyone was pressing on offense last year. 30 is not too old, so 2 years still makes sense to me.

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