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The injury bug has officially hit the Green Bay Packers offense, specifically the backfield. This past Sunday, the Packers were without backup running back James Starks, who was ruled out with a knee injury. Starks had arthroscopic surgery on the knee and is expected to miss several weeks. Also, entering Sunday’s game against the Dallas

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I am sorry but I am still upset that the brain trust in GB had the audacity to try to play 16+ games with only 2 RB. They have 20 years of NFL talent evaluation experience. They know that players are going to get banged up. Ever single team needs 3 quality RBs on the roster at all times. You need a 4th RB stashed on the PS and a 5th lurking somewhere in the unemployed line.

To pretend that a WR can fill the roll on a consistent basis is plain stupid. It has been tried before and it doesn't work on a consistent basis. You can have 2,3 maybe 4 plays for a WR. You can't have the 20, 25 plays a RB needs to be effective.
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8 years ago

I am sorry but I am still upset that the brain trust in GB had the audacity to try to play 16+ games with only 2 RB. They have 20 years of NFL talent evaluation experience. They know that players are going to get banged up. Ever single team needs 3 quality RBs on the roster at all times. You need a 4th RB stashed on the PS and a 5th lurking somewhere in the unemployed line.

To pretend that a WR can fill the roll on a consistent basis is plain stupid. It has been tried before and it doesn't work on a consistent basis. You can have 2,3 maybe 4 plays for a WR. You can't have the 20, 25 plays a RB needs to be effective.

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I'm more disgusted that they can't keep their guys healthy. When a team of pro athletes has to go outside the organization to find local yoga instructors and guys would rather work out with infomercial gurus, something's up with that.

At least Ted did what everybody normally wants him to do: go out and find a veteran to plug in.
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8 years ago
Yeah I am definitely going to give TeddyT an attaboy. He had no rbs. Zero. He had to got pick someone up. Only promoting PS RB is the same as no rbs.Ted was backed into a corner so be got the cheapest RB available.
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8 years ago

I am sorry but I am still upset that the brain trust in GB had the audacity to try to play 16+ games with only 2 RB. They have 20 years of NFL talent evaluation experience. They know that players are going to get banged up. Ever single team needs 3 quality RBs on the roster at all times. You need a 4th RB stashed on the PS and a 5th lurking somewhere in the unemployed line.

To pretend that a WR can fill the roll on a consistent basis is plain stupid. It has been tried before and it doesn't work on a consistent basis. You can have 2,3 maybe 4 plays for a WR. You can't have the 20, 25 plays a RB needs to be effective.

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In all fairness, the plan wasn't to go with only 2 RB, until late in training camp your #3 RB gets hurt. If that injury hadn't happened they would have had 3RB on the roster with a 4th on the PS. They had Janis hurt, and other health concerns at WR. So who do they get rid of to make room. Boot Abby for a RB that hopefully never has to play? IR Janis? What RB was on the market that was such a better option than Monty/Cobb for fill in?
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