They are the champs

Grant is bigger, faster and quicker than both of them.

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Not to quibble but Grant is an inch shorter than Starks and ran his combine 40 all of .07 seconds faster. Considering Grant’s a bit older NOW than he was THEN – Starks probably beats him in a foot race rather easily these days.

Grant also came into the league a whole 4 lbs heavier than Starks – pretty much a wash.

Been nice knowing you Ryan. I’m sure you’ll do well somewhere else.

I can’t see a reasonable scenario that Nance gets a spot over Grant. I would think they will see what Grant has to offer on Friday against the colts. His playing time in that game and performance could be the indicator that he will or will not make the team.

I hope he doesn’t get cut, he is my favorite packer and very under rated, always has been.

The “mediocre” running back you speak of had back-to-back seasons with over 1200 yards rushing in ’08 and ’09. According to NFL.com, in 2009, he had 1253 yards rushing for a 4.4 yd average with no fumbles. Just to put it in perspective, Adrian Peterson had 1383 yards for a 4.4 yd average with 6 LOST fumbles in 2009.

Not sure what’s going on in training camp, but I just can’t see Green or Nance being able to contribute the way Grant can, unless that ankle is still messing with him. Green and Starks have good straight line speed and they’re both pretty big, but Grant is bigger, faster and quicker than both of them. On paper it just doesn’t make sense.

This kind of thing is why I won’t pay for Gregg’s draft guide.

If it isn’t Grant it will be Starks for the Packers. Nance is a role player.

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Yeah – he was AWESOME in that one game where he had 8 carries. (it was a good game so far for him – 5.6 ypc but that included a long run of 18 yards so he was at 3.8 ypc without that)

Hard to say with all honesty “he did pretty well last year” – he played 8 plays all year…..

RB’s as a valuable (high paid) part of the offense is waning. A stud, every down back simply isn’t necessary anymore. This IS a passing league and you don’t need to “protect” Aaron with a stout running game like you might a rookie or new QB. Aaron can throw and run an offense like the best of them. Grant knows this and he knew he was on the bubble – bad injury, older etc. He came to the team and did the cut. Made himself MORE valuable to the team because of it.

It’s a win for the team – they get to keep the guy at a reduced rate who knows the offense and obviously is okay with taking less reps and it frees up another million to sign guys later this year to long term deals. Guys like Finely or Mathews.

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I think this is dead wrong. This is Thompson dealing from a position of strength. He has depth at RB for the first time since he’s been the GM in Green Bay. When Grant was holding out back in 2008, Thompson was in a position of weakness. The tables have turned a bit, and TT is playing his hand.

It most certainly is not about Grant -vs- Nance, because anyone who has ever watched these two play knows Grant is the better player. If they do get rid of Grant and keep Nance, it would be Starks and Alex Green who benefit. Nance would end up being more of a Brandon Jackson type player, mostly 3rd downs, in that scenario.

is he a fullback or running back ? I don’t even know that lol

Grant’s a decent player and a good guy from all I ‘ve seen so he’ll have no problem latching on with another team if need be. He did have major surgery don’t forget, and quite possibly may not even be able to take the bulk of the carries without risking further injuries as it is.