How to treat Lacy

[lambeaulambo]

Sign another RB. Then roll with Davis and Don Jackson (or someone else) for a few weeks while we let Lacy rest and get to 100% for the playoff push.

what playoff push?

 

[GreenBaySlacker]

I'm convinced Thompson should have kept three running backs on the roster as a team is only one injury away from having to add a player no other club was interested in adding to their 53.

There was/is a good amount of fa rb talent out there.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

While i think they probably should've kept 3 I'm pretty sure the idea was that Cobb and Montgomery were the new scat backs for this team and as such the 3rd RB wasn't needed.

I'm absolutely convinced that Cobb/Montgomery were to play the third RB role after Crockett got hurt and it allowed them to keep 7 WR's.

I'm sorry but relying on a wide receiver to consistently produce decent numbers as a running back is a terrible idea.

There was/is a good amount of fa rb talent out there.

Would you mind naming some of them???

 

[Packerlifer]

http://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...18/lacy-expected-out-multiple-weeks/92395720/

 

[Carl]

I think the Packers were set to go into the regular season with 3 RB's, but when Crockett got hurt at the end of August they were suddenly exposed with really nothing behind him and thus left themselves with no choice but to go with two RB's and try and find an adequate 3rd for the PS. Even that decision you could tell wasn't sitting right with them, they immediately grabbed Pressley when the Vikings cut him and put him on the 53. He didn't last long and the Packers incorrectly assumed that they could get through the season with just Lacy and Starks and develop Jackson.

This season so far IMO has been filled with some glaring mistakes by the powers to be in the way they have/haven't handled certain things; Punter, Sitton, RB, Shields.

Releasing Sitton has worked out fine.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Releasing Sitton has worked out fine.

True, hopefully Lang or Taylor will be able to play in all games this season though as the team doesn't have a single backup best suited to play the position.

 

[Carl]

As far as whether Lacy should have played or not, it depends.

If it's a high ankle sprain, then he shouldn't have been out there. Any weight bearing or running on it could make it worse.

If it was a minor lateral ankle sprain like a typical sprain, then making it worse depends on whether it gets twisted or not. With all the tape he had on there, twisting it again and making it worse is the same or less odds of injuring in the first place, in this case.

Of course there is a wide variety of severity of a lateral sprain that plays into consideration also.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Releasing Sitton has worked out fine.

I wasn't as angry about loosing Sitton as I was with getting nothing in return for him. That was what I was referring to in the "handling of" part. I won't rehash the timing of the decision.

 

[swhitset]

True, hopefully Lang or Taylor will be able to play in all games this season though as the team doesn't have a single backup best suited to play the position.

That depends entirely on the actual health of Linsley. I know he is still on PUP, but it might be possible that he could be playing if he were needed. Tretter played very well at guard in the past so...

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Tretter played very well at guard in the past so...

I don't remember Tretter ever playing any meaningful snaps at guard.

 

[swhitset]

I don't remember Tretter ever playing any meaningful snaps at guard.

Looking back it appears you are right, while he has taken a few snaps at LG most of his previous playing time has been at Tackle and, of course, center.

 

[ThePerfectBeard]

I can't see us signing him next year unless it's a real team friendly contract. Probably end up drafting a runner in this stacked class.

 

[C-Lee]

Report: Eddie Lacy back up to 255-265 pounds

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/10/20/report-eddie-lacy-back-up-to-255-265-pounds/

 

[Robert Mason]

Running back should now be the Packers number one priority either through trade or next years draft. I don't think Lacy will last long (also injury prone) and Starks is not the answer.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Running back should now be the Packers number one priority either through trade or next years draft. I don't think Lacy will last long (also injury prone) and Starks is not the answer.

Outside linebacker and cornerback will be a pressing need next offseason as well.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Outside linebacker and cornerback will be a pressing need next offseason as well.

Most likely Wide Receiver and TE as well It's too early for draft talk for me!

 

[Robert Mason]

Most likely Wide Receiver and TE as well It's too early for draft talk for me!

Seems like a lot of pressing needs, but RB is a high impact position. Look what Eziekel has done for Dallas ! Imagine what Barry Sanders would have done for the Packers compared to what Tony Mandrich did !

QB position is number one priority for any team. RB position is number two priority.

 

[Deleted member 6794]

Seems like a lot of pressing needs, but RB is a high impact position. Look what Eziekel has done for Dallas ! Imagine what Barry Sanders would have done for the Packers compared to what Tony Mandrich did !

QB position is number one priority for any team. RB position is number two priority.

I think you're putting too much value on running backs, especially with a team featuring an elite quarterback. The Packers hopefully won't get the chance to draft Fournette next year.

 

[Robert Mason]

I think you're putting too much value on running backs, especially with a team featuring an elite quarterback. The Packers hopefully won't get the chance to draft Fournette next year.

With Rodgers in a passing slump and no running game whats left ?

 

[Deleted member 6794]

With Rodgers in a passing slump and no running game whats left ?

I expect Rodgers to perform on an elite level again sooner or later.

 

[Carl]

Seems like a lot of pressing needs, but RB is a high impact position. Look what Eziekel has done for Dallas ! Imagine what Barry Sanders would have done for the Packers compared to what Tony Mandrich did !

QB position is number one priority for any team. RB position is number two priority.

Most goods teams have in the recent NFL have done so without elite running backs and the Packers will hopefully not be able to draft a player as talented as Elliot.

 

[Pokerbrat2000]

Packers will hopefully not be able to draft a player as talented as Elliot.

Until pick #32 or later, that is.

 

[Robert Mason]

McCarthy seems to be determined to establishing a running game. You could be determined to put your fist through a brick wall, but unless your fist is very strong it wont happen.

 

[Robert Mason]

Until pick #32 or later, that is.

I think the Packers might wind up with a 17-23 spot for next years draft.

 

[Robert Mason]

I can't see us signing him next year unless it's a real team friendly contract. Probably end up drafting a runner in this stacked class.

Yes, a RB in the first round. A no brainer !