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4 hours ago, Luxy312 said:

Addressing a couple of things for this thread and the OP, not necessarily in any order:

  • The Bills aren't "looking at anyone" until there's evidence that L.McCoy actually may have did something wrong.
    • The court filing from last year isn't evidence.  Circumstantial.
    • The fact that the perpetrator took jewelry that McCoy was trying to repossess is circumstantial.
    • The idea that McCoy would perpetrate an attack a day before a court ruling to remove his ex from his house seems utterly ridiculous.
  • The idea that they will sign some aging veteran that once had a good season years ago just seems idiotic to me.  Isn't Chris Ivory just another aging vet (30) that last had a good season 3 years ago, any different?
    • DeMarco Murray and Adrian Peterson haven't done anything in several years and are simply old
    • Eddie Lacy is even more removed from playing well
  • The idea that there's some young guy out there with so much potential makes me laugh a little when the Bills already have rookie Keith Ford on their roster.  He's the UDFA RB that the Bills think may have something to offer.  They backed that up with UDFA FB Zach Olstad.
  • With McCoy on the roster, they're carrying 6 running backs and 2 fullbacks.  Barring injury, I don't see a pressing need to add a body "just because", even if the McCoy allegations turn out to be true and he misses time.  Do we need 8 ball carriers?  Why not 10?  Why not 15?  A balance must be struck at some point with needs at other positions.

All that you say makes sense...but I think you are wrong if you think the Bills aren't looking at their options.  Short of this woman confesssing that all of this was just a ruise, I will be pretty shocked if LeSean McCoy is a Buffalo Bill this coming season. 

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22 hours ago, Buftex said:

All that you say makes sense...but I think you are wrong if you think the Bills aren't looking at their options.  Short of this woman confesssing that all of this was just a ruise, I will be pretty shocked if LeSean McCoy is a Buffalo Bill this coming season. 

 

Based on all of what has come out so far, there's no evidence to suggest that you won't be shocked then.

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12 minutes ago, Kmart128 said:

Really? So you want Lacy and Ivory in the backfield. And no speed at receiver.... That would be the slowest most boring offense ever assembled.

Bring back Dennison as the OC and we might be on to something 

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On 7/12/2018 at 7:32 AM, RPbillsfan said:

I was reviewing free agent RB's in light of the allegations against Leshon McCoy and the possibility of some type of suspension.  The name that caught my eye was Eddie Lacy who is only 27 and not to much use over the last couple of years.

 

I realize he has had weight/conditioning issues and is primarily an inside, between the tackles type but may be able to play and give the Bills a decent one-two punch with Chris Ivory.

 

Just a thought for the board to consider.

 

The reason he's not on a roster already is that his season with the Seasnakes last year was so miserable.  2.6 YPA, 19.9 YPG.

 

That said, last year it seemed like the Seasnakes were trying to protect Russ Wilson and rush behind a dime-store OL.  When your franchise QB has more than twice as many rushing yards as the next RB on your team, that's not a good sign.  But it's also not a good sign for Lacy that he was far from the best performer on that team.

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With Murray retired I have no idea why Alfred Morris is a free agent unless he is commanding a higher asking price. I much rather have Morris than Chris Ivory, Morris had a 4.8 ypc in 2017 as a backup for the Cowboys, granted the Cowboys O-line is pretty solid and may inflate production but 4.8 ypc is good no matter what. Morris is also 29 and will be 30 by the end of year so age isn't a big factor. 

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On 7/12/2018 at 5:31 PM, Golden Goat said:

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To paraphrase Lloyd Braun, "Wow, you're a lot of football player!"

 

 

Might I respectfully suggest that any more threads like this are retitled 'Should we look at 'John Doe' and his police record?'

 

If I was OBD I would be assigning Joe Mannix a desk next to GM Beane to listen in on who we're chatting up.

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22 hours ago, frostbitmic said:

If they want to watch him eat or waddle with the football sure.

 

At this point I believe Lacy's training regimen consists of ...

1. Wake up at noon

2. Eat

3. Smoke a blunt

4. Eat

5. Take a nap

 

...Jesus 'Frosty......carbon copy of Rex 'n Rob.......

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1 hour ago, NoSaint said:

 

He will be wearing 99, with tape over the name plate 

 

...thinkin' only 9999 would be visible on his backside................Slimfast endorsement could be in his future...................

5 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Can we get a 'bicycle built for 3'?  Make sure you order the HD suspension package.

 

.....that would be over the weight limit for 92.7% bridges in the US.....how would you like to be a rim for THAT bike anyway?......same thing happened to him that happened to me...went tanning and caused a grease fire.....

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2 hours ago, billspro said:

There are probably 50 RBs I would rather sign than Lacy.

 

I wouldn't mind Lacy because he is young and recently productive (5.1 YPC in 5 games in 2016 before getting hurt) and Lacy is still only 27/28 with some injury history but not a major one. I think there exist better options but Lacy has some sort of chance to be productive. 

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On 7/12/2018 at 8:32 AM, RPbillsfan said:

I was reviewing free agent RB's in light of the allegations against Leshon McCoy and the possibility of some type of suspension.  The name that caught my eye was Eddie Lacy who is only 27 and not to much use over the last couple of years.

 

I realize he has had weight/conditioning issues and is primarily an inside, between the tackles type but may be able to play and give the Bills a decent one-two punch with Chris Ivory.

 

Just a thought for the board to consider.

 

So you recognize that Eddie Lazy I mean Lacy has a weight and conditioning problem but we should sign him and he'd be a 1-2 punch with ivory? Sometimes you just have to read what you write and you can answer your own question. Chris Ivory has been a pretty solid back on both the jets and Jacksonville, he is no mcCoy but there are few like him, we will see if we've done enough as far as roster depth at RB to take the load off of any QB that starts for us.

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15 hours ago, billsfan89 said:

 

I wouldn't mind Lacy because he is young and recently productive (5.1 YPC in 5 games in 2016 before getting hurt) and Lacy is still only 27/28 with some injury history but not a major one. I think there exist better options but Lacy has some sort of chance to be productive. 

 

He was in shape for 1 season in his career. He also didn't have to run against stacked boxes in Green Bay. He looked like Tolbert the season he played in Seattle. 

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You mean "Bready" Lacy? I watched a run where he broke free and went about 60 yards and I swear it was the longest 60 yard run I've ever seen from an RB...it looked like he was moving in slow motion...seemed like it took 10 seconds in the last 40 yards where he was running and there were no moves it was just a straight ahead run

 

http://www.snappytv.com/snaps/divisional-can-t-miss-play-eddie-lacy-gets-it-going-about-nfl-green-bay-packers-at-arizona-cardinals-divisional-playoffs-on-nfl-live-2b_0s

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4 hours ago, Real McCoy said:

A fat, slow RB is just what the Bills need.

stick with tradition.
Mike Tolbert should be a Coaching assistant for the Bills soon enough. perfect mentor.
Will Daboll be using the Dennison method this year ?

 

so ?
No to Lacy 

 

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While I think he'd be worth a look if they had to scramble for someone, I don't think he's a McDermott type of guy. He's stated before that the main reason he plays is so he can provide for his family. Nothing wrong with that, really, but McDermott wants guys who play for more than just the paycheck.

 

Weight-wise, I believe when he was in Seattle they loaded his contract with incentives if he was able to keep his weight at or under a certain number. And as far as I know, he worked pretty hard with their trainers to get to the weight they wanted him at and was able to maintain it for the season or two he was there.

 

I remember his rookie year when he was solid, I busted open a box of cards and got an autographed Lacy rookie card. At that time, his signed RC's were going for $50-$60 on eBay but I was like, meh, I like this one, I'll hang onto it... now it probably would get $10 tops haha.

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On 7/14/2018 at 6:18 PM, billsfan89 said:

 

I wouldn't mind Lacy because he is young and recently productive (5.1 YPC in 5 games in 2016 before getting hurt) and Lacy is still only 27/28 with some injury history but not a major one. I think there exist better options but Lacy has some sort of chance to be productive. 

 

How you explain 2017?

 

44 minutes ago, blacklabel said:

While I think he'd be worth a look if they had to scramble for someone, I don't think he's a McDermott type of guy. He's stated before that the main reason he plays is so he can provide for his family. Nothing wrong with that, really, but McDermott wants guys who play for more than just the paycheck.

 

Weight-wise, I believe when he was in Seattle they loaded his contract with incentives if he was able to keep his weight at or under a certain number. And as far as I know, he worked pretty hard with their trainers to get to the weight they wanted him at and was able to maintain it for the season or two he was there.

 

I remember his rookie year when he was solid, I busted open a box of cards and got an autographed Lacy rookie card. At that time, his signed RC's were going for $50-$60 on eBay but I was like, meh, I like this one, I'll hang onto it... now it probably would get $10 tops haha.

 

They set him milestones to weigh in, with a bonus to hit each milestone, and he did.

 

What he wasn't able to maintain was decent productivity as an RB. 

So whether or not you think he's worth looking at, depends upon what you think the reason for that lack of productivity might be.

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31 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

How you explain 2017?

 

 

They set him milestones to weigh in, with a bonus to hit each milestone, and he did.

 

What he wasn't able to maintain was decent productivity as an RB. 

So whether or not you think he's worth looking at, depends upon what you think the reason for that lack of productivity might be.

 

I'm sure there are a number of reasons for his lack of productivity... here are a couple:

-Injuries. He's appeared in only 14 games over the last two seasons.

-He's not a very versatile back. He's not gonna run away from anyone and he's almost strictly a between the tackles guy.

-Seattle's offensive line. Whether it's the type of scheme they run, the OL coach, how they coordinate the run game... or, the players they have starting on the OL just aren't very good, which is the most likely scenario. Russell Wilson has only enjoyed one season (his rookie year) where he hasn't been sacked 40+ times. In his six seasons, he averages 41.3 sacks per season. I'm not sure where that ranks in the league but if I had to guess I'd say "pretty close to last." Also, Tom Cable as their OL coach didn't do them many favors, he used schemes that really didn't suit his players.

 

After they lost Lynch, Seattle's running game has been less than stellar and has featured a rotating cast of different backs. Thomas Rawls was really good for them in 2015, but injuries led to him getting cut. They had Christine Michael on two different occasions and he could never get going. They rolled with CJ Prosise and Chris Carson last season, both went on IR before like, week six. So, over the last couple of seasons, it's pretty evident that Seattle just hasn't had a very good ground game. They drafted Rashaad Penny and expect both Carson and Prosise to be 100% for 2018 so they may improve this year.

 

I'm not endorsing they go out and sign Lacy. My train of thought is that if things get really f'd with the RB group then Lacy, to me, would be a guy worth calling in for a tryout because it's clear that McBeane like having a bigger, north-south/power runner on their roster. 

 

With all that said... he won't be a member of the Buffalo Bills, like.... ever.

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