Will Eddie Lacy Be On Packer Roster in 2017?

[King Friday]

Would love to see Lacy and Montgomery split backfield duties. I think the reason Monty doesn't look like an RB is because he seems to run a little upright when in the open field.

I don't have much interest in Lacy. He simply does not fit Fat Mike's scheme, despite all the blah-blah-blah about loving to run the ball. Fat Mike is a pass first, pass second, pass third, and maybe run then, but only to keep the defense honest kind of offensive coach.

Having a guy with legit receiving skills out of the backfield is something I've wanted in Green Bay ever since Ahman left.

[Fritz]

You can never have too much talent. Sign him up on a one-or-two-year deal; see how it goes.

[beveaux1]

This is a RB that had injury concerns coming out of college causing his stock to drop. He had a couple of good to very good years then a year he was out of shape and slow. This year he starts out looking like his first couple of years but he has a major injury that causes him to miss 10+ games.

With what looks like an excellent draft class, my guess is that the market will be weak for Lacy and he'll re-sign for a year or two with the Packers. This reminds me a lot of the first time Raji became a free agent and was forced to re-sign with us at a much lower cost than he felt he was worth.

This would be another position we would not have to use a draft pick on.

[Rutnstrut]

I also don't think Lacy would have been out all season had he been able to treat his injury properly at first. But due to TT not wanting to have any depth at a position he or stubby don't value. They pushed lacy to play on one leg. Imo the Packers owe Lacy another shot, even if it is a one year deal to prove his worth.

[Fritz]

Another idiotic post: "due to TT not wanting to have any depth at a position."

Running backs coach: "We could use some depth, as I anticipate Lacy, Starks and Crockett all getting hurt for long stretches of time and two of the three being season-ending."

Thompson. "I do not care about having depth at that position."

MM: "Frankly, it does not matter to me, either."

[Pugger]

Another idiotic post: "due to TT not wanting to have any depth at a position."

Running backs coach: "We could use some depth, as I anticipate Lacy, Starks and Crockett all getting hurt for long stretches of time and two of the three being season-ending."

Thompson. "I do not care about having depth at that position."

MM: "Frankly, it does not matter to me, either."

But it wasn't the best scenario to only have 2 HBs on the roster going into the season. RB is a brutal position and those guys get pretty banged up over the course of a season. I hope we have Ty, Eddie and Christine on the roster next year. This would be a pretty nice stable of backs to have along with Rip at FB.

[pbmax]

But it wasn't the best scenario to only have 2 HBs on the roster going into the season. RB is a brutal position and those guys get pretty banged up over the course of a season. I hope we have Ty, Eddie and Christine on the roster next year. This would be a pretty nice stable of backs to have along with Rip at FB.

They had 3 or 4 at the end of camp. 2 were hurt and one ended up on the PS. The Vikings kid also didn't make it for some reason. I don't think the roster plan was ever for two.

You can't fit the ideal number of players at each position when injury strikes. You have to balance out good players and replacement level to cover a job for a week.

[Fritz]

My quibble is with the absurd notion that Thompson doesn't care about it.

[Rutnstrut]

My quibble is with the absurd notion that Thompson doesn't care about it.

There is no quibble, TT and stubby have never put much value on the RB position.

[George Cumby]

So they drafted Lacy in the second round?

That's a high pick for something you don't care about.

[Harlan Huckleby]

So they drafted Lacy in the second round?

That's a high pick for something you don't care about.

The announcers said Christine Michael was drafted one pick later.

I'd rather have Michael.

[Patler]

So they drafted Lacy in the second round?

That's a high pick for something you don't care about.

Brandon Jackson was a second round pick, too.
Alex Green was a third.

Clearly they don't value RBs.

[Netmag]

I guess we'll see how pissed off they really were during the fat issue (i.e. having to publicly warn him and what not) and whether they really feel like he addressed it well enough. If they make a strong run with Ty, they may just open it up and maybe draft another back, but I think a lot will have to do with the money too.

[texaspackerbacker]

The announcers said Christine Michael was drafted one pick later.

I'd rather have Michael.

me too

[George Cumby]

The announcers said Christine Michael was drafted one pick later.

I did not know this.