Matt LaFleur reveals how loss of Davante Adams could impact play-calling for Packers offense

The Green Bay Packers made headlines earlier in the offseason when the team traded star wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, many wonder how that move will impact the Packers offense moving forward.

Aaron Rodgers has won back-to-back NFL MVP awards, and the Packers also have a dangerous two-headed monster at running back with Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon. With questions at receiver, a shift towards more of the running game could be a feasible option next season. But Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that his play-calling on offense will always come down to the situational aspects of each game.

“Totally depends on the game,” LaFleur said on the offense could see closer to a 50/50 split. “So I don’t want to go in there with any pre-conceived notions. We’re always gonna attack it the same way in terms of what gives us the best chance to win the football game. I think there’s always a lot of assumptions about how we’re gonna do that.”

Jones, Dillon could play a big role in the Packers offense

Last season, Jones was the Packers starting running back, although Dillon ultimately led the team in rushing. In 17 regular season games (with two starts), Dillon rushed for 803 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. Jones played in 15 games, rushing for 799 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 4.7 yards per carry.

Both Jones and Dillon have had impacts on the receiving game, too, which could be an added bonus for the Packers on offense next season. Last year, Jones caught 52 passes for 391 yards and six touchdowns while Dillon had 34 receptions for 313 yards and two scores.

“Certainly when you have two great running backs, you feel good about giving them the ball,” said LaFleur. “But there’s ways other than just running the football to get them involved in the offense. Both of those guys are very versatile players out of the backfield. They both have great hands. It’s great because they both complement each other very well, too, just in terms of their style of how they run and the different things you can do with them.

“So time will tell in terms of how we progress when we get into training camp, when we get the pads on, when we get into the preseason games. I think it’ll be something that will kind of naturally evolve over time in terms of how we’re gonna attack a defense.”