Grant Looks To Break Free

They were just two plays in a preseason game, but they tell a meaningful tale for running back Ryan Grant. Last Saturday against Buffalo at Lambeau Field, Grant took a first-quarter handoff through a hole up the middle. Bills safety Bryan Scott dove at Grant, arms extended, and tripped him up with an ankle tackle after a 5-yard gain. Then in the second quarter, a near carbon copy of the previous play. Only this time, when Scott dove, Grant hopped over and through his outstretched arms and picked up 14 yards, his long gain of the night. The first play was the kind that dogged Grant throughout 2008, while the second is the kind he hopes and plans to make far more often in 2009. For the Green Bay Packers' feature back, breaking a tackle here and there could be the difference between a good season, like his 1,200-yard output last year with a balky hamstring, and a potentially great one, with 1,400 or 1,500 yards, a number he feels he could have reached..