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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 670078"><p>I find it startling that one could forget Starks' performance in the 2010 run in making the assessment that he did not "meet his potential early on". If that late season and playoff run was all you knew about him, you'd say he was an upper round pick and a rookie of the year candidate if playoffs were considered. After that, it was a couple of years of serial injuries, whereby I designated him Mr. Knee Spain.</p><p></p><p>As a runner, I don't see much difference between now and then. At times he shows more patience, at times not. He doesn't run quite as high as often, but we should still characterize him as a high runner. He's always been a north-south guy who will bounce outside the tackle and get downhill, but he'll never be confused with cut-back runners or guys who beat the defense to the edge.</p><p></p><p>"Spazzy?" I'd say that might have applied to his receiving play early on. You'd see him out of position or turned around, which always surprises me in backs since angle of release and timing in turning for the ball is not rocket science. He contributed to making Rodgers look like a guy with poor touch on the screen throw. His route running has markedly improved from pretty poor. His pass blocking has improved to adequate, maybe a shade better, from not so hot early on.</p><p></p><p>The difference between Starks then and Starks now is polish in the secondary aspects of the position...route running and pass blocking. It took more than the usual number of years to exhibit that polish, but his ability as a runner awarded him more patience than usual. In McCarthy's world, you need to do all three, and between the lack of polish and the injuries he spent a lot of time on the bench.</p><p></p><p>But to say the potential was not exhibited early, based on that 2010 run, is a remarkable instance of forgetfulness.</p><p></p><p>By the way, I see no comparison between Starks and Green. I'd put Starks more on the "punishing" end of the spectrum, a guy who can move the pile from time to time, and then make hay if he gets into the second level.</p><p></p><p>Green was a soft runner and purely a space player. If you go back and look at his college highlights, all those long runs that padded the stats were draws you could drive a car through out of a spread offense. Once at the second level, he was pretty nifty. The challenge in the NFL is getting to the second level in the first place and this ain't Hawaii and car-sized holes are awfully hard to come by. The inability to get into the second level disqualifies a runner for the NFL, and that was the case with Green.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 670078"] I find it startling that one could forget Starks' performance in the 2010 run in making the assessment that he did not "meet his potential early on". If that late season and playoff run was all you knew about him, you'd say he was an upper round pick and a rookie of the year candidate if playoffs were considered. After that, it was a couple of years of serial injuries, whereby I designated him Mr. Knee Spain. As a runner, I don't see much difference between now and then. At times he shows more patience, at times not. He doesn't run quite as high as often, but we should still characterize him as a high runner. He's always been a north-south guy who will bounce outside the tackle and get downhill, but he'll never be confused with cut-back runners or guys who beat the defense to the edge. "Spazzy?" I'd say that might have applied to his receiving play early on. You'd see him out of position or turned around, which always surprises me in backs since angle of release and timing in turning for the ball is not rocket science. He contributed to making Rodgers look like a guy with poor touch on the screen throw. His route running has markedly improved from pretty poor. His pass blocking has improved to adequate, maybe a shade better, from not so hot early on. The difference between Starks then and Starks now is polish in the secondary aspects of the position...route running and pass blocking. It took more than the usual number of years to exhibit that polish, but his ability as a runner awarded him more patience than usual. In McCarthy's world, you need to do all three, and between the lack of polish and the injuries he spent a lot of time on the bench. But to say the potential was not exhibited early, based on that 2010 run, is a remarkable instance of forgetfulness. By the way, I see no comparison between Starks and Green. I'd put Starks more on the "punishing" end of the spectrum, a guy who can move the pile from time to time, and then make hay if he gets into the second level. Green was a soft runner and purely a space player. If you go back and look at his college highlights, all those long runs that padded the stats were draws you could drive a car through out of a spread offense. Once at the second level, he was pretty nifty. The challenge in the NFL is getting to the second level in the first place and this ain't Hawaii and car-sized holes are awfully hard to come by. The inability to get into the second level disqualifies a runner for the NFL, and that was the case with Green. [/QUOTE]
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