With big shoes to fill, can Josh Jacobs help Packers win a Super Bowl?

GREEN BAY — Josh Jacobs knows he has massive shoes to fill in Green Bay, on the field and off. I just try to hold that standard.” The Packers made the high-profile running back swap after Jones wouldn’t take the significant pay cut requested by the team and now they have a feature back they hope can do what Jones could and then some, and for longer than the one year Jones likely would’ve had left in Green Bay. GO DEEPER Why Packers CB Jaire Alexander has changed entering the 2024 season That, in part, is how Jones endeared himself to those inside 1265 Lombardi Ave. and earned the “C” on his chest, something that could be in Jacobs’ future as the offense’s oldest skill position player. Sometimes you see the end result, but you don’t see the work it takes to get there.” Jacobs said “the best thing for me” was the Packers trading wide receiver Davante Adams to the Raiders in 2022 because Adams, one of the league’s best receivers for the past five years, gave Jacobs the blueprint for how to lead. “When I judge running backs or just players in general, it’s like OK, yeah, you can be good, but are you good when it matters?” Jacobs said.