The Lass Word: AJ Dillon is Built to Handle the Load

If both Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams wind up walking away from the Packers this offseason, second year man AJ Dillon figures to inherit the job of featured running back. And Dillon’s emergence could bring back a concept the Packers have lacked since the days of Eddie Lacy, namely, the workhorse back.

With Jones, the coaching staff felt compelled to protect him from getting rundown by limiting his touches. Jones usually sat out several possessions, beginning as early as the second or third series in most games, and played sparingly throughout so as to be fresh for the 4th quarter. He carried the ball more than 16 times only twice in 2020, 18 against Detroit in week two, and 20 against…