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In a swap of backup running backs, the Green Bay Packers traded Samkon Gado, the running back who came out of nowhere in 2005 to suprise everyone for a 5 game stretch, for Vernand Morancy, a former third round pick. While this seems to spell doom for Wali Lundy, the truth of the matter is this: when Mike McCarthy become head coach of the Packers, he installed the same zone blocking scheme that was made famous by Denver. However, Gado struggled badly in figuring out how to run effectively in that blocking scheme, and at one point, was fourth on the depth chart and in danger of being cut. While Lundy didn’t exactly light it up for the Texans last week, he’s still the starter and will get the vast majority of the carries for the Texans. For now, Gado is third on the depth chart behind Lundy and Dayne and I don’t see that changing for a few weeks, as not only does he have to try to properly adjust to the zone blocking scheme, but he also needs to pickup the offensive system and its vocabulary. The only thing he’s got going for him at this point is the fact that his former head coach at Green Bay is the current line coach.