The Facts:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Lacy was taken off the Steelers' draft board because of toe fusion surgery last off-season. He fell, and fell, and the Packers took him anyway. Could the pick backfire down the road? Absolutely. Could Lacy be the long-lost answer to a ground game? Also, yes. Lacy could change how teams view the Packer offense. And as of now, he's 100 percent. "From Day 1," Lacy said. "I'm going to be ready to go."
Reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As Journal Sentinel staffer Tyler Dunne notes, Lacy, at full strength, is the runaway head of the draft class. On the best team in college football, in the best conference, he rushed for 1,322 yards with 18 touchdowns. This, after the surgery. So at No. 61 overall, why not? This time a year ago, Starks, Green and Brandon Saine were expected to carry the running game. Starks suffered turf toe in the exhibition opener, and the scrambling began. For Cedric Benson. For Ryan Grant. ... A pass-first, spread offense still needs a threat at running back. Last season was proof that the Packers need one dominant rusher to emerge. To maximize the talents of Rodgers, the richest player in NFL history, the Packers need to take a sledgehammer to Cover-2 defenses this year. Lacy can be that sledgehammer. At 5-11 and 230 pounds, he's the biggest tailback the Packers have had since Ted Thompson took over at GM. But Lacy says he'll bring "pretty much everything" to the table. "I'm a bigger guy, a tough runner, a physical runner," Lacy said. "That's just natural. But I'm also shifty and I can make defenders miss and also break long runs. I just feel like I can do anything. ..." The first thing he'll have to do is beat out fellow Jonathan Franklin for the lead role -- no mean feat in its own right and further indication the Packers backfield will be a bigger factor this fall.
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