Green Bay Packers: Why Eddie Lacy should be re-signed

The Green Bay Packers should re-sign free agent to be Eddie Lacy.

With the 2016 season at a close, that is the most intriguing question facing Ted Thompson and the Packers front office. After four years with the Packers, Lacy is scheduled to hit the open market on March 9 at 4 p.m. ET.

There was a point in time when Lacy looked like the unquestionable running back of the future for the Packers. He won Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2013 and followed that up with an even better 2014 campaign, topping 1,100 rushing yards in each of those seasons.

But in 2015, however, we saw Lacy struggle with weight issues and inconsistency. He received just 187 carries after averaging 265 carries in his first…