Mike McCarthy says Eddie Lacy's weight-loss application is going well - ESPN (weblog)

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Mike McCarthy hasn't considered his slimmed-down operating returned in person yet, however the green Bay Packers instruct likes what he has considered of Eddie Lacy in photographs.

"I noticed an image or two," McCarthy mentioned Tuesday on the annual NFL owners meetings. "He seemed respectable. What'd you believe?"

If the picture that became making the rounds on the internet currently is official, then it looks Lacy has taken McCarthy's ultimatum seriously and he ought to slim down this season.

Lacy had been figuring out with P90X founder Tony Horton in Wyoming prior this offseason, and McCarthy noted these sessions are carrying on with now in California.

New working backs train Ben Sirmans has been in general contact with Lacy and has been offering McCarthy with updates.

"It seems like things are going neatly for him," McCarthy observed. "He looked like that rookie man."

Even before McCarthy referred to as out Lacy after the season for being overweight, he acknowledged final October that Lacy was "larger than he was as a rookie," and McCarthy failed to sound thrilled about it.

After consecutive 1,one hundred-yard seasons to birth his profession, Lacy's creation declined vastly ultimate season. He rallied late within the 12 months to finish with simply 758 yards.

youngsters the Packers haven't noted what they want Lacy to weigh by the point he reviews for the offseason software in April or initially of training camp in July, McCarthy said closing month that he by no means requested Lacy to lose 30 kilos as had been suggested. although, a weight reduction in excess of 20 pounds doubtless would not be out of the question. The Packers listed the 5-foot-11 Lacy at 234 pounds final season.

even if or not Lacy's weight-loss application is accomplished by the time the offseason software starts subsequent month, McCarthy referred to he anticipated to see a different-searching Lacy soon.

"well if he stays the course, yeah actually," McCarthy talked about. "so far, so respectable."