quote:Originally posted by Boris:
...Let's all hope Lacy turns into the RB we know heshouldwants to be...
If Lacy or Franklin or Harris work into a weapon that D coordinators have to account for, we could see a lot of what we saw in that Houston game last year: single coverage on the outside, no cover two, safeties playing in and Rodgers cutting them up like a surgeon....
quote:Originally posted by Boris:
Getting Eddie Lacy at the same spot in the draft he got Brandon Jackson, has the other teams very worried & rightfully so.
Let's all hope Lacy turns into the RB we know he should be. I want Aaron Rodgers to be the least sacked QB in the NFL this year. Run, LACY.... RUN!!!
Not quite, but very close. Lacy went two picks earlier.
I share that hope.
Your Final is tomorrow, Mr. Spicoli.
More optimism for Lacy and his "innate abilities".
Just my opinion, as a former OLineman, it's a lot more fun to block for a guy you know will take advantage of the work you're putting in. I know it's their job to block whether they want to or not, but having a RB they know will get the yards might give our OL a small boost in the running game. They may block just a little harder!
With all of the camp comments I have been reading about Mike Daniels=cannonball, how about bringing him in at FB near the goal line instead of Raji?
That might be a winner -
IF the Packers decide to go Kuhn-less in 2013 then his role(s) will be handled by others
My guess was they would go one more year with Kuhn, but the addition of Mulligan + Lacy + Quarless gives them more beef in the running game. Lining up Daniels in the backfield is less risk than Raji
I was very impressed by Lacy in the Rams game. I took a close look at the highlights and saw that his success was due more to his own ability than to blocking. The first highlight run has EDS whiffing completely on his block and DJ Williams getting driven back deep into the backfield by his man. EDS is easily beaten again on the second highlight run. Lacy did a great job to pick up good yardage in those situations.
Originally Posted by 18c3v:
The first highlight run has EDS whiffing completely on his block and DJ Williams getting driven back deep into the backfield by his man. EDS is easily beaten again on the second highlight run.
...IMHO Tretter was brought in with the idea of upgrading the center position
EDS is service-able. Nobody will ever confuse him with Dwight Stephenson or Mike Webster.
Lacy....my god this guy can RUN! FINALLY! We have a RB!
Lets hope not...one is black...the other one is dead
EDS may be mediocre, but he needs to stay healthy. There's a pretty big drop-off to GVR.
Am I the only one who thinks one of these times Lacy is gonna "spin-move" right into a hellacious block/tackle??? 
Also saw he was referred to as "Jelly-Roll Tide" referring to earlier in camp.
Really, REALLY liked what I saw from Lacy. He was decisive in the hole, breaking tackles and the best part: he played on 3rd downs and played well. Didn't see him wiff on any blocks and had a nice catch and run there in the first quarter.
Per profootballfocus.com, Lacy had 9 touches and forced 4 missed tackles. Extremely small sample but that's pretty awesome.
Anonymous NFL scout, (after pre-season game against the Rams): "Packers got a 'steal' in RB Eddie Lacy".
Gotta love that in-depth insider insight.
Wonder if the Steelers are happy they opted for Le'Veon Bell and took Lacy off their board completely.
I know I am.
And wasn't it because of Lacy's history of an injured foot that led them to take him off their board?
Yes it was. The toe injury scared them off. Hope Bell is ok but Pitt should have kept those thoughts in house.
But then everybody wouldn't know how smart they are.
I thought they also didn't like his because he's lazy.
Lazy, no fire in the belly for the game, constantly gorges himself on junk food and injuries. All sorts of reasons floated for not making the pick but at this point it appears the man at the top made the right call.
In TT I trust.
RB Le'Veon Bell will undergo MRI today on mid-foot injury he suffered Mon night. Mid-foot injuries sometimes turn out to be Lisfranc.
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
Wonder if the Steelers are happy they opted for Le'Veon Bell and took Lacy off their board completely.
I know I am.
From Adrian Peterson's AMA on reddit today:
Who do you think is the best rookie RB prospect in the NFL this year?
> eddie lacy, but he's on a passing team. but that was a real good pickup... that i didnt like
It was one preseason game folks. I'd loved what Lacy did, but we've had preseason stars in the past. I want to see it translate on Sundays.
Originally Posted by PackLandVA:
It was one preseason game folks. I'd loved what Lacy did, but we've had preseason stars in the past. I want to see it translate on Sundays.
It'll translate as long as the blocking is semi-competent. Unlike most of the backs in the past 10 years, he's a big-time talent.
Been a long time, a real long time since we've seen a RB do what Lacy did in the 1st series of a pre-season game. Guys like Gado, Goodman, etc all did their HOF work after the starters exited.
You got that right Hungry5. I always loved the way in college, especially in his senior year, Lacy kicked it UP A NOTCH in the big games. In the Super Bowl, he could be Terrell Davis. Something tells me AR wouldn't mind being John Elway if he could pick up another ring.
There's just something about Lacy carrying the football that translates effortlessly from Alabama to GB. You watch him at Family Night and STL and it's like watching him against Georgia and Notre Dame. He's not doing anything different. He's not trying to re-imagine his game to the NFL. He's just running. He's a big guy that's light on his feet that never seems to let anyone square him up.
He's kinda like Jackie Gleason.
Those over 50 here know what I mean.
He beats his wife named Alice?
I was like depressed when the Packers did not pick him in the first round. What a bargain! Or, actually more like a steal!
I think Lacy had 9 carries, so that means on average our RB is getting hit by a defender 1 foot past the LOS.