Green Bay Packers: 5 Bold predictions for the 2018 season

Jamaal Williams, Ty Montgomery, and Aaron Jones combine for 2000 rush yards

The Green Bay Packers run game may be the best it has been since the days of Ryan Grant. It has been a long time since the Packers have had a decent run game to pair with their Hall of Fame quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Now, the Packers have three serviceable running backs. All three are capable of being a lead back, but you want to be able to utilize all three in some capacity.

Aaron Jones will be at a bit of a disadvantage to start the year. He has to serve a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. That means Williams and Montgomery are the only running backs that will share carries in weeks one and two. They will face two of the toughest defenses in the NFL, the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, in those games.

Williams and Jones will likely provide the most firepower of the three. Both showed flashes of what they are capable of. Jones had that amazing debut in Dallas while Williams had his breakout game against Cleveland later that season.

For a combined 2,000 rushing yards, Williams, Montgomery, and Jones would have to average 666.7 yards each. Williams had 556 yards in 2017, Jones recorded 448 yards and Montgomery had 273 yards. All three played in limited time. Now that they have a full season to play, their numbers will increase.

Williams was the only one to play in all sixteen games last year, he was also the best statistically. It wouldn’t be a surprise if he becomes the lead back by the end of the year. Jones and Montgomery have good cases to be that lead man as well.