Lacy is Gonna Wreck Fools

I'm an Eddie Lacy fan.  Since his rookie year, I've thought people have made too much of out of his weight.  He's never been a scat back, but his weight did not prevent him from being a force to be reckoned with in the NFL.

This last season, things did not go they way they were supposed to.  While still showing flashes of brilliance, Eddie had a disappointing year.  At one point, he was benched for violating team rules (curfew violation) and after the season, Mike McCarthy was openly concerned about his weight.

Eddie responded like a professional:

And that's not even a particularly good picture!

If this is a demonstration of the dedication we can expect from Eddie Lacy this season, I see two things happening.  First, with Marshawn Lynch's retirement, Eddie may be the heir apparent for the "Beast Mode" moniker.  Two, Aaron Rodgers will have a much easier job this year.  He won't have to throw as much and the defenses he does have to throw against will still be recovering from getting the snot knocked out of them by Eddie.  There are few things as entertaining for a Packers fan as watching Eddie trucking linebackers and defensive backs.

What happens if you add a focused and in-shape Eddie Lacy and a healthy Jordy Nelson to last year's team?  You have a real contender instead of the paper tiger that the Packers were exposed as last year.