Day 204

Fresh Start_204: An under the table signing
First off, I would like to apologize for my lack luster of articles and podcast over the past two weeks. It won’t happen for that much longer if at all for the upcoming weeks. My schedule for articles will be coming out later today.

Getting, into today’s Fresh Start, I would like to discuss the Seattle Seahawks attempt at getting another bruising running back. The Seahawks have signed former Green Bay Packer back Eddie Lacy. Lacy hasn’t been the same player since his sophomore season where he rushed for 1,139 yards and 9 touchdowns. After 2014, Lacy has suffered two separate injuries that has derailed his career.

Having two different concussions in 2013 and 2014 (however he only missed minimal time), he has had a groin and ankle injuries that cost him a total of 11 games. Seattle, like Green Bay had a difficult time finding a number one running back in 2016-17. The Seahawks had two different backs that both got injured in Thomas Rawles and C.J. Prosise. These two backs have shown in 2016 that they can’t handle the work load of Rawles and Prosise; while getting Lacy seems like a security blanket for $5.55 Million ($3 Million guaranteed).

Rawles is most likely the number one back in Seattle, but having Lacy with something to prove (to himself by dropping weight, and Seattle with proformance) on a second contract and could be the bruising power back that Seattle could put in during short yardage situations. Lacy will be the goal-line back, first two down back, and that’s it. Lacy hasn’t had a 500-yard receiving season in his career, which is worrisome as an overall back to win the starting job with the Seahawks. If he gets his hands and routes to that point, you could see the old Eddie Lacy that was running down people’s throats in 2014.

Personally, I like the signing for a small risk from Seattle’s perspective to get Lacy on a second contract that is only a single season. This is Lacy’s second chance and only chance in the NF. If Lacy wants to continue to play football he will show out and prove all his haters wrong. Pete Carroll is the perfect coach for Lacy to do this, and I am routing for him. This has a Legarrette Blount type of situation with New England, and the Seahawks would love this signing if Lacy is 60% of what Blount was for New England. Seattle didn’t hit a homerun with this signing, but it could be a signing that you look back and see that was not only a career changer, but possibly a signing that helped Seattle make a good playoff run.
Sources:(espn.com, nfl.com, si.com, sportinjurypredictor.com)

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