Lacy out for weeks?!

[Maxie the Taxi]

Rotoworld:

Packers placed RB Eddie Lacy (ankle surgery) on injured reserve.
Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Packers don't yet know if Lacy's operation is season-ending, or if he'll be able to return in eight weeks. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports Lacy has "more than an ankle sprain." It's a brutal loss for a team with zero backfield depth. Despite continued weight issues, Lacy was averaging 5.07 yards per carry. With James Starks (knee surgery) out 3-4 more weeks, the Packers are moving forward with a "backfield" of WR Ty Montgomery, Don Jackson and Knile Davis. Randall Cobb could also see carries. Often banged up and typically out of shape, there's a chance contract-year Lacy has played his last down for the Packers.

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Oct 20 - 1:10 PM

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'm for starting over at RB. Lacy has been impressive in most games this year, but I don't see a long career with Big Eddie.

[ThunderDan]

Latest word is that Jackson will NOT be activated. Monty will get the RB snaps. Should be an interesting evening.

Of course he will be. You only have to have 6 or 7 inactive a game and we have something like 11 that won't play.

[ThunderDan]

Jackson was activated.

Thank you, it had to happen. We are only going to be able to dress around 44 players tonight.

[gbgary]

Thank you, it had to happen.

smh...now i don't mind seeing Montgomery coming out of backfield for a pass but i don't want to see him actually try to run the ball up the gut. leave that for the RUNNING BACKS MIKE! plays are too important to waste...especially for this offense.

[Smidgeon]

I'm for starting over at RB. Lacy has been impressive in most games this year, but I don't see a long career with Big Eddie.

Which would be a shame. When Rodgers was out with his collarbone break, Lacy carried the Packers. It was refreshing to have one of the top RBs in the league, and certainly the best since Ahman Green.

Not looking forward to another RB drought. And no, I don't consider Ryan Grant to be in Lacy's tier. He was fast, but he disappeared a lot too.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Which would be a shame. When Rodgers was out with his collarbone break, Lacy carried the Packers. It was refreshing to have one of the top RBs in the league, and certainly the best since Ahman Green.

Not looking forward to another RB drought. And no, I don't consider Ryan Grant to be in Lacy's tier. He was fast, but he disappeared a lot too.

Do you trust Eddie to be The Man in coming years? I don't. He can be part of a rotation, but they need to pay another player who can compete to be #1.

[Smidgeon]

Do you trust Eddie to be The Man in coming years? I don't. He can be part of a rotation, but they need to pay another player who can compete to be #1.

That part I agree with.

I just don't want to let him walk and have James Starkses starting back there.

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there was just a guy on nfln saying the whole offseason weight loss was complete BS and that lacy never got below 250, and didn't get within 10 or 15 pounds of the target weight the team set for him

on behalf of myself and PB i would like to take this time to say "WE FUCKING TOLD YOU SO!!". we didn't buy into the horse shit the team had their mouthpieces spreading all over the media. we used our eyes since back in preseason to see that the guy was still a fat slob

[Bossman641]

I thought the report was that he was now back to his pre-weight loss weight. If what you say is true I don't see how the Packers could sign him this year. Damn shame too. Bell was a bigger back coming out of msu and while he has had his struggles in other areas he has improved his physique since college.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Can we just fast forward to the draft and take Dalvin Cook already?

[Maxie the Taxi]

Can we just fast forward to the draft and take Dalvin Cook already?

Dalvin Cook is going to be a hell of a pro. Two things: Can he carry the load of an everyday back without being injured? Will TT draft a guy like him? Next year's draft has 5 or 6 of the nation's best.

[Infamous]

If the Packers lose to the Bears tonight, it will have turned into a complete show.

Najeh Davenport??

[King Friday]

Lacy is probably going to be very cheap as a free agent next year...even with his issues, he may be someone worth keeping for another year or two because no one else is going to pay a bunch of money for him at this point. Resign him...then draft a couple kids to also throw in the mix next year.

[red]

Lacy is probably going to be very cheap as a free agent next year...even with his issues, he may be someone worth keeping for another year or two because no one else is going to pay a bunch of money for him at this point. Resign him...then draft a couple kids to also throw in the mix next year.

if he hits free agency, someone will pay him top 5 money

i'm guessing he'll get 7-9 million a year

he can be a monster if someone can control his weight and knows how to properly use running backs

plus he's 26, this is his one and only chance to hit it big, he'll go for as much money as possible

he's averaging over 5 yards per carry, among the best in the league. however he ranks 21st in attempts. in a decent running system, he's easily a top 5 back