Big John Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 With Starks being unimpressive, looks like they need to make a move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcher Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 That's really something to be cut and then picked up by a Super Bowl contender! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditkaless Wonders Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Granted Starks did not have a strong showing, but R.B. was not where my attention lies right now. With Bishop hurt, House hurt, and Newhouse banged up I think they have greater areas of concern. Speaking of concern, what is up with Sherrod? Seems a long time to be out with a broken leg, unless there was unreported nerve or circulatory damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondString Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 They had their shot at Marshawn and passed in 2010...won it all, so they didn't regret it then, but they did last year, and they do now, I'm guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 The Packers have signed Benson. Great move for the Pack. He'll end up being their #1 and at the very least sharing with Starks taking a secondary role. Thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2v Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 The Packers have signed Benson. Great move for the Pack. He'll end up being their #1 and at the very least sharing with Starks taking a secondary role. Thought? If he's still got tread on the tires, and he looked okay in Cincy last year, I would think he supplants Starks and perhaps even swipes some of Kuhn's goal line looks. Having an experienced back also allows them to bring along Alex Green at their own pace rather than throw him into the fire. First guess would give Benson 55-60% of RB production, Green 30%, with Kuhn still getting some goal line work and Starks maybe hanging around for some looks as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditkaless Wonders Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't believe that a couple of bad plays in th efirst preseason game portends the end of Starks in Green Bay as saome here seem to think. Is it that there is more that I hve not heard? Has he stunk it up all during cam or something and I just had not heard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 If only there were a RB out there with relatively low mileage who was intimately familiar with, and productive in, the Green Bay offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSuper7 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Marshawn Lynch is a knucklehead. I don't think Ted Thompson regrets the decision not to bring him in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't believe that a couple of bad plays in th efirst preseason game portends the end of Starks in Green Bay as saome here seem to think. Is it that there is more that I hve not heard? Has he stunk it up all during cam or something and I just had not heard? Starks has been stinkin it up in camp, and that first quarter was the last straw. [ dynasty ] BUY Alex Green on this news. Green wasn't going to be 100% healed this season anyways, but this opens the door for him to be the clear cut starter next year. +1 Ced-Ben is nothing more than a stop gap. He's a washed up turd. Green has looked fast and quick in camp. When he gets healthy, he's THE guy. Maybe this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturphy Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I personally don't believe the RB of the future is on the roster. Until I see Green do something, anything, in real action, I'm not feelin it. If you look at past ACL comebacks for RB's, the track record is not so great. I think Ted drafts RB 2nd round next year. That's his wheelhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Now it is reported that Starks has turf toe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Now it is reported that Starks has turf toe. Benson went from crying about not being on a team, to being taken by a major superbowl contender, to being their starting RB and looking like a RB3/flex at the very least in FF circles. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 If only there were a RB out there with relatively low mileage who was intimately familiar with, and productive in, the Green Bay offense. The Lions need a guy that that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 You can say THAT again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 You can say THAT again. Well that just goes without saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 You can say THAT again. What's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Now official: http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Packers-sign-RB-Cedric-Benson/cfabf41a-6b7d-4a78-8cac-7f2b615c852a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditkaless Wonders Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Not tremendous wear on him. Grant, of course, would have been a logical choice under the circumstances. I wonder if the Packers tried contacting him and whether he would have welcomed such contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Not tremendous wear on him. Grant, of course, would have been a logical choice under the circumstances. I wonder if the Packers tried contacting him and whether he would have welcomed such contact. Yeah, exactly - same age, Grant has even LESS wear and for his career has been much more productive on a per-carry basis. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Grant, of course, would have been a logical choice under the circumstances. I wonder if the Packers tried contacting him and whether he would have welcomed such contact. I've read that Cedric Benson could be cut at the end of camp, and Ted Thompson didn't want to do that to Grant. Everyone needs to remember what Benson is... A guy that will get you 3.9- 4.0 YPC. Doesn't do much else... Just a plodder. Not unlike Starks. McCarthy loves Saine, especially his role as a swiss army RB, Green is a high draft pick whos working his way back, and for whatever reason they still love Starks. I think Benson making the final 53 is a longshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Benson has lost a step. His last year at Cincy was unimpressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I've read that Cedric Benson could be cut at the end of camp, and Ted Thompson didn't want to do that to Grant. Everyone needs to remember what Benson is... A guy that will get you 3.9- 4.0 YPC. Doesn't do much else... Just a plodder. Not unlike Starks. McCarthy loves Saine, especially his role as a swiss army RB, Green is a high draft pick whos working his way back, and for whatever reason they still love Starks. I think Benson making the final 53 is a longshot. To expand on this idea, I read that Benson's contract is the veteran minimum and can be cut prior to week 1 without a cap hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturphy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I dunno, I think there's more to this than cut him at Week 1. Unless he comes in out of shape and sucks, which isn't what I've read so far. I think it may be Benson as short yardage, 1st and 2nd down back. All other RB on the roster as 3rd down and package backs. Starks is inconsistent. Saine was already a specialty swing pass back. Alex Green is still an unknown beyond some promising training camp reports, but coming back from an ACL. Marc Tyler just looked ordinary to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Benson has lost a step. His last year at Cincy was unimpressive. So were his first 3 yrs in Chicago. I am noticing a trend here.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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