Green Bay Packers tight end Brandon Bostick (shown in a preseason game against the Rams) ran through a series of agility drills prior to pregame warm-ups Thursday night and got through it without suffering a setback. Credit: Getty Images

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Green Bay — Green Bay Packers tight end Brandon Bostick ran through a series of agility drills prior to pregame warm-ups Thursday night and got through it without suffering a setback.

On Wednesday, Bostick is expected to meet with the medical staff again to find out whether this week his warm-ups will be for real.

Bostick, out since suffering a slight fracture in his right leg against St. Louis on Aug. 16, was slated to be the team's starting tight end and a key outlet down the middle of the field for quarterback Aaron Rodgers this season.

His absence was felt in the 36-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, although enough went wrong on offense that it's doubtful he would have been the difference between winning and losing. Still, the Packers are used to having a fast, pass-catching tight end in their offense and they need one to keep opposing defenses mindful of the middle of the field.

Bostick said he came through the pregame workout Thursday in good shape.

"I felt fine," Bostick said. "I was just getting in a little work to see where I was and I thought I progressed. I don't know where I'm at. But I hoped I could play last game, but obviously I wasn't ready.

"So, I think I'm just going to take it week by week and see how it feels."

Rookie Richard Rodgers started the game and played 20 snaps, but he did not catch a pass or have one targeted to him. Veteran Andrew Quarless played 46 snaps and caught three of four passes thrown to him for 26 yards.

No other tight end played.

Back in the swing: Running back Eddie Lacy was at the facility four days after suffering a concussion against the Seahawks.

Lacy is going through the NFL's concussion protocol and will have to be cleared by an independent neurologist before being allowed to play again. On Friday, coach Mike McCarthy said Lacy was doing better than expected and was already going through the early steps of the protocol.

Still, this is Lacy's second concussion in two years and until he's cleared for contact, the Packers won't know for sure whether they'll have him for the New York Jets on Sunday.

If they don't, James Starks would probably be the starter.

"I think James had a very good game," offensive coordinator Tom Clements said of Starks' seven-carry, 37-yard day. "James ran hard, broke some tackles, so he's performing well.

"I think DuJuan (Harris), he only had the one carry but he gained 7 yards, and he's had a good preseason. He ran the ball very well and he was good in pass protection. We'll see what happens with Eddie. Hopefully, we'll have all three of them but if we don't, we'll make do."

Rodgers' awful adventure: The Seattle defense got the best of Rodgers, whose 81.5 passer rating was his worst since posting a 64.5 in a loss at Cincinnati last season.

Rodgers threw 14 passes to receiver Jordy Nelson and completed nine for just 83 yards. His longest completion was to Randall Cobb for 23 yards, which marks the first time since a victory over New Orleans on Sept. 30, 2012, that he failed to complete a pass of 25 or more yards.

"Well, I think if you look at it, we were very close on a couple plays to Randall that could have been big plays," Clements said. "The one to Jordy that resulted in an interception, that was off just a hair. And unfortunately, it got tipped up and they intercepted it.

"But there's a fine line between playing well and not being effective. And as an offense, we weren't effective enough."

Waiting his turn: Cornerback Davon House did not play an official snap from scrimmage against the Seahawks, but he said he wasn't upset about it.

House finished strong in training camp and was serving as an outside corner in the nickel and dime packages. However, against Seattle, Casey Hayward played all the nickel snaps and the Packers did not play any dime.

"Of course, everyone wants to play," House said. "I just know I'll get my chance eventually. Whenever my time is up, I'll make sure I'm ready."

Defensive coordinator Dom Capers said that House doesn't have to worry about playing time.

"I think you'll see Davon play a lot of football for us," he said. "You just will. Some games it works that way, some games it doesn't. But we've got a lot of confidence in Davon. We like what he's done in the preseason, so you'll see Davon play a lot of football for us."

House played 18 snaps on special teams and his biggest play was when he let himself get blocked into punt returner Earl Thomas, who muffed the punt.

In reality, House said, he never got blocked into Thomas. Rather, he made it seem like cornerback Richard Sherman pushed him.

"I grabbed him," House said. "I felt like if I kept going to the returner, I probably would have been called for a flag, running into the returner. So I figured I'd grab him and actually throw my body into him, so that if I was early it would look like he threw me into him."

First impressions: One guy the offense might see more of is second-round receiver Davante Adams.

After a slow start in training camp, Adams started to take off in the final weeks, earning him a spot on the 46-man game day active list as the fourth receiver. Adams wound up going against Sherman and had him beat deep on a scramble play, but Rodgers didn't see him.

"Davante had about eight or nine offensive snaps (nine); he played more on special teams as well," Clements said. "I thought the week of preparation for Seattle, he had a very good week.

"He showed up a bunch in practice and he's continuing to get better, and hopefully he can get on the field and make a contribution."