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Eddie Lacy and James Starks will be healthy in the same game for just the second time this season when the Packers play Minnesota.
Source: JSOnline.com
Eddie Lacy and James Starks will be healthy in the same game for just the second time this season when the Packers play Minnesota.
Were the Packers not running so much no-huddle, Starks could come in on third downs. Lacy, however, has been told that he won't play in the no-huddle if he can't do all the things that are asked of a third-down back, most notably protect the quarterback.
So Lacy is the “main man” and will get the “majority of the plays” even though they will run the no-huddle most of the time.Van Pelt made it clear that Lacy is the starter and the main man in the running game, but he hasn't forgotten about Starks rushing 20 times for 132 yards and a touchdown against Washington and 14 times for 55 yards against the Bengals. And so Lacy will get the majority of plays, but Starks and rookie Johnathan Franklin will spell him when the time is right. Usually, it has to be for an entire series because the offense doesn't make substitutions when running the no-huddle offense, which is most of the time.
"Eddie is running the ball well right now," Van Pelt said. "I'm just trying to take some of the load off of Eddie and split up the remaining reps between Jonathan and James, because James and Johnathan still bring some unique abilities to the run game…. Offensive coordinator Tom Clements said Starks would be eased into action and wouldn't be asked to carry the ball 20 times given his lengthy absence. Were the Packers not running so much no-huddle, Starks could come in on third downs.