Running back A.J. Dillon and tight end/H-back Josiah Deguara were selected early to help Matt LaFleur run the team he wants. LaFleur’s mentor, Kyle Shanahan, runs a similar scheme in San Francisco; one that shredded the Packers’ defense as if he were getting ready to make nachos.
The Packers obviously have the superior quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, meaning the passing game will never be secondary, but a stronger run game will drastically improve the Packer offenses’ play-action game. According to ACME Packer Company’s Pete Bukowski, Aaron Rodgers was one of the least efficient quarterbacks in play-action in 2019, finishing below 30th in YPA and passer rating in play-action, though he notes the team had a 66% success rate from Week 9 on.