The Green Bay Packers still have Aaron Rodgers under center but Matt LaFleur wants to become a run-first team. The Packers went quarterback, running back, and tight end with their first three picks. When general manager Brian Gutekunst was asked about the thought process, he said LaFleur wants to be run first, having the passing game work off of that.
“I think (Packers head coach) Matt (LaFleur) certainly wants to run the ball,” Gutekunst said via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. “I think he’s talked to you guys repeatedly about how much he’d like to run the ball and have the pass work off of that. I think as we went through, we wanted to have some versatile pieces. Obviously AJ’s a big, bruising back with very, very good speed … Josiah, just the versatility, whether it’s a lead blocker, his ability to create mismatches in the passing game. Matt really wants to tie everything to the run game and off the run game, and these guys will help us do that.”
If the goal is a run-first team, they have a crowded running back room now. AJ Dillon joins Aaron Jones and Jamal Williams, a combo that was already strong for the Green Bay Packers.
In three years at Boston College, Dillon ran for 4,382 yards and 38 touchdowns. Even with all the production, a lot of the mock drafts had Dillon going later. There were some questions about why the team wouldn't have traded back if that's who they wanted to select. The Packers made their decision though, and they will be judged on them a few years down the road.
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