5 offseason moves the Green Bay Packers must make

2. Think about the running back depth chart

Aaron Jones was finally used as he should be this year, and he delivered with a 1,000-yard rushing season (1,084), 16 rushing touchdowns (tied for the league lead) and 49 receptions. Jamaal Williams (4.3 yards per carry, 39 catches this season) is a capable No. 2, but he is not on Jones’ level.

Credit to our friends at Lombardi Avenue for an intriguing idea. What if the Packers added a big back, in the vein of peak-form Eddie Lacy from a few years ago, as a complement to Jones/Williams? That would be a notable diversification of skills, and give Green Bay an even better ground game next year as Jones deals with defenses that get worn down a bit by having to hit and tackle a bigger back even a handful of times per game.

Jones’ overall workload should not take a notable hit in the interest of adding to the running back depth chart this offseason. But some sort of three-man backfield committee, even if it’s a 80-10-10 split with Jones taking the 80 percent, could work to nice effect and make it easier to protect Aaron Rodgers with a balanced attack. If nothing else, even with Tevin Coleman’s injury early in the NFC title game, the Packers got an up-close look at the 49ers’ productive three-man backfield twice this season.