I also don’t understand why some posters are so opposed to Eddie Lacy, especially after he was off to such a Great start last year. McCarthy called him out after the 2015 season, and he responded by coming into camp in shape and practicing and playing well, until he got hurt.
He’s a BIG running back and that’s why the Packers drafted him-to pound the ball in the cold weather games at Lambeau. He had two excellent years, one overweight year, and last year was a washout because of an ankle injury that he tried to play through against dallas. Personally, I think the bigger Packer concerns with Lacy are injuries, rather than his weight.
That written, unless Green Bay is satisfied with the likes of Crockett and Jackson(?) as their additional halfbacks, it certainly seems like they’d be willing to use a draft pick to acquire another running back, maybe their mid-round comp pick, be it 4th or 5th round.
Montgomery is a TERRIFiC change of pace option, but I don’t think the Packers want to rely upon him as a feature back, like they did this year. And I don’t see Christine Michael as a viable option; he just doesn’t seem to have the acumen the Packers require for their running backs.
Finally, I too am VERY skeptical that Lacy would sign a one-year “prove-it” for vet’s minimum, especially at this point in his career. But the incentive-loaded contract is something I’ve foreseen all along. I did an “Eddie Lacy” Google search and I came up with nothing I’d consider reliable, like CBS Sports, NBC Sports (PFT), NFL, or even ESPN (Demovsky) websites. But there were a few hits on what I’d consider the more “gossipy” sites.
So we shall see...
