Feed the ball to Ripkowski.
The Starks decision is beginning to haunt Thompson.

Well they could cut Schum and just go for it on 4 th down can't be much worse.

I mean they have to. They can't go into a game expecting Starks to carry the load. He is fumble prone and looks unsure of himself this season. I think at this point I would take just about anyone into this game and feel more comfortable than I do with Starks. We can't go into a game with only Starks and rip. That's not gonna work. Nor do I want Cobb back there taking a beating.

Starks has been productive in the past when he's received enough carries. I think the Packers will roll with him for at least a game before they give up on him. Failing that, it seems likely they will feed the ball more to Cobb and Montgomery out of the backfield. I agree that would be a mistake but I think it is far more likely than the Packers promoting Don Jackson.

Personally, I couldn't tell you a dang thing about Don Jackson other than his height/weight/speed stats. Those don't look promising. I'm a fan of bigger backs to go with the Packers offense because I think it better stresses opposing defenses. If they go with larger personnel it advantages the passing attack. If they go with faster/lighter personnel then Lacy can punish them. I don't see guys the size of Cobb, Montgomery or Jackson creating that dilemma.

If Jackson is ready to go, bring him up. Starks has been dreadful. How can Lacy look so great, and Starks look so lousy?

IMO, I don't bring Goodson back. Basically all he offers is being a gunner. He is a liability in coverage. That being said they kept Bush for many years even though he was a liability in coverage.

The players that could possibly be released I think are Price, Callahan, Abbrederis.
Or does someone go to IR?

Starks may have hit the running back wall, which typically happens around age 30. If Jackson doesn't fumble, might as well bring him up and get rid of Abbrederis, who the aren't using anyway.

Everyone knows that TT is incapable of admitting he made a mistake so the only way we get a new punter or RB is if there is an injury. Maybe they can do one of those pretend injuries and put Starks and Schum on IR so Teddy can save face.

Where's Alonzo Harris? Was he banished for all time?

I like the looks of this Jackson fellow. He may be the change of pace RB that we need but with good power and strength. Since our running game is between the tackles, he could easily handle the running part of the equation. Is he smart enough to understand this unnecessarily complex offense? Can he protect Aaron Rodgers may be the bigger question?

Packers Question of the day - How Ridiculous is the situation on Offense going to get?

Get ready for the "super sneaky MM special sauce offense set" - i.e. a WR in the backfield (whoa - no way!) often against Dallas. Its super sneaky, they won't even know what hit em. Mike is so creative.

I've always liked Starks and am reluctant to admit he may have lost it. I still want to believe if forced into a starting roll he will rise to the occasion. To me it seems
like he is pressing to much and not so much that he has
hit that 30 year old decline. I hope I'm correct, because
I'm not optimistic that Packer management can come up with a viable alternative. Given up on trying to figure out what the hell the plan is for the wide receiver situation.

The answer (not my opinion) is that they will roll with Starks. But the mere fact of the matter is, Lacy won't miss any considerable time. He will most likely play this week even, which is why they haven't made a move. So the question is moot. If he can host a bowling tourney, and walk onto the lanes, it can't be that bad.

As far as Starks goes. He might be closer to 30, but remember, he missed his entire senior year and then his entire rookie year. He should have one good year left in theory. If Jonathan Franklin hadn't been injured, this would all be moot as well. As for now, I trust Starks in pass pro for any down more than anyone else not named Lacy on the roster right now.

There's no question they address RB in the draft next year. Third or fourth rounder.

I suspect Cobb and Montgomery will get a lot of practice reps in the backfield this week. If Starks fails in the first half, and Randall and Ty replace him, Abbrederis may finally get his shot playing in the slot.

Hmmm lets just say it, the pack have 7wrs. and only three play on a regular basis. now why is that? I'll tell you MM genius!!!!, he knew eddie would get hurt and starks would fall of a cliff, concerned HELL NO!!! He now will unleash the now five wide 2.0 package. janis and davis only fly patterns, cobb shallow cross, nelson deep middle, and abby, yes that's right abby doing the 15 yard out. no one will see it coming until its tooo late. I call the JAWS package. seriously if o-line can handle their front 7, like those guys did last week, why not try to limit starks touches, by just rolling out fresh wrs, every few plays. I understand Mike love of 11 or zebra package, but any package that allows rodgers to hold the ball for 5 seconds, is doing him no favors, right now.

Starks has a knee injury and didn't practice today. Lacy practiced a bit and will be in the rehab group this week. McCarthy is tight lipped about the ground game so it's all speculation.

I am wondering why we are so excited about penned coming back. Our defensive front seven have been absolutely terrific and why would we want to mess with that chemistry?

I meant Pennel...sorry

Don Jackson is one tough dude. I hope he gets a chance.

Cobb can play HB, we have lots of healthy wide receivers.

Well now that Starks is injured, and Lacy with the ankle issue, though he did practice, doesn't look like they have a lot of choice not to bring up Don Jackson from the Practice Squad. Having Cobb or Montgomery in the backfield more than needed is asking for injury. Losing Cobb would be a big blow. Especially with his latest neck injury.

Lord lets just beat the Cowdungs!!! I think we can all agree on that! Go Pack!!!

It's Ty Montgomery's time to shine in the Backfield! He could be our version of T.Riddick; someone you don't want to hand the ball off to expecting smash mouth, hard yardage runs between the tackles, but he could be an excellent receiver out of the backfield and someone who could potentially tote the ball outside the Tackles plus on some delayed hand-offs (aka draws) up the middle. He just needs to demonstrate that he can be relied on to provide some adequate pass protection when called upon here and there to do so; he does have the body composition, mass, and general size to be successful and not a huge injury risk.

I like the idea of Cobb playing HB. He hasn't been stellar as a WR and we have plenty of depth in that position (can you say Abby?). Packers offense is so stale- how do they (TT/MM) not see that? Don't they watch what their peers are up to i.e. Pats?