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[h=1]Packers rookie RB Eddie Lacy might have put on a few pounds in the offseason[/h]<cite class="byline vcard">
By Doug Farrar
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The Green Bay Packers were tired of their inconsistent running game over the last few seasons, so they looked to do something about it with authority in the 2013 NFL draft. General manager Ted Thompson and his staff selected Alabama running back Eddie Lacy in the second round, and went back to the well in the fourth by picking UCLA speedster Johnathan Franklin. Lacy was known to be a power back more than anything for the Crimson Tide ā while he did have some second-level speed, his primary attribute was his ability to bull through at the line and gain those tough yards.
Judging from his first preseason in the NFL, and a picture making the rounds on the Internet (Lacy was trending on Twitter on Monday evening as a result), it looked like Lacy had been bulling through some of his teammates at the training table.
To be fair, it is possible the angle of the picture above, on the right side, just wasn't flattering because other shots of Lacy don't look quite so bad:
At the scouting combine, Lacy weighed in at 231 pounds, which is about the limit for a 5-foot-11 power back with some speed and lateral agility. In June, Lacy showed up for Packers minicamp at 238 pounds, and his coaches didnāt appear to be too concerned.
"Whatever the weight staff and [head coach Mike McCarthy] think his weight should be, that's what we'll get him to,ā running backs coach Alex Van Pelt said.
Van Pelt compared Lacy to Steven Jackson, the longtime St. Louis Rams and current Atlanta Falcons power back who has generally played at around 230 pounds. However, Jackson is 6-foot-3, and he has a very special combination of speed and power. Jackson can handle 230 pounds on his frame and get away with it at an NFL level, because heās always been an absolute freak when it comes to his conditioning.
A (relatively) svelte Lacy last year. (Getty Images)The pictures released from Green Bayās training camp revealed a running back in Lacy who ā¦ well, doesnāt seem to be in exceptional shape at all. If the idea here is to turn Lacy into Brandon Jacobs, who played at around 260 at his power peak with the New York Giants, one wonders about that. Because it doesnāt appear that Lacy has made much of this weight out of muscle.
Maybe itās an unflattering angle, but this doesnāt look too good for Lacyās stock ā and itās yet another reason for people to get on the Johnathan Franklin bandwagon sooner than later.
[h=1]Packers rookie RB Eddie Lacy might have put on a few pounds in the offseason[/h]<cite class="byline vcard">
By Doug Farrar
</cite>
The Green Bay Packers were tired of their inconsistent running game over the last few seasons, so they looked to do something about it with authority in the 2013 NFL draft. General manager Ted Thompson and his staff selected Alabama running back Eddie Lacy in the second round, and went back to the well in the fourth by picking UCLA speedster Johnathan Franklin. Lacy was known to be a power back more than anything for the Crimson Tide ā while he did have some second-level speed, his primary attribute was his ability to bull through at the line and gain those tough yards.
Judging from his first preseason in the NFL, and a picture making the rounds on the Internet (Lacy was trending on Twitter on Monday evening as a result), it looked like Lacy had been bulling through some of his teammates at the training table.
To be fair, it is possible the angle of the picture above, on the right side, just wasn't flattering because other shots of Lacy don't look quite so bad:
At the scouting combine, Lacy weighed in at 231 pounds, which is about the limit for a 5-foot-11 power back with some speed and lateral agility. In June, Lacy showed up for Packers minicamp at 238 pounds, and his coaches didnāt appear to be too concerned.
"Whatever the weight staff and [head coach Mike McCarthy] think his weight should be, that's what we'll get him to,ā running backs coach Alex Van Pelt said.
Van Pelt compared Lacy to Steven Jackson, the longtime St. Louis Rams and current Atlanta Falcons power back who has generally played at around 230 pounds. However, Jackson is 6-foot-3, and he has a very special combination of speed and power. Jackson can handle 230 pounds on his frame and get away with it at an NFL level, because heās always been an absolute freak when it comes to his conditioning.
A (relatively) svelte Lacy last year. (Getty Images)The pictures released from Green Bayās training camp revealed a running back in Lacy who ā¦ well, doesnāt seem to be in exceptional shape at all. If the idea here is to turn Lacy into Brandon Jacobs, who played at around 260 at his power peak with the New York Giants, one wonders about that. Because it doesnāt appear that Lacy has made much of this weight out of muscle.
Maybe itās an unflattering angle, but this doesnāt look too good for Lacyās stock ā and itās yet another reason for people to get on the Johnathan Franklin bandwagon sooner than later.
