Two things are true: first, the Packers have been hammered by injuries this year, and second, they’ve kept right on ticking.
No matter how big the body count has gotten, the Packers have weathered the storm. And in large part, they’ve done it by leveraging improvements from within. Virtually every time someone on the Packers has been hurt, they’ve been replaced by someone who’s stepping into a bigger role for the first time.
Who has improved the most? We asked our writers for their takes, and here’s what they had to say.
Tyler Brooke: AJ Dillon
We saw flashes of what AJ Dillon could do as a rookie, but the second-year running back is starting to become a legitimate workhorse in the Green Bay backfield.