If we learned anything in 2023, it’s that running backs can still mean a lot in the right situation.
The Packers were just different when Aaron Jones was on the field, to say nothing of how he contributed off the field. And just as importantly, the Packers clearly had no answers when Jones dealt with his panoply of injuries throughout the season.
AJ Dillon failed to measure up, Emanuel Wilson was too injured, and Patrick Taylor was too limited to carry the load in Jones’ absence, and retreads Kenyan Drake and James Robinson were clearly past their primes.