This comment at the end of the article sounds like inside info:
I work at the McDonalds around the team’s practice field…I’m guessing he didn’t….lol
That and his agent's silence say more than words...
michiganjoe posted:SanDiegoPackFan posted:He does look good now.
Other pic appears to be a bit misleading.
The baseball makes him look big. He should be throwing the biggest damn ball he can find.
Loved reading the comments on the article posted above. Many seem to come from disappointed Packer fans. Looks like the Steelers had it right when they drafted Bell.
Rule #1 with Ted.
You have to enjoy playing football. (See Jordy Nelson)
Eddie treats it as a job. He's more interested in playing video games & eating.
The Packers absolutely made the right call here.
P.S. is Bearaholic1 actually Deep Chicago?
I think so.....
No????
Brainwashed Boris posted:Rule #1 with Ted.
You have to enjoy playing football. (See Jordy Nelson)
Eddie treats it as a job. He's more interested in playing video games & eating.
The Packers absolutely made the right call here.
P.S. is Bearaholic1 actually Deep Chicago?
Exactly my concern when profile article came out shortly after we drafted him. Had a beat writer tell me that there was quite a split within Packer organization over whether they should draft Lacy because of their concerns.
YATittle posted:Loved reading the comments on the article posted above. Many seem to come from disappointed Packer fans. Looks like the Steelers had it right when they drafted Bell.
What if Ty is a better version of either of them?
FLPACKER posted:Brainwashed Boris posted:Rule #1 with Ted.
You have to enjoy playing football. (See Jordy Nelson)
Eddie treats it as a job. He's more interested in playing video games & eating.
The Packers absolutely made the right call here.
P.S. is Bearaholic1 actually Deep Chicago?
Exactly my concern when profile article came out shortly after we drafted him. Had a beat writer tell me that there was quite a split within Packer organization over whether they should draft Lacy because of their concerns.
Still a good pick. We got his best years and we will then get compensated for him leaving.
That is an interesting debate. Discussing this very thing with a Vikes fan. Posed the question "if a 1st or 2nd round pick is not even offered a second contract, should they be considered a bust" ?
Just think how good Eddie might have been with the proper dedication and commitment. Wouldn't call him a bust, just a disappointment.
I also wouldn't call him a bust but I do shake my head at someone given that opportunity in life and they can't control themselves with the eating. Just imagine what he will be like when his playing days are over?
Based on his first two years, had he stayed focused and kept his eyes on the prize he was on pace to rush for over 4,600 yards in 4 years. That would have put him 4th all-time on the Packers rushing list. He likely would have become the top paid RB in the NFL with an average salary over 9 million...instead he opted to eat like crap and accept 3.5 million per year. 5.5 million per year is an expensive fast food habit! He might have an eating disorder.
Eddie Lacy failing to stand out in crowded Seahawks backfield
The second preseason game, against the Minnesota Vikings, raised even more questions about Lacy’s spot on the team. Rawls sat out with a sore ankle and C.J. Prosise also missed the game, so Lacy got the start and an opportunity to pull ahead of seventh-round rookie Chris Carson. Instead, the opposite happened.
Lacy once again wasn’t too inspiring, rushing six times for 20 yards and looking like just a guy out there. Meanwhile, Carson got snaps with the first team and made the most of his chances, running with a purpose and aggression that Lacy simply hasn’t shown. Carson finished with 44 total yards on seven touches, showing that he’s not going away any time soon.
I'll never forget going to a training camp practice in 2013 and watched Lacy power through 5 guys on his way to the endzone during a drill. He was the most impressive player on the field that day. Flash forward to 4 years later, did not look like the same guy in watching him yesterday. I think he can still play, but probably more of a spot role than as a top level starter.
I'm glad we got the production we did from Lacy and I wish him well. I don't really see the character flaws many others here do. I just see the running back narrative playing out as it usually does. The unique wear and tear of the position taking away the abilities that makes one effective in the first place.
Similar to Brockington, maybe? His first 3-4 years were terrific - then the gradual wear and tear decline. You saw a lot more east-west running towards the end. Of course, O-line play didn't help either with Gillingham sitting out the 1975 season and changes to the offensive game plane. Also, Lane was gone after the 1974 season and that put even more pressure on Brockington to perform and I think his body just couldn't do it anymore.
But what a beast he was those first few years!
Saw that 7th round pick last night and it wouldn't surprise me to see him beat out Eddy especially with the cap cost savings such a move entails.
You did not require a crystal ball to see this coming
Eddie just doesn't like playing football enough to do the hard work necessary to stay in shape. There were many articles about this a few years ago. He doesn't watch any football, doesn't really follow it, etc. He's not the first guy to end up doing a job he doesn't really like, but the problem is that Eddie is not going to make more than 10-15 bucks an hour doing anything else. Hopefully he's been good with the money he's made.
SanDiegoPackFan posted:Similar to Brockington, maybe? His first 3-4 years were terrific - then the gradual wear and tear decline. You saw a lot more east-west running towards the end. Of course, O-line play didn't help either with Gillingham sitting out the 1975 season and changes to the offensive game plane. Also, Lane was gone after the 1974 season and that put even more pressure on Brockington to perform and I think his body just couldn't do it anymore.
But what a beast he was those first few years!
I was too young to see Brockington play, but I thought the same thing as you. Brockington had a couple very good seasons then dropped off significantly, Lacy does seem to be following a similar career path.
Brockington's issues were physical; Eddie's problem is between his ears, IMO.
Probably going to continue to see and hear "what's wrong with Lacy?" Going forward. Bottom line is he decided to play behind a really bad OL. Carson isn't going to tear it up in place of Lacy. Neither is Rawls or Prosise. There's a reason Lynch decided to come back with a team that has 5 maulers up front.
Hijack this thread....
Watch the Lynch 30 for 30. That man is Oakland through his bones.
Lacy probably won't make it through the season healthy.
Some people enjoy playing football like Jordy, Cobb & Rodgers.
Lacy is not in that group. I also think he hates training & eats like crap.
This aint the 50's & 60's where players smoked a cig after the game.
Even during the game at halftime. Hornung did that a lot.
Didn't he coin the phrase "3 martini half time"?
Green Bay made the right decision. Got to have players that want to be in GB for the same reason. One reason.
Len Dawson. Halftime Super Bowl I
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Brainwashed Boris posted:Hijack this thread....
Watch the Lynch 30 for 30. That man is Oakland through his bones.
Lacy probably won't make it through the season healthy.
Some people enjoy playing football like Jordy, Cobb & Rodgers.
Lacy is not in that group. I also think he hates training & eats like crap.
This aint the 50's & 60's where players smoked a cig after the game.
You obviously have to have some level of physical talent to play in the NFL, but to be great you really have to love what you do. That's the case for almost any profession. A great example of that was Charles Woodson. Obviously a great physical talent, but it was the film study and the football instincts that made him a Hall of Famer. Football instincts are really just a result of playing and watching football games for years and years.
The one thing that NFL combines and pro days can't measure is how much a guy loves playing football. I think that's why there are so many misses drafting big guys like DL. Guys that play other positions are often doing it because they loved doing it. A lot of the big guys were so massive when they were little they were basically told they'd be stupid not to play football (and they aren't candidates to play other sports like baseball, basketball, or soccer in many cases). The problem is that a lot of them never really wanted to do it. They go to a D1 program and then end up at 6'2" and 300 pounds and get by based on physical talent. Then they get drafted and handed millions of dollars and end up half-heartedly liking what they are doing. Obviously, give me Mike Daniels or Aaron Kampman any day over Kyri Thornton, etc. but Daniels types don't have ideal "measurements" they just love playing the game.
Eddie Lacy is in the category of being too physically talented to play football, but not into enough to be great at it for very long.
McCarthy yesterday on NFL players. From good players, to good players who will make a great play, to great players who make others around them better.
I absolutely loved this from McCarthy today. It's something I've been struggling to articulate just to myself for a long, long time. pic.twitter.com/N8eE733IPS
— Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) August 20, 2017
(i do not follow nagler, Ty Montgomery re-tweeted this)
"Ignernt." New word for 2017.
Yes, every player that ever earned an NFL paycheck was worthy.
There are exceptions like Curtis Martin who also claimed he wasn't all that interested in watching football or having anything to do with it off the field.
Maybe Eddie played football so he could afford to get his family out of a ****ty FEMA trailer? People seem genuinely mad at the kid like he promised them happiness and then mailed them a coil in gift box.
Thank God Chris Borland wasn't drafted by GB. Can you imagine that? This place would have self combusted.
Hungry5 posted:McCarthy yesterday on NFL players. From good players, to good players who will make a great play, to great players who make others around them better.
I absolutely loved this from McCarthy today. It's something I've been struggling to articulate just to myself for a long, long time. pic.twitter.com/N8eE733IPS
— Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) August 20, 2017(i do not follow nagler, Ty Montgomery re-tweeted this)
I just lost some respect for Ty.
Ok. I don't get it. Why was it bad for Ty to retweet it ?
EDIT: doh! I get it now. Because he follows Nagler on Twitter. sorry.
ChilliJon posted:Maybe Eddie played football so he could afford to get his family out of a ****ty FEMA trailer? People seem genuinely mad at the kid like he promised them happiness and then mailed them a coil in gift box.
Thank God Chris Borland wasn't drafted by GB. Can you imagine that? This place would have self combusted.
I for one just want big Ed to be happy. He brought a lot of joy into my life as one of the most fun Packers to watch that I can recall. His family circumstances, as Chilli notes, were terrible. Hopefully not so much any more. I feel the same way about BJ Raji. What these people decide to do with their lives and their careers is really not worth losing that much sleep over. I just want to wish apparently good people well.