Lacy to Seahawks

[texaspackerbacker]

It would have bothered me a lot more if we had signed Lacy than letting him go. I like it a lot more with Montgomery at RB. Given the same holes, he'll get us a lot more yards. I haven't heard anything at all in the last few weeks about Christine Michael, who I (and apparently only I) have a high opinion of. Going into the season with Montgomery, Michael, Ripkowski (who IMO runs as good as Lacy), and maybe Crockett would suit me just fine.

[King Friday]

It would have bothered me a lot more if we had signed Lacy than letting him go. I like it a lot more with Montgomery at RB. Given the same holes, he'll get us a lot more yards. I haven't heard anything at all in the last few weeks about Christine Michael, who I (and apparently only I) have a high opinion of. Going into the season with Montgomery, Michael, Ripkowski (who IMO runs as good as Lacy), and maybe Crockett would suit me just fine.

Michael doesn't have a prayer of making the roster next season. I've seen french toast sticks with more IQ than that guy.

[Bretsky]

No surprise; use the money on defense

[KYPack]

$3MM Guaranteed.

They said one year 5.5 mil on ESPN.

A one year deal is pretty much guaranteed.

Maybe he had to come into camp under 300 lbs.

[Teamcheez1]

They said one year 5.5 mil on ESPN.

A one year deal is pretty much guaranteed.

Maybe he had to come into camp under 300 lbs.

Lacy reported to have celebrated the contract signing at Golden Corral.

[Rutnstrut]

It would have bothered me a lot more if we had signed Lacy than letting him go. I like it a lot more with Montgomery at RB. Given the same holes, he'll get us a lot more yards. I haven't heard anything at all in the last few weeks about Christine Michael, who I (and apparently only I) have a high opinion of. Going into the season with Montgomery, Michael, Ripkowski (who IMO runs as good as Lacy), and maybe Crockett would suit me just fine.

I didn't know Michael was still on the roster, I actually have high hopes for him. The only way Montgomery will suffice as a fulltime back is if stubby continues his aversion to the run.

[Pugger]

Seems like a good dude. I wish him well when we're not playing him. Between his weight issues, ankle, and whatever Seattle was willing to pay him, it just wasn't going to work out to stay. If the Packers really considered him a core player, they would have worked harder to keep him. MM said he was a core player at the combine or thereabouts, but ultimately, the guaranteed money has to fit the team's plans. You'd love to re-sign most of them, but just can't.

So, Adrian Peterson on a two-year deal? Draft a decent RB and let him learn from Peterson?

A rookie RB draft pick will learn from AP how not to pick up a blitz or catch a pass out of the backfield. :-p

[Zool]

Yawn.

Seattle is hoping Pete Carroll can get inside Lacy's head and motivate him.

Good luck with that.

Nice kid but didn't really hold up his end of the deal here.

I suspect the legal herb and all the good eats up there, plus lots of rain will keep Chronic Eddie indoors, smoking up, playing Halo and getting very, very large.

Ted has flexibility in this draft, he will draft a young running back who is hungry.

Eddie has been hungry for th last 20 years

[wootah]

I guess the last time we can use this one:

[pbmax]

They said one year 5.5 mil on ESPN.

A one year deal is pretty much guaranteed.

Maybe he had to come into camp under 300 lbs.

As amazing as it is to admit, sometimes red is right despite the condition of his liver. There is always the possibility of funny money. This isn't a slam dunk as the guaranteed number doesn't necessarily include those not likely to be earned incentives, but you never know.

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 44s44 seconds ago
SEA deal w/Eddie Lacy includes $385K in weight bonuses, $1M tied to weekly roster bonuses and $1.3M in not likely to be earned incentives...

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 4m4 minutes ago
The Seahawks are more than protected in the deal, which at its base is a $1.5M signing bonus and a $1.365M guaranteed 2017 base salary

The details aren't on spotrac.com yet. Someone yesterday said the deals between the 3 teams were similar, wonder if Eddie got taken for a ride by his agent and that high top line number.

[pbmax]

He's a good guy.

Eddie Lacy @Lil_Eazy_Ana_42 20h20 hours ago
Thank you to the @packers organization for taking a chance on a kid from Gretna, LA. Life changing opportunity & am forever grateful

[Pugger]

He's a good guy.

Eddie Lacy @Lil_Eazy_Ana_42 20h20 hours ago
Thank you to the @packers organization for taking a chance on a kid from Gretna, LA. Life changing opportunity & am forever grateful

From all accounts he was well liked in the locker room. It will be interesting to see how he does up in Seattle. I hope he sucks whenever he plays us, however.

[pbmax]

Over The Cap: http://overthecap.com/player/eddie-lacy/2389

Eddie Lacy signed a one year, $4.25 million contract with the Seahawks on March 14, 2017. Lacy received $2.865 million in guarantees, including a $1.5 million signing bonus. $385,000 of the contract is tied to Lacy making weight and $1 million is tied to game day active roster bonuses. Another $1.3 million is available for performance.

Total Value: $4,250,000 (avg. $4,250,000/year; $2,865,000 fully guaranteed)
12th highest of 142 RB contracts

He gets $1.5 million signing bonus. If he makes Game Day active roster all season, he gets another $1 million. If he makes all weigh-ins, he gets another $385,000 for possible total of $2.885 mil.

Another $1.3 mil on the line for achieving performance targets, for $3.885 million total.

[Joemailman]

I'm frustrated by Lacy. Loved watching him play. Could have been one of the great Packer running backs. Just didn't take his profession seriously enough.

[Bretsky]

Lots of interesting comments today by Greg Jennings in regards to Lacy