Well, I definitely think this move should light a fire under Rawls. And if it doesn't light one under Lacy, then he blows a chance at the next payday.To be honest, Lacy was probably my last choice from a production standpoint, but looking at the list of guys who have already visited or were scheduled to, he might have been the only one they they could get on a (relatively) cheap one-year deal. Maybe he'll be our 3rd down/short yardage back. If Rawls is healthy, I can't see him losing the starting job to Lacy unless Lacy gets in ridiculous shape between now and August.
Well, I definitely think this move should light a fire under Rawls. And if it doesn't light one under Lacy, then he blows a chance at the next payday.
Meh, it's 3.3% of the $167M salary cap. The mean cap hit for a player in the top 51 is 3.27%. Lacy is getting paid right around what the average NFL player is making. And in terms of cap space, we barely have peanuts invested in the RB position.This was probably meant to light a fire under Rawls, although I would argue that he needs a healthy year more than motivation, but $5.5 million is a pretty expensive fire.