An above-average complementary running back fills it a quarter. Having an elite back like Cook or Aaron Jones fills half of the glass. Picture a successful running back corps as a glass of water (or any other beverage of your choosing). If that were the case, the Vikings would have won multiple Super Bowls in Adrian Peterson‘s prime, and the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans would each have rings from the one-hit-wonder days of Peyton Hillis and Arian Foster. Yet one talented running back cannot guarantee a team victories.

To top it off, the Chicago Bears’ David Montgomery has a high enough ceiling to duke it out with the best of ’em. Minnesota Vikings superstar Dalvin Cook is one of the most talented running backs in the entire league, and the Detroit Lions’ D’Andre Swift has emerged as one of the NFL’s premier young talents. Next season, the Packers will have the best and most effective running game in the NFC North. But there’s another under-the-radar asset that will be invaluable to their pursuit of a Lombardi Trophy. With the long-awaited word of Aaron Rodgers‘ return and the Green Bay Packers officially placing the franchise tag on Davante Adams, the Green Bay Packers have put to rest all that talk of rebuilding in 2022.

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