To say that Starr had struggled was an understatement. Scooter and Blackbourn had given him plenty of chances since his rookie year in 1956, but the Packers had a 3-15-1 record in games he started, and Starr had never played all four quarters of a victory. He didn’t have a strong arm, wasn’t a nimble runner, and seemed almost cursed with a habit of making mistakes at critical moments. Though he was popular in the locker room, some Packers believed he was just not meant to lead the team.
