After gaining just 360 yards in 2016, he signed with Seattle where he averaged just 2.6 yards per carry and gained just 179 yards in 2017, likely the end of his career, although he is still under 30. A guy may have a bead on him and hit him, but people bounce off.”īut then Eddie quickly got fat and slow. We love that energy that he brings – that ability to just demoralize a defense with broken tackles.” Eddie’s position coach Sam Gash, added, “He’s got a great burst. He’s a really humble guy, but when he’s on the field he turns into a monster. Fullback John Kuhn told the Journal Sentinel, “We love the energy he brings each week. While Taylor did not quite have Lacy’s spin move, both runners just bounced off and ran through opponents.
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According to Pro Football Talk, Lacy had a workout with the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. When I watched Lacy, I was more reminded of Jim Taylor than John Brockington in terms of running style. Former Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy could be inching his way back into the NFL. His former roommate Franklin emphasized the precarious life of running backs in praising Lacy to Sports Illustrated, “That boy, he can run, he’s strong, he’s smart, he can block – I believe he can be one of the greatest to play this game. Lacy carried the ball 38 fewer times in year two, but averaged a half yard more per carry and caught more passes. He had a tryout for the Jacksonville Jaguars as Urban Meyer, Tebow’s head coach at the University of Florida, is now the head man for the Jaguars. In Lacy’s second year, Coach Mike McCarthy took great pains to mix in change-of-pace runner James Starks to try to preserve Eddie’s effectiveness for the playoffs and for the longer term. At 33 years old, Tim Tebow is making a return to pro football. Unfortunately, his career faded even quicker than Brockington’s did. By that point, the 5’11” 230-pound Lacy was on his way setting new team rookie records for most rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in a season.īecause of his gaining over 1,000 yards rushing in each of his first two seasons and being the first Packer to win the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award since John Brockington, Lacy was compared to Brockington. Although Franklin was the first of the two roommates to gain 100 yards in a game in week three of 2013, his career ended a few weeks later when he suffered a spinal contusion against the Vikings.
Hedging his bet, Ted Thompson added UCLA’s Johnathan Franklin in the fourth round of the same draft. Tired of trying to manufacture a running game out of spare parts, the Packers drafted Eddie Lacy out of Alabama in the second round in 2013. Durability is a frequent concern with running backs and makes the position subject to upheaval.
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