You aren't even trying to tell the whole story here. You're fine pointing out the 3.4 ypc from last year, but it would have been nice to factor in his yards receiving, and now we're at 4.2. Then you could have mentioned he was one of our yards from scrimmage leaders. And, of course, he doesn't turn the ball over.

There's a lot more to the RB position than running with a football.

This is all premature. With the rookie draft pick injured, one of the UDFA pickups injured and LaFleur saying he wanted a RB committee, Dillon is a cheap insurance policy until more talent develops or drops into their lap (such as Rasul Douglas). Dillon is the only guy with extensive experience in the offense, so getting rid of him now would really leave them thin. LaFleur has already suggested the last year's preseason darling Wilson needs to get all phases of the position down consistently, so they're not going to rely on him to pass block for the $200M man. Dillon may be pedestrian, but he's still potentially valuable to the team in a 17 game season.

The reality does seem to be that A. J. has not become the battering ram we had hoped for to consistently get the tough yards for first downs and touchdowns, but I'm still holding out hope he somehow finds a way on Sunday to smash back some defenders.

"I'm not sure what the projection was, but it doesn't seem like the project ever truly projected"

You, possibly, and many others seen a projection based on his tree stump thighs. I doubt, if the many even knew of him to look at his film before being selected, but simply fell in love when seeing his legs, those legs that can't be used properly because he gets high just before contact. I believe in the saying, 'big isn't always better' and proof is in this 'pudding'.

My two cents, Dillons first two steps are to slow. He lacks quickness and thus is getting met at the los by tackles and lbs. Also he runs low and goes down more by being out of balance then being tackled.
I Think Llyod was his replacement who got hurt so we keep Dillon.

AJ Dillon was likely retained for the sake of continuity if nothing else.

GBP put much more emphasis on pass blocking from their backs than probably any other team in the league. It requires buy-in from the backs in the form of not only being willing to block, but to develop an eagerness to be an aggressive, passionate blocker. To put time and effort into it as a primary focus of your job duties. Not an easy thing to convince most RBs to embrace.

Dillon is the bridge to show the young and new backs what it means to be a back in Green Bay. What the expectation is, how to go about your business day to day, etc and so forth. He's also sure-handed and knows the offense inside and out.

It's probably Dillon's last season. For what it's worth, while he's not a plus RB, he has had games over the last two years where he's shouldered the load and done enough to help the Pakcers win. He's not a bad back, but he's not a #1 back in the NFL, and that's okay.

Good Packer. Good Man. Loves Wisconsin and the Green and Gold. Best of luck to him.

I suspect that Dillon will make the 53. He is a good pass-pro guy, and could team with Jacobs on short-yardage downs. Not a bad receiver, and he has Special Teams possibilities (coverage/blocker, NOT returner). Wouldn't shock me to see him active over Sims on game days.
On the other hand, the Packers brain trust knows far more than I, and may well decide to cut him.

AJD is at a crossroads. He knows it. We know it. Gutey knows it...the holder of the keys to Packers' roster life or death. He has also shown he holds no sentimental value for fan favorites, even with endearing names like the Mayor of Door. AJD has also become cheaper to help tip the scales to remain a Packer. That's something.

I do cringe when I see AJD taking a handoff standing still for a draw play 8 yards deep. He needs to be powering on all cylinders at the handoff. Quickness has never been this thing and MLF keeps trying use it. A wasted play trying see it.

As much as I like AJD, I continue to be impressed by Wilson. His running style is quickness, power with balance. What is looking to be a trademark is how balanced he remains in the scrum while keeping his quick feet pounding. He's amazing in getting 1-3 yards consistently on his own.

Sunday may tell the tale for AJD.

should have kept Aaron Jones, the best back in Packers history.. bet he has a better season than Jacobs.

it's champing at the bit, not chomping.

Love, Dillon, Deguara, Kamal Martin, Runyan, Hanson, Stepaniak, Scott, and Garvin. Yeah, not a good group. GB got something out of Dillon and Runyan, even if it was not above average. They got a bit from Deguara, if only that he filled a role indifferently. Love is the prize that easily salvages the draft class.

I agree with TGR (as usual!). The 2020 year was quite tumultuous, with respect to roster juggling. I think Gute would admit that the draft in particular was not what he was hoping for. But let's go back and look at who was available after the Packers drafted by position. For context, the 2020 draft was loaded in the first round, but not much after, with only one or 2 Pro Bowl players after the 3rd Round. Safeties dominated this draft.

RBs chosen after Dillon are: Antonio Gibson, Ke-Shawn Vaughn, Lynn Bowden, ZACK MOSS, Darrynton Evans, Josh Kelly, La-Michal Perine, Anthony McFarland, DeeJay Dallas, and Jason Huntley. With the exception of Zack Moss, really nobody has been better.

After Dillon was drafted, the next 3 picks were Willie Gay, Jeremy Chin, & Logan Wilson. The Packers later drafted Kamal Martin who eventually started and was dropped the following year. Packers had needs at LB, but had Amos and Savage as their Safeties already. We had Logan Wilson pegged to the Packers in the 3rd round, but loved Chin.

71st overall was Justin Madubuike, DT. 73rd was Davon Hamilton - either one of these players could have helped Kenny Clark. After this, several players are either out of the league or 2nd/3rd string players currently until you get to Julian Blackmon and then Zack Moss.

As a point of interest Runyan was picked in the 6th round....A homerun pick IMO!! Guards such as Damien Lewis, Jonah Jackson were 3rd round picks....comparable to Runyan in our opinion.

I went back and did a little digging on the 2020 draft, and one of the things I found is that Dillon was taken at pick #62, and has an AV of 23. Jeremy Chinn, the safety, was taken a few picks later and his AV is 33. But other than that, most of the guys taken after #62 weren't much better. Only one of the next 30 picks, Justin Madabuike, has an AV of 29. A few others around 25 or 26. Most below 23. None of the RBs taken after him in the draft has a higher AV.

Another thing, John Runyan has an AV of 26, which puts him about 20th overall. He has a better AV than any other 6th rounder in that draft. So, a gem, IMO, Other than that, it's not like you see a bunch of guys that we "could have" drafted who did much better than the guy we took. Alex Highsmith stands out.

I have to agree with Robinson/Davis. It's not like we passed up some HOFers to draft Dillon, and he's done a good job for us.

For something interesting, the Packers have 2 other players from the 2020 draft on the roster in Xavier McKinney and Tyler Davis and another undrafted free agent in Kristian Welch. Notable undrafted free agents for the Packers were Patrick Taylor and Krys Barnes that year.

Also, for this week, remember Emanuel Wilson, was originally with the Broncos in 2023 prior to being released and picked-up by the Packers. Gute and his scouts obviously had Emmanuel Wilson on their radar prior to his release.