Eddie Lacy Nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week
Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy was nominated for the NFL's Rookie of the Week Award for his Week 8 performance against the Minnesota Vikings in which he ran for 29 times for 94 yards and caught four passes.
Fans can vote for Lacy or the other nominees at NFL.com.
This is the second consecutive week and third total Lacy has been nominated for the Rookie of the Week Award, but he has yet to win. Lacy lost out Jets quarterback Geno Smith in Week 5 and Chargers tackle D.J. Fluker in Week 7.
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Comments (14)
October 29, 2013 at 06:49 pm
I doubt he will win. Neverseems to. D bak should me nominated
October 29, 2013 at 06:50 pm
More worried about rookie of the year :)
October 30, 2013 at 07:05 am
IMO, he deservers to be Rookie of the year. What other rookie has changed an offense or defense the way Lacy has for the Packers?
For the last however many years the Packers have been average rushing at best. Teams didn't respect the run at all by running cover 2 primarily against them. Now teams are respecting the run. They are playing a lot more single safety.
He has changed the whole look of the offense. That to me is rookie of the year material.
October 29, 2013 at 06:51 pm
lol.. Yep, he should also be nominated I agree. I bet Stroh will vote for him.
Longshanks
October 29, 2013 at 10:34 pm
AR and the rest of Packer Nation realize what Lacy means to this team, lets hope the NFL does too.
October 30, 2013 at 12:13 am
Hey if a rt (fluker) wins one then d bak should to
October 30, 2013 at 09:16 am
People seem to think that Gio Bernard is Lacy's biggest competition for OROY - but I don't see it. There isn't a single category where Bernard is better.
Lacy
112 carries, 446 yards, 4 YPC, 3 TDs
Bernard
72 carries, 282 yards, 3.9 YPC, 2 TDs
Of course a lot can change between now and the end of the season, but to me Lacy should clearly be the front runner.
October 30, 2013 at 09:20 am
Plus lacy is a starter. Whike the latter fights for carries. Imo lacy will be the best back of the past three draft
October 30, 2013 at 09:21 am
EDIT: Ugh. I forgot receiving stats.
Bernard
26 rec, 242 yards, 2 TDS
Lacy
12 rec, 78 yards, 0 TDs
Look at that, they both have exactly 524 total yards.
October 30, 2013 at 01:08 pm
Ouch ya recieving is gonna hurt him
October 30, 2013 at 02:29 pm
Possibly. But yards are yards, regardless of how they're gained.
But the two are a lot closer than I initially thought - and by no means should Bernard be the prohibitive favorite.
October 30, 2013 at 02:55 pm
Rushing yards are always looked at in higher regard than passing yards for backs. Lacy is clearly the top back and will win the Rookie of the Year as long as he doesn't get hurt.
Lacy could catch a ton of balls too but the Packers don't throw much to the backs though maybe they should.
Longshanks
October 30, 2013 at 10:19 am
But receiving doesn't count lol
October 30, 2013 at 06:25 pm
Imagine discussing ROY! Good times.
Eddie. Eddie lacy
He floats like a butterfly
And stings like a bee