The reason Lacy was benched and Harris fired

[Joemailman]

Maybe Lacy was out selling apparel Wednesday night. I'll bet he's selling a ton of these right now. http://www.eddielacyrb.com/collectio..._content=promo

[denverYooper]

Or one was a high draft pick and one was not.

That's the obvious line of reasoning. Harris must have been on the bubble and of little utility anyway.

Still, cutting a guy for a curfew violation is pretty extreme when they've given other guys second chances (Guion, Quarless, Jones) for more serious transgressions.

As a fan, I'm just working on a more interesting narrative that includes Lacy seeing a resurgence at the end of the season. The removal of a "negative" influence on Lacy is a convenient story point along the path of that narrative.

[Deputy Nutz]

Funny how Lacy still got a few carries. Imagine if he would have broken off a couple of solid runs. My bet you wouldn't have heard too much about his late night. They benched him because he wasn't producing.

[Joemailman]

As for Harris being cut, maybe they just decided Crockett wanted it more, and it was time to give him a chance. As for Lacy, they know what he can do and hope he can get back to the player he was. Unless they decide that Lacy is having a detrimental effect on others, it makes sense that they would keep him. That's maybe not fair, but sensible.

[denverYooper]

Michael Rodney @PackersNotes 7m7 minutes ago
@RapSheet reports Packers chose not to re-sign Alonzo Harris to PS because they don't want any "outside influences on buddy Eddie Lacy."

[pbmax]

As for Harris being cut, maybe they just decided Crockett wanted it more, and it was time to give him a chance. As for Lacy, they know what he can do and hope he can get back to the player he was. Unless they decide that Lacy is having a detrimental effect on others, it makes sense that they would keep him. That's maybe not fair, but sensible.

It was clear from McCarthy talking post game that he clearly loved Crockett's attitude and effort in practice. M3 was glowing talking about the kid.

So Harris hit the trifecta of not being as impressive as your replacement, causing trouble with your star and violating a team rule.

That will usually get you cut. See Charles Jordan.

The only two red buttons he did touch were hitting a coach or dating the coach's daughter.

[Bretsky]

what happened with Charles Jordan ? Just a bag guy ??

[pbmax]

what happened with Charles Jordan ? Just a bag guy ??

When Antonio Freeman crashed his car, Jordan kept trying to get in the drivers seat before the police arrived.

[red]

looks like harris was a bad influence on lacy, thats why he's gone

http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/report_packers_chose_not_to_sign_alonzo_harris_so_he_wont_influence_eddie_lacy/s1_127_20003959

[Freak Out]

Harris is with the Chickens now right?

[denverYooper]

DuJuan Harris.

[Infamous]

lacy kind of strikes me as a ricky williams type guy who could just say "fuck it" and retire at any moment

maybe its the hair

Racial profiling red?

[Fritz]

looks like harris was a bad influence on lacy, thats why he's gone

http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articl...1_127_20003959

Wasn't there a JSO profile on Alonzo Harris right around the final cutdown? Something about him thinking he got cut, crying, then finding out he made the team and crying and talking about how huge this was, what a dream it was? If I remember correctly, it was painted as an article about the marginal NFL guys and how really, truly important and big it is to make an NFL team.

And now he's cut because he's a bad influence? Doh!

I don't know what's going on with Lacy, but he did have two one-hundred yard games before his clunker against Detroit. I wonder if he can get his head out of his ass.

One of the ways you sometimes can tell that a team is less than in thrall with a guy is when the teammates go out of their way to praise the backup. This happened earlier this season with Starks - he got heaps of praise from coaches and players for being the consummate pro, which now in retrospect makes me wonder if that meant Lacy has been dilatory all along. His weight would seem to suggest that.

[mraynrand]

Wasn't there a JSO profile on Alonzo Harris right around the final cutdown? Something about him thinking he got cut, crying, then finding out he made the team and crying and talking about how huge this was, what a dream it was? If I remember correctly, it was painted as an article about the marginal NFL guys and how really, truly important and big it is to make an NFL team.

There is no room for tears when you are playing Call of Duty.

[pbmax]

Wasn't there a JSO profile on Alonzo Harris right around the final cutdown? Something about him thinking he got cut, crying, then finding out he made the team and crying and talking about how huge this was, what a dream it was? If I remember correctly, it was painted as an article about the marginal NFL guys and how really, truly important and big it is to make an NFL team.

And now he's cut because he's a bad influence? Doh!

I don't know what's going on with Lacy, but he did have two one-hundred yard games before his clunker against Detroit. I wonder if he can get his head out of his ass.

One of the ways you sometimes can tell that a team is less than in thrall with a guy is when the teammates go out of their way to praise the backup. This happened earlier this season with Starks - he got heaps of praise from coaches and players for being the consummate pro, which now in retrospect makes me wonder if that meant Lacy has been dilatory all along. His weight would seem to suggest that.

It was Michael Cohen's big splash, no longer pinned to the top of this Twitter account (might be past its date): http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...325218141.html