Packers: Need Lacy to Lose 30 Pounds

[pbmax]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/02/01/packers-want-eddie-lacy-to-lose-30-pounds/


Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the Packers want Lacy to lose 30 pounds, and Lacy is committed to accomplishing that before the season starts.

[Joemailman]

So they're basically saying Lacy weighed 260. Wow.

[Bossman641]

So they're basically saying Lacy weighed 260. Wow.

I was thinking the same thing. I'm assuming they want him back at his draft weight of 230.

Whoever his trainer is should replay the long run against Arizona anytime Eddie needs motivation.

[MadScientist]

So they're basically saying Lacy weighed 260. Wow.
Are you surprised at that? He easily looked 30 pounds overweight.

[Carolina_Packer]

That situation puts MM in a bad spot. He gets asked about Lacy's weight on a regular basis, especially when Lacy struggles, and MM has to put lipstick on that pig and act like everything is OK. That's MM's choice to do so. Obviously, it's a new day and age. I'm sure coaches from previous times would have gotten on his case, which MM still might be doing in private, but may have also said something about it to the press when asked, in hopes of motivating the player to do better.

I think they realize that Lacy is a special talent, and while not airing out the situation to the press might seem a form of coddling, it also keeps the trust in line when the player is considering his second contract, should he be able to literally reform his weighs.

[Joemailman]

Are you surprised at that? He easily looked 30 pounds overweight.

I was thinking 250 or so. 260 is a little bit of a surprise to me. Not a shocker though.

[Carolina_Packer]

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/leveon-bell-pittsburgh-steelers-michigan-state-spartans-weight-loss/

Lacy needs to do what Bell did as he was leaving Michigan State. If you followed his career there, he looked mostly like a power runner, north-south guy and by losing the weight, it allowed him to achieve another level of performance that I didn't think he had coming out of college. I'm not saying Eddie would become what Bell has become, but I think it would only allow him to take his game to another level too. I'm rooting for him; he seems like a good guy.

[Joemailman]

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/leveon-bell-pittsburgh-steelers-michigan-state-spartans-weight-loss/

Lacy needs to do what Bell did as he was leaving Michigan State. If you followed his career there, he looked mostly like a power runner, north-south guy and by losing the weight, it allowed him to achieve another level of performance that I didn't think he had coming out of college. I'm not saying Eddie would become what Bell has become, but I think it would only allow him to take his game to another level too. I'm rooting for him; he seems like a good guy.

Lacy is a good guy. The question is whether he's driven enough to be the best player he can be. He and Arod are poles apart in that regard. Lacy at 230ish is an awesome blend of power and quickness.

[Pugger]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm assuming they want him back at his draft weight of 230.

Whoever his trainer is should replay the long run against Arizona anytime Eddie needs motivation.
I think the encouraging thing is he is has a trainer and is trying to drop the pounds.

[Fritz]

I think the encouraging thing is he is has a trainer and is trying to drop the pounds.

Wait'll that first cruller starts calling to him.

[run pMc]

I think the encouraging thing is he is has a trainer and is trying to drop the pounds.

Agree. I figured Lacy was 250+, and a rib injury plus the weight wasn't doing his conditioning favors. To me, the part I find encouraging is
Lacy is committed to accomplishing that before the season starts

I wouldn't count the kid out...he likes football. What I worry about is assuming he drops the weight, what happens when he becomes a free agent? Everyone has to wonder if he'll eat his weigh ;) out of the league or keep in shape.
I've posted links to youtube highlights from previous years, back to Alabama days. Comparing those to this past season are night and day. Dropping what was a lot of bad weight would make a big difference in his production IMO.

That Arizona run was embarrassing.

[Joemailman]

Eddie lacy highlights from 2012:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Oh-KdpxivI

Eddie Lacy rookie highlights from 2013:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QYrhTKzQPc

[mraynrand]

^^^ Who is that guy?

sound: NSFW

[mraynrand]

Wait'll that first cruller starts calling to him.

It's not the first cruller that's the problem - it's crullers 8 through 12.

[pbmax]

Or 5-7, if 1-4 are unavailable to eat.

[mraynrand]

Or 5-7, if 1-4 are unavailable to eat.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfckX61CUAAciSt.jpg

I got that!

[esoxx]

So they're basically saying Lacy weighed 260. Wow.

This must weigh heavily on McCarthy.

[Carolina_Packer]

Or 5-7, if 1-4 are unavailable to eat.

I bet Wist hates crullers 2-4 and even blames dunderdummy for their formation.

[call_me_ishmael]

Those highlights from Alabama are insane. He looks so much different and so much slower. Though admittedly it is harder to tell since NFL front 7 players close so much faster.

I do wonder how effective he could be at 210-220. I wonder how much running through contact is just attitude vs physique. Could Eddie still have the same physical style of embracing contact at 215?

[pbmax]

I bet Wist hates crullers 2-4 and even blames dunderdummy for their formation.

You gotta have a bear claw in the middle to hold down the fort.

[Fritz]

Holy smokes. If Lacy can get back to that Alabama/rookie year weight and style, he'd be a monster. I'd forgotten how nimble he could be.

Makes that 60 yard stumble even more embarrassing.

[run pMc]

Getting him back to his rookie season or college senior season would be reasonable. I think 230 would be a good weight for him. I doubt he's going to change his style of running, and -- assuming he's around 260 -- dropping 30 pounds in an offseason is a lot of weight. 5 pounds a month from here to TC is doable, but not easy or a given. It will make for a very interesting story.

He has good feet and balance, and is a pretty patient with his blocks. He's never gonna outrun many NFL safeties, but his weight this year impacted his quick feet and conditioning. Rodgers and the offense could've really used a slimmed down Lacy.

[woodbuck27]

He'll lose the weight he has to:

It's simply a matter of getting his butt on the matt/floor and working on his core.

Everyone needs to do that. Learn the proper way to do crunch's.

Set up a schedule of core and stretching exercises.

The other thing with Eddie Lacy is he cannot go on imagining he's a Battering Ram. He needs to se holes better.

He's not going to be a RB that gets outside really fast.

For some reason I like James Starks ability. I hope TT finds a strong /fast RB that can get outside and down more. That can hit holes more efficiently. Running into the pile makes zero sense.

PACKERS !

[Fritz]

He'll lose the weight he has to:

It's simply a matter of getting his butt on the matt/floor and working on his core.

Everyone needs to do that. Learn the proper way to do crunch's.

Set up a schedule of core and stretching exercises.

The other thing with Eddie Lacy is he cannot go on imagining he's a Battering Ram. He needs to se holes better.

He's not going to be a RB that gets outside really fast.

For some reason I like James Starks ability. I hope TT finds a strong /fast RB that can get outside and down more. That can hit holes more efficiently. Running into the pile makes zero sense.

PACKERS !



This could probably be said of many men.

At least if women are to be believed.

[pbmax]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/18/eddie-lacy-gets-a-refresher-with-tony-horton-before-training-camp/

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/17101532/eddie-lacy-green-bay-packers-worked-fitness-guru-attempt-lose-weight

Lacy went back to work with Tony Horton after OTAs and mini-camp.

[red]

looks like he still hasn't gotten to the target weight with m3 saying

""Eddie will be fine," McCarthy said in May. "I believe he'll hit the target that we're all looking for when the lights come on"

that goes along with a story they came out some time back when everyone was going crazy over those photos that came out with him looking all in shape. when you looked closer, he really didn't look that much different.

guy needs to get his shit together, or else its gonna be a short career

[Joemailman]

looks like he still hasn't gotten to the target weight with m3 saying

""Eddie will be fine," McCarthy said in May. "I believe he'll hit the target that we're all looking for when the lights come on"

that goes along with a story they came out some time back when everyone was going crazy over those photos that came out with him looking all in shape. when you looked closer, he really didn't look that much different.

guy needs to get his shit together, or else its gonna be a short career

I had posted these pictures in another tread. They're from the same practice in May. Looks like he's lost weight in the front. Maybe not in the back.

http://d2s3dt9f4iyeup.cloudfront.net/images/standard_v1/a92e85df-987f-4fbe-b0b5-b8c0b434935b.jpghttp://d2s3dt9f4iyeup.cloudfront.net/images/standard_v1/577824d4-d0b7-4e80-bba8-5a572a714353.jpg[/QUOTE]

[pbmax]

I would be fine with 15 less pounds rather than 30 IF he was in shape.

His wind was the problem last year. Remember him looking for someone to land on during what should have been a TD run in Arizona? He had to slow down, turn around and run to the nearest defender to get tackled.

[Rutnstrut]

I would be fine with 15 less pounds rather than 30 IF he was in shape.

His wind was the problem last year. Remember him looking for someone to land on during what should have been a TD run in Arizona? He had to slow down, turn around and run to the nearest defender to get tackled.

Except it wasn't really a run to the defender. It was kind of a pleading shuffle.

[Iron Mike]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3SU6sd9Uqk

[red]

the weight loss is possible

another player whole career is in danger, khyri thornton (yeah that bust), dropped 30 pounds between OTA's and the start of training camp and now seems to be kicking ass in lions camp

no excuse for a guy who is suppose to be doing p90x for months to look the way he did in warmups at family night

and for those that didn't see it, both PB and myself saw eddy bent over hands and knees like he would before any snap, with a very visible gut hanging out over his best, much like it looked last preseason when concerns were first raised

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/08/khyri_thornton_has_dropped_30.html


So what has sparked his training camp surge?

How does 30 pounds sound?

That's the weight Thornton has lost, and not since the end of last season either. Not even since the conditioning program.

"Right after OTAs," he said.

Wait, Thornton has lost 30 pounds since June 9?

"Yessir," he said.

That's 30 pounds. In 56 days.

[Fritz]

the weight loss is possible

another player whole career is in danger, khyri thornton (yeah that bust), dropped 30 pounds between OTA's and the start of training camp and now seems to be kicking ass in lions camp

no excuse for a guy who is suppose to be doing p90x for months to look the way he did in warmups at family night

and for those that didn't see it, both PB and myself saw eddy bent over hands and knees like he would before any snap, with a very visible gut hanging out over his best, much like it looked last preseason when concerns were first raised

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/08/khyri_thornton_has_dropped_30.html


Montee Ball better not bend over with his hands on his knees.

[ThunderDan]

the weight loss is possible

another player whole career is in danger, khyri thornton (yeah that bust), dropped 30 pounds between OTA's and the start of training camp and now seems to be kicking ass in lions camp

no excuse for a guy who is suppose to be doing p90x for months to look the way he did in warmups at family night

and for those that didn't see it, both PB and myself saw eddy bent over hands and knees like he would before any snap, with a very visible gut hanging out over his best, much like it looked last preseason when concerns were first raised

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2016/08/khyri_thornton_has_dropped_30.html
I've dropped 22 pounds since June 16. It can be done.

[gbgary]

I've dropped 22 pounds since June 16. It can be done.


https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQT86iVw1pHf4IUzsbNRsoiElLtEow9S Kz38nI_lLNRBD905ve0

[red]

I've dropped 22 pounds since June 16. It can be done.

And I bet you didn't have the aid of a multi million dollar career on the line to motivate you either

[ThunderDan]

And I bet you didn't have the aid of a multi million dollar career on the line to motivate you either

Maybe over a 20 year span I could get into the Million dollar amount.