Ryan Grant

Then Grant is out for sure. Green could move up on the depth chart, and we could either nab two or three UDFAs or late round RB to compete to make the team. Save money, stay young.

He will be let go based largely on the money he is going to want. I like what I have seen from Green so far and who knows… maybe we grab Montee Ball! (dreaming)

If he comes on the cheap then why not? But really his value is going to be very low as a RB past the age of 30.

Probably not, no. He seems to be slowly getting phased out of the offense more and more as the year goes on. They seem to like Starks more, which makes sense cause he’s looked better.

I guess some of it could depend on Green’s recovery to though.

I see Starks carrying the torch as our prime RB next season and Green has shown some promise and will probably be better when he returns healthy. Grant is getting up there in age, and unless you’re Emmit Smith, Walter Payton, or Marcus Allen…. the shelf life of a half back in the NFL hits about now. Not to say anything harsh about Grant, the guy has a good work ethic and I’m sure a good teacher to the younger running backs, but if he’s up next year, he can fit a hole in some other teams depth chart.

Grant is the starter in name only! Why would we want to re-sign an overpaid, over the hill RB? Makes no sense… Starks is the better RB in every way now and is using this year to prove it, while proving to the Packers that he can be the starter. Next year Green will be back, tho slightly slowed due to ACL’s generally taking 18 months to totally recover from. Getting the explosiveness back takes awhile as opposed to just getting the knee strong again. Next year, Starks is the feature RB, w/ Green taking the 3rd down role off Starks plate, while he also gets his explosiveness back. They will probably draft a RB at some point too. If Montee Ball comes out I would love to see him drafted in the 2nd or 3rd, not sure where he would be rated in the draft, but he’s definitely got the skills of an NFL RB!

It’s the last year of his contract and they already drafted his replacement (Alex Green) so this should be his last season with the Packers. However Green’s knee injury has messed up those plans, so now I’m not sure. Grant would certainly take another pay cut, and probably not be the starter even in name. But the Packers will need another running back next year. I don’t think they’d draft another running back in 2012 because Green will return. But they might want one more season from Grant.

Grant may have a chance to be back. He’s a smart guy; he took a million dollar pay cut to make the team this year. It’s evident that Starks is the #1 back, but Grant doesn’t make any beefs about this. He’s secure with the ball and knows the offense. To stay in Green Bay, Grant may consider another pay cut and a role as #2 / #3 back as Green comes on line.

Green, however, has lost his entire rookie season with almost no playing time. McCarthy may be hesitant to have such an inexperienced #2.

A bigger question involves Donald Driver. Will he be encouraged to retire? The Packers have Jones and Cobb behind Driver, both who would contribute more. While Donald is under contract through next season, will he see his diminished production this year and decide to hang up the jersey?