The Green Bay Packers made big changes with their running back room this offseason, letting Aaron Jones walk to the Minnesota Vikings in free agency, then bringing in Josh Jacobs on a four-year, $48 million deal and also drafting MarShawn Lloyd from USC in the third round. AJ Dillon is still on the Packers' roster as well, but Jacobs figures to be the feature back given the contract, and offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich spoke on the plan for this season.

“Josh is a phenomenal running back,” Adam Stenavich said, via Eric Edholm of NFL.com. “He's been All-Pro a couple of times. He's just one of those guys that's good in all situations, good out of the backfield as a receiver, excellent runner. He's a good (pass) protector. So he's one of those guys that you can really have in the game all the time and not have to worry about anything with him. So that's nice.”

Given the fact that Josh Jacobs should be the main back for the Packers this season, it is interesting that the team used a third-round pick on MarShawn Lloyd, but Stenavich spoke on what he sees in him as well. He also indicated that he would like to get him on the field, as he presents a bit of a different look than AJ Dillon does.

“I liked his speed. I liked his speed a lot,” Stenavich said, via Edholm. “He had some good runs in OTAs where you saw his burst. He's got good vision, so I'm really excited about that out of the backfield. … I would like to get (Lloyd) out there as much as possible. He's got a skill set that's a little bit different than AJ's as far as his speed. He's not quite the bruiser that (Dillon) is obviously, but he's got a different type of skill set. So it'll be nice to get him the ball in space and just see what he can do because I think he's gonna add a good explosive element to the offense as well.”

It will be interesting to see the distribution of carries for the Packers next season, as they try to build off of their surprising trip to the divisional round last season.

What will the Packers' run game look like in 2024?

Given the changes to the running back room going into 2024, there is undoubtedly some optimism for the run game overall for the Packers, but Stenavich said that they have to put in the work to make sure they achieve what they envision.

“We know how good we can be, but we need to understand that no one's going to hand anything to us in this league,” Stenavich said, via Edholm. “Everything must be earned. Just the (intentionality) of going out there every single day and working hard and working at your craft and being the best that you can be, that's what's going to take us back to the playoffs and get us as far as we can do.”

The Packers are hoping to build a contender with Jordan Love under center, and the running game will be a key part of that.