Exactly what I first thought!
But McCarthy did seem to hit this theme. On Lacy he said:
Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 20h20 hours ago
McCarthy unequivocal on Lacy to #Packers beat writers in Indy: "We’d like to get Eddie back. He’s our guy. He’s one of our core players."
He has said previously he wanted other players back but that business comes first. So I still don't think this was pressure, but he's also not dancing around it.