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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 850157">Yes and no.The "no" is they've been splitting him wide looking for mismatches.  In the KC game they got him isolated against a LB a few times.  In previous games they split him wide more than slot.  It's more like he's substituing for Adams' productivity from an opportunistic though not a schematic standpoint.His two big plays against the Cheifs were a go route against a LB from motion to a wideout spot; the second a bubble screen from the wideout spot.He's made some other nice routes and catches out of the backfield.  That wheel-out-slant-in against the Chiefs was pretty nifty, again against a LB.  But I wouldn't call that a slot substitution either.  We're just not accustomed to having a RB in Green Bay who is productive in the passing games.  I mean Starks, or even going back to Brandon Jackson, are guys not in this class.  Those guys it could be argued were not even in Williams' class as a receiver.  Again, this is opportunistic, not schematic, using talent where it is best applied.The "yes" is there are teams in this league that throw to certain running backs a lot.  There's only so much ball to go around.  Those guys are usually substituting for TE or slot production in being featured this way in their scheme, whether they run out of the slot or not.</blockquote>

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