Are we talking about the same Ryan Grant? The guy who missed the entire 2010 season with an ankle injury then followed with a 559 yard season... The guy who scored twice last year... The guy who had two rushes for greater than 20 yards (Starks had 5).
I fail to see where he "outplayed his contract".
Starks barely had more total yards than Grant did. What matters more to me is the fact that Grant was able to stay healthy. Grant when he was being given the carries; he produced.
How many times this year did Starks nearly get Rodgers killed because he was completely useless in pass protection?
How many times this year did Starks run the wrong way on the handoff and Rodgers had to do it himself? There was one game where it happened 3 times.
The run game here takes a long backseat to the passing game. In reality it shouldn't, we should be more balanced but that's the way it is.
IMO, neither of these guys are going to give us any kind of consistent production in the run game or any type of balance. We should be looking to get a feature back that can actually make plays even with limited carries. Starks is not that guy and neither is Grant but Grant has made more big plays in games this year than Starks has and he's been healthier than Starks too