Eddie Lacy a bust? Franklin the sleeper?

Of course they give Lacy every opportunity to be the guy and those who do take Franklin will need patience. This smells of a unpredictable RBBC situation for a couple of years where owners are not sure which back to start unless the other is injured. Ex. Carolina RB situation for the past few years.

I do not see a bust at all, he looks the part of a 3 down back. If healthy he will win this job

ArtyS said:

I do not see a bust at all, he looks the part of a 3 down back. If healthy he will win this job

I think that is what Lacy owners will need to worry about. Yes he can be productive in the NFL but with his running style, can he stay healthy?

I would be worried about his movement with a fused BIG toe. That is what worries me is the big toe being the one that is fused, it could cause him to lose a lot of lateral movement.

I don't think Lacey will be a bust simply cause it is the Packers, even Kuhn was a startable bye week guy cause of goal line carries.

I do think Franklin is the one to own and could really excel at the value taken. I really like what the Pakers did here and I think they both could be studs moving forward if healthy.

haimez40 said:

I don't think Lacey will be a bust simply cause it is the Packers, even Kuhn was a startable bye week guy cause of goal line carries.
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Right, he'll bust because if the toe and Franklin there.

Bradshaw had foot problems and still was able to carve out a serviceable 4-5 yr career. Not everyone needs to be AP to be fantasy relevant. If you take Lacy in the first Franklin will be there to take in the 2nd, instant handcuff.

HellAtlantic said:

Bradshaw had foot problems and still was able to carve out a serviceable 4-5 yr career. Not everyone needs to be AP to be fantasy relevant. If you take Lacy in the first Franklin will be there to take in the 2nd, instant handcuff.

Different issue than Bradshaw imo. Bradshaw didn't have his big toe fused like Lacy. Having this fused I would think he loses a lot of Speed, Power, and lateral Movement.

I would prefer Franklin. I think there's a strong reason GB took him high after taking Lacy. I think a few hours after taking Lacy, they knew they made a mistake.

I'm avoiding Lacy before 1.9 or so and would probably take Franklin over him at 1.9 if both still there.

wh0urdady said:

I would be worried about his movement with a fused BIG toe. That is what worries me is the big toe being the one that is fused, it could cause him to lose a lot of lateral movement.

Does everyone know that the fused toe was fused last offseason. Lacy played the entire last season with Alabama with the toe. I don't see the issue. IMO, Mike Mayock had Lacy as a 1st round talent coming into the draft Thursday night. I so swing for the fences and trade down to pick him up, You can get him pretty cheep right now, especially in DC Leagues because of Smitty's and others current opinion.

Believers could be right, but a fused toe could lead to some durability issues. I'll let others believe :) and I'm grabbing Franklin before the believers can

I like Franklin better and thought there was a slim possibility that he would go in the 1st. Probably due to a couple mock drafts I saw where Franklin went to Denver and garyzab predicting the Pack would take him in the 1st. I thought the Lacy pick by Thompson was a head scratcher. I don't hate the pick, but it seemed so out of character for Thompson and I didn't see Lacy as a great fit. I absolutely loved the Franklin pick, though. I see a little Doug Martin in his game and he seems to be a complete back. It wouldn't surprise me to see Lacy traded, especially since I think Harris is pretty good and it's still too early to totally write off Green.

Again, is reaching bad? No. Should you take Franklin in the first? Not early, or even middle of the first, but at the tail-end? It's bold, some will laugh, and you may be able to get him later, but sometimes I could care less if I'm reaching even a round early if I know I'm getting my guy. How many of us got laughed at even drafting Victor Cruz in 2011? Or taking Dez a touch early last year. Tell people to enjoy the show when you grab Franklin in the 1.10-2.05 range.

Got him with the 14th overall pick last night ;;)

I realize GMs will rarely make a pick to appease the fan base, but I thought the Lacy pick smelled a little that way since it did seem out of character for Thompson, coupled with the fact that I didn't see Lacy as a great fit. Then, when he saw Franklin falling, he felt he had to move up to get him if the price was right. It may be nothing, but him trading back when grabbing Lacy and then aggressively trading up for Franklin after drafting Lacy was a little strange. It's as if he was almost second-guessing his Lacy pick or had something else in mind (trade?) for Lacy when moving up to grab Franklin. Could all be idle speculation, but I will say I'm pleased that my Pack might finally have a decent running game.

Fighting_Amish said:

I realize GMs will rarely make a pick to appease the fan base, but I thought the Lacy pick smelled a little that way since it did seem out of character for Thompson, coupled with the fact that I didn't see Lacy as a great fit. Then, when he saw Franklin falling, he felt he had to move up to get him if the price was right. It may be nothing, but him trading back when grabbing Lacy and then aggressively trading up for Franklin after drafting Lacy was a little strange. It's as if he was almost second-guessing his Lacy pick or had something else in mind (trade?) for Lacy when moving up to grab Franklin. Could all be idle speculation, but I will say I'm pleased that my Pack might finally have a decent running game.

Agreed. No matter if its a rotation or not, it will be excellent.

Looks like Lacy gets a small bump in value. franklin is going to miss most offseason ota's & mini camps due graduation. I think same thing Pead had last year.

omahabrad said:

Looks like Lacy gets a small bump in value. franklin is going to miss most offseason ota's & mini camps due graduation. I think same thing Pead had last year.

Yep..... sets them back a bit their rookie season.

Franklin could be their 3rd down RB from week 1 and be a Sproles-like 3rd RB and a possible RB2 later in the season, especially in a PPR league. The thing to remember is that Lacy is used to running through the Fulda Gap. The Pack's OL sucks generally, and is only marginally ok when both Bulaga and Sitton are healthy. With the 2 of them moving to the left side (neither are well suited in my opinion) that is going to mean that speed will end up being pretty important, and Franklin has loads of it. Lacy doesn't.

Steelers passed on Lacy due to the toe and because of somewhat underdeveloped and inconsistent hands, route running, and blocking. Franklin could end up taking over sooner than people realize. Remember, that team revolves around Rodgers, not the running game, so the better blocker with more consistent hands is going to be very tempting. That's not a "grind it out" offense. Lacy's obviously going to get the goal line work, but when McCarthy was OC for the Aints, Deuce McAllister ended up with 47, 69, adn 34 receptions in the 3 seasons before he got injured, and before that, Ricky Williams had 44 and 60 receptions. He gets to the Packers 2 years later, and Ahman Green has 46 receptions, and a team with Brett Favre, the ultimate gunslinger, hucks it to the RB 90 times.

McCarthy WANTS to throw to the RB. He wanted desperately for Brandon Jackson to stay healthy so he could release lead-handed Ryan Grant but it just didn't happen.

If Lacey gets injured, don't be surprised if McCarthy really lets Lacey take his time healing.

kethnaab said:

Franklin could be their 3rd down RB from week 1 and be a Sproles-like 3rd RB and a possible RB2 later in the season, especially in a PPR league. The thing to remember is that Lacy is used to running through the Fulda Gap. The Pack's OL sucks generally, and is only marginally ok when both Bulaga and Sitton are healthy. With the 2 of them moving to the left side (neither are well suited in my opinion) that is going to mean that speed will end up being pretty important, and Franklin has loads of it. Lacy doesn't.

Steelers passed on Lacy due to the toe and because of somewhat underdeveloped and inconsistent hands, route running, and blocking. Franklin could end up taking over sooner than people realize. Remember, that team revolves around Rodgers, not the running game, so the better blocker with more consistent hands is going to be very tempting. That's not a "grind it out" offense. Lacy's obviously going to get the goal line work, but when McCarthy was OC for the Aints, Deuce McAllister ended up with 47, 69, adn 34 receptions in the 3 seasons before he got injured, and before that, Ricky Williams had 44 and 60 receptions. He gets to the Packers 2 years later, and Ahman Green has 46 receptions, and a team with Brett Favre, the ultimate gunslinger, hucks it to the RB 90 times.

McCarthy WANTS to throw to the RB. He wanted desperately for Brandon Jackson to stay healthy so he could release lead-handed Ryan Grant but it just didn't happen.

If Lacey gets injured, don't be surprised if McCarthy really lets Lacey take his time healing.

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