This Is Why the Green Bay Packers Signed Josh Jacobs

JOSH JACOBS SIGNS with the GREEN BAY PACKERS: Josh Norris and Hayden Winks of Underdog Fantasy break down the Josh Jacobs move going from the Las Vegas Raiders to the Green Bay Packers. What does this mean for both teams? Is Josh Jacobs locked in for a huge workload? Where will Aaron Jones Land? (and why is it the Jets) Is it Zamir White SZN in Las Vegas?
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2:40 Josh Jacobs over Aaron Jones
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[@anthonynoneyabusiness420]

Aaron jones was the heart of this team and a tru leader I just wonder how itll be next year im excited though.. hes gonna be missed forsure

[@joshuaames9645]

He will Be missed for sure a giant part of the locker room. But super excited to see Jordan loves full leadership role to come. With a hopefully Super boastful defensive lead team, with an MVP level QB running the helm.

[@jonblaze30]

Love will lead

[@FishingForQuality13]

People forget HOW WELL JACOBS HAS PLAYED UNDER ONE OF THE WORSE FRANCHISES IN HISTORY.FIVE COACHES IN FIVE YEARS WITH INTERIM ETC.WHEN HE HAD EVEN AN AVERAGE QB LOOK AT HIS NUMBERS 1,000 YARD SEASONS WITH A RUSHING TITLE AND THAT WAS WITH SHITTY COACHES AND EVEN WORSE PLAY CALLERS.HEA NEVER HAD AN OFFENSE LIKE THIS WITH A PLAY CALLER LIKE LA FLEUR AND ITS A PROVE IT DEAL ONLY ONE YEAR OF GUARANTEED MONEY.JONES HURTS ONLY CAUSE HE WAS BELOVED BUT DUDE EVERY YEAR HE WAS HURT AT SOME POINT AND DONT FORGET HE HAD FUMBLES IN BACK TO BACK PLAYOFF GAMES BEFORE THIS LAST SEASON THAT WERE GAME CHANGERS IN THE BIG GAME.JACOBS PLAYED ONLY 13 GAMES LST SEASON AND STILL PUT UP 800/300 and 6TUDDIES WITH A COACH FIRING AND A ROOKIE SHITTY QB.WATCH HOW HE EATS IN A RUNNING BACK FRIENDLY ZONE SCHEME.JONES WAS ONLY GETTING ONE MORE YEAR.HE THOUGHT HE COULD GET WAY MORE MONEY AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED.DRY AS A WELL.SURE HIS LAST FIVE GAMES WERE GREAT BUT THEY SHOULD OF BEEN HE HAD THE FRESHEST LEGS ON THE FIELD.HURT THE WHOLE YEAR.LOVE JONESY BUT WE ALL KNOW THESE OLDER PLAYERS THAT VIKINGS ALWAYS TAKE FROM GB NEVER WORK OUT.AND I MEAN LITERALLY NEVER WORK OUT.SAM DARNOLD AND A HOPE A ROOKIE DRAFT PICK WORKS😂COME ON NOW MAN

[@JefferyT1991]

Jones is a special player but you can’t have him as the highest paid back in football at age 30. He is missed but life goes on. Jacobs is an upgrade imo

[@saulsilver5753]

Jones will be missed, but the Jacobs signing fits the Packers timeline so much better. He just turned 26. He's gonna be a nightmare to tackle at Lambeau during the winter. I also see them going for a RB in the draft as well. A 1-2 punch of him and someone like Blake Corum is interesting.

[@braydengeorgeoff1515]

Corum or Allen would be nice

[@julienforletta7896]

Lol no . Blake is a bruiser who churns out consistent 3,4,5 yard runs and so it’s Josh, makes no sense. If anything they’d go for a home run threat.

[@KFBALL247]

Downgraded for more $. Yikes

[@KFBALL247]

That would make no sense lol. They are both slow power runners. You want a 1-2 punch like Monty and Gibbs. A speed back and a power back.

[@julienforletta7896]

Wright from Tennesse would be a much better compliment

[@thatTallguyukno]

HUGE MOVE! Love this spot for Jacobs, his ADP has to rise after this (though I hope folks doubt him again)

[@chevy4x466]

I love jacobs. He reminds me of David Montgomery. Expect big things for Jacobs, dude is a ball player.

[@jonblaze30]

​@@chevy4x466agreed dude was a stud under a mess of an organization

[@perrinwillis4194]

F*ck his ADP...

[@mikesauce717]

​@@jonblaze30naw dudes first 3 yrs injury prone...has 1 good yr...last yr missed 4 games...not worth the contract given to him

[@jonblaze30]

@@mikesauce717 different set of injuries tho. Dudes younger and stronger

[@martineast1787]

As a fan it sucks. 33 was such a baller and a leader. Trust the Gute I guess.

[@davefransen5096]

When he wasn't hurt

[@jonblaze30]

Ya i was heartbroken for a minute lol but the move makes sense and Jones is a hamstring away from being a nobody rb

[@TheSammyCash]

Gute knows wtf is up. Jacobs is the grandpa of that entire offense and he just turned 26. Gute is clearly serious about making a run to the SB.

[@fightgame321]

@@davefransen5096 thats the thing and he was smaller too plus he will be 30 this year. i think jones has a drop off yr with vikes

[@pugilist102]

The best ability is availability.

[@TheBows]

33s off the field impact can't be replaced. 😢

[@Captainkebbles1392]

No one keeps the bench warm like him

[@mister_padilla6105]

You guys are the only one posting update videos.

[@rigitdigit]

I love my Jonesy. I know JJ is younger and all but...

[@e2rqey]

I also wonder if we will continue to see these kind of elite "super backs" like CMC, Saquon, Nick Chubb, and Josh Jacobs as much in the future. The pay, position lifetime, and number of spots on the team all favor the WR position. So if you are the kind of athlete who could be an elite RB, you could argue it makes sense to switch to the WR position if you can. It's been a while since we've seen the caliber of RB in the draft that you had with someone like Saquon, King Henry, AP...etc. I wonder if this level of back is becoming more rare and its going to take some time for the market to swing the other way when these backs become more scarce and teams start to pay even more for them. Switching to all grass fields would also probably be a huge benefit in the long run for avg RB career length as well.

[@deanmak3209]

Would love to bring Jones back on a smaller deal. Will be a big loss from the locker room 😟

[@jonblaze30]

Dude went to Vikings for 7 mil

[@backwoodz7160]

Love Jacob’s but I’ll take Aaron jones over anyone

[@davefransen5096]

Dumb

[@backwoodz7160]

@@davefransen5096 indeed you are

[@packers12to80]

Ur thinking with ur heart bruh. Jones is always hurt. And we need that strong between the tackles back.i love aaron jones...and it sucks...but...with no pay cut...it had to be done. It was a smart move, unfortunately.

[@packers12to80]

We now have a red zone rb .

[@greenbay3164]

Jones over anyone? 😂

[@kennethhammond]

GB will draft an RB with speed to replace Jones.

[@shamonjones6669]

Absolutely Corum hopefully

[@chevy4x466]

Jacobs is a workhorse back. Yes, gp is a class org, they will add someone. But jacobs is a star thumper. He is a better version of David Montgomery

[@istantinoplebullconsta642]

I'm betting 1st round they draft a QB. Seriously though, I think they'll stick to their tried and true approach of picking "the best player on the board" when their picks come.

[@HiTxMaN93]

@@shamonjones6669Corum doesnt have speed and is not the type of RB that we need lol

[@shamonjones6669]

@@HiTxMaN93 he's very quick in changing directions....he'd fit

[@tylerjames6842]

better a year too soon than a year too late, i guess.

[@cesarcanete3402]

Oh man, I am so freaking excited for my Packers to be a powerhouse, run heavy team again. I believe the last time my Packers were a run heavy team was during the Lombardi era 64 - 65 years ago. My team been a pass happy team for 31 - 32 years when the Mike Holmgren era began & for us to go back to the run game gets me sooo freaking excited because I absolutely love the run game. I pray we draft Kentucky's Ray Davis to be paired up with him. That would be a very scary RB duo.

[@husk1061]

You're seriously not a Packer fan. Remember 2003 when they ran for 2558 yards, the most in Packer history?

[@thomasmeyer7701]

Pack goin’ Bowl😮!!!!

[@sputnikalgrim]

Jones’ cap hit was 17 mil this year. He wasn’t willing to negotiate, it’s just business. I’m bummed he’s gone but the G is bigger than one man. Another team will over pay for Jones, GB over paid for Jacobs but he’s younger so we’ll see

[@mattwilliams3104]

Yea I wonder what the Packers offered him. He took a pay cut last year then proved how important he was as a runner and a blocker. I bet the packers somewhat lowballed him like they did Davante

[@Chewy_GarageBandDad]

They didn’t sign Jacob’s to replace jones they did so to replace Dillon. Your arguments don’t make sense.

[@SunShine-xc6dh]

Fake news the vikings got him cheap

[@davidharoldson9765]

He has a contract for 7 mil with Vikings the money wasent the problem

[@johanstinson]

They didn't overpay for JJ

[@Babybird101]

New age Curtis Martin great signing

[@Playsinvain]

Curtis Martin….that’s mighty praise

[@Chewy_GarageBandDad]

My point is that the signing of Jacob’s had absolutely nothing to do with jones. It was about replacing Dillon. On a separate and unrelated issue, they were unable to keep jones because he and Greenbay were unable to restructure.

[@gdiZzy1]

Most definitely would of been best duo in the league at RB but its a business but for die heart fans it hurts. Still got better as a team so cant be to down.

[@joshuablair7028]

Sad that Jones is gone but from a football perspective it makes a lot of sense. Excited to see what kind of production Jacob’s can put up behind a better O line and with an offense that forces defenses to account for Jordan Love. I wonder how much he will improve when he’s not running into an 8 man box every single play

[@luckynemo1130]

They didn't prioritize Jacob's over Jones, Jones wasn't going to take another pay cut and with the somewhat lower guaranteed money in Jacob's deal they basically gave him the same deal Aaron Jones got a few years ago and will have an out in a couple years if they want it

[@jonahlapp9510]

They have an easy out as soon as next off-season if you look at the deal. Extremely team option friendly if Jacobs ends up injured like he has been at times where they aren't committed to him but if he can be something special rushing like in 22 and overall healthy they maintain control

[@scottd1903]

I get that the packers fans loved jones, but no 30 year old rb is worth that kind of money. It's very common for a rb past 28 to just fall off a cliff vs a gradual decline; more so than any other position. Also, JJ is an upgrade. He's younger and, like they said, fits the scheme much better. With solid Oline play and play calling, Jacobs can be a top 5 back.

[@Chewy_GarageBandDad]

The idea that GB desired a combination of the wide receivers, tight ends and n/s runner would be sound except that initially they were wanting to keep Jones. Just at a cheaper price. We don’t know how much cheaper but we can speculate. Even with speculation it still is more reasonable to assume they were wanting to replace Dillon, not Jones.

[@user-sl6gq1fu9d]

I've seen Jacob's play and he is a good running back, but I think they should have kept A, Jones also to make this team even better as for openings for recievers.

[@johnnyo5915]

This does not shock me at all...Jones was a GREAT all time Packer but, undersized, oft injured, key fumbles at major times and aging. I wish he would have taken the pay cut. He missed half the year last year!!

[@KalThuemler]

This is like losing the soul of the offense to a guy that brings none of that! He is not a team first player where Jones was and Jones is looking good and Jacobs looks like he has been way more beat up! I think this is a huge mistake! Time will tell I think Jones is the better player!

[@2Greenlid]

But look how many games he misses every year, It’s like Bakharti, who has barely played for two years! Hope Jones does well somewhere else

[@TheSammyCash]

Jacobs is a much better between the tackles runner. I think we were missing that in the red zone a lot last year and we left way too many TD's out there on the field. Think about our offensive numbers if we had punched a couple more of those drives into the endzone. Packers O is gonna be SCARY next year.

[@KalThuemler]

@@2Greenlid In 7 years Jones missed 10 games Guess how many Jacobs has missed in 4? 10 hmmmm

[@johanstinson]

You don't know anything about Jacobs

[@KalThuemler]

@@johanstinson I watched 6 raiders games last year and since we got him I looked at all 300 carries he is slower and less elusive from what I saw tell me why I am wrong since your an expert. he has 300 more carries in 4 years then Jones has in seven Jacobs looks beat down and a lot slower but please fill me in west coast guy!

[@Next.level.mindset247]

Going to suck watching Jones with that star on his helmet

[@raylewis5514]

Vikings

[@packers12to80]

I know it hurts packers fans ...but we had a hell of a day today. Trust gute. Now we just need to pick up a solid proven mlb alot of them are left and we can go into the draft like straight sb contenders!!!

[@WaySheGoes12]

As someone who LOVES jones, this stings a lot. Even though I know this is probably the right move

[@fightgame321]

love is top 3-5 QB

[@Art-vo2sn]

Pack could've had D Henry and A Jones for $15M this year instead of Jacobs for $14M. As a fan, I'm definitely going to miss Aaron Jones.

[@RKGrizz]

Aaron Jones is the leader of the offense and now he is gone. GB average age is now under 25. Who will be the leader?

[@kim-jong-poon]

Emotionally this stings, logically it makes sense. 33 ís approaching the back end of his career and has struggled staying healthy throughout the duration of an entire season. When healthy however dude is a complete game changer. Its just... Why'd it have to be the frickin purple incarnation of Satan?

[@R0MANS109]

Jacobs missed 4 games in 2023 with a quad/leg injury. I hope releasing Jones doesn't bite the Packers in the derriere. It seems almost blasphemous to me.

[@rlh5870]

Jones missed more games this year. Finishing strong the last four games. Will be missed. Hopefully they pick up either Benson, Wright, Corum in the draft

[@48Ghostrider_]

No worries on Jacobs. He was good to go the last 2 games just didn't want to risk injury with nothing to play for with US. Ya'll getting a Bada$$ All-Pro RB with His Best on da Frozen Tundra. Congrats this move helps your SB Run 2024!

[@R0MANS109]

@@rlh5870 I'd love to get Benson in the 2nd RD, but now that they have Jacobs, I don't think that'll happen. Blake Corum might be more realistic in the 3rd RD. Even Audric Estime would be a good pick in the 3rd RD, imo.

[@Andarath69]

Jacobs contract is actually pretty nice. Not a high guarantee, and an easy out.

[@wreckedentry9515]

Aaron Jones was an amazing Packers player. Fact of the matter is, we play 17 games and from our best players, get less than half a season of productivity. The best running back in history but only plays 2 games, is less productive than the worst running back ever that plays all 17. That's just facts. Sometimes it's not worth having a ceilingless player with unlimited potential if they can't make muster. Gotta be on the field. Offensive line, QB, Corners... It's true for all of them. The best football ability is availability.

[@ront9395]

You left Bo Melton out of talented WR room. I hope Jacobs is good, he seems like a bit of a malcontent. It was a shock when Aaron was released. Widely regarded as a good teammate.

[@GODfaV]

Packers had the fewest rushing tuds last season too.

[@SunShine-xc6dh]

Greenbay doesn't do a feature back its always shared carries

[@reno-san87]

Aaron Jones is headed to Minnesota. Just signed a 1-year deal with the Vikings. You heard it here first

[@rickhodshire726]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@davidlauman760]

Most comments point to the fact that Jones was oft injured but how do we know this wont happen to Jacobs our run blocking is not the best always

[@WhodeyWhodey-ml3wg]

The reason Jacobs had a down year is because the box was stacked. There was no QB on the team that scared opposing teams so they stacked the box to slow down JJ.

[@erikbarlick4994]

Not happy with jones leaving! I hope they know what they are doing!

[@chevy4x466]

What an era in the nfl. U never have to draft rb. U get to sign Barkley, jacobs, David montee, for pocket change.

[@e2rqey]

most teams still have to draft a RB their aren't enough elite backs to go around, and it's looking like there will be even less in the future with how underpaid the position is. Those kids coming up who are elite enough athletes that the NFL is a real possibility in their future will end up trying to switch to WR. The market will eventually start going the opposite way when WR market becomes oversaturated and you have teams fighting even more over a very small pool of elite backs.

[@chevy4x466]

@@e2rqey I don’t think so. The modern running back is 6 foot and under. Usually not big enough to play lb. Wr is a different body altogether, tall track type dudes. Rbs don’t get paid cuz they aren’t physically rare like a 6’6” left tackle with a quick feet. The nfl pays for large people, not small people.

[@yankchef4067]

Should have kept a jones

[@goldieforever981]

Right my guy.i just hope Jacobs can catch outta the back field like Arron Jones did

[@Dixie276]

Knowing how ex packers are, he’ll go to the Vikings or Lions

[@thomasschott4068]

Hell no jones is washed

[@HiTxMaN93]

@@goldieforever981Jacobs has as many catches as Jones does in the past 3 years. Plus the fact that we have Jayden Reed and both our tight ends means we dont need the RBs to catch as many passes

[@scottsharp1763]

This is a great signing/addition to the offense, imo 💚💛🧘🏽💛💚

[@BrianPalmer-hv6hw]

As a huge Aaron Jones fan I can tell other Packer fans this. The Packers don't think Josh Jacobs is better than Jones-just younger. Three years ago the Packers signed 26 year old Aaron Jones to a 4 year 48 million deal. From the outside it looks like the same deal Jacobs got, but isn't. The Packers had no intention of keep Aaron Jones 4 years and paying him 48 mil. The Packers have no intention of keeping Josh Jacobs 4 years and paying him 48 mil. In fact, the deal with Jacobs is way easier for the Packers to get out of. The same things will apply to Jacobs and in fact Jacobs was drafted 2 years after Jones but has more carries and a running style that takes and receives big shots similar to AJ Dillon. I would expect Jacobs to be a Packer for 3 years at most but not 4 for 48.

[@Jem1963]

JJ missed last 3 1/2 games 2023 due to i jury??

[@Meso2025]

I get dillon didn't have as great of a year as you would like but can we stop acting like he was meant to be a RB1. His best years so far have been as a RB2 where he tires a defense out late in games.

[@michaelferrarini4832]

Losing Jones breaks my heart

[@whynotdoitanyways5466]

Getting Jacob’s because he is a banger just means he will get hurt. Made a mistake getting rid of Jones

[@Dixie276]

Knowing how Ex packers are Jones will go to the Vikings or Lions

[@JefferyT1991]

Vikings are already interested lol

[@KevinLaPage-ff6bj]

You forgot about the Jets ;)

[@redsteel7292]

damn Saquon Barkley to the eagles

[@jonathan1869]

I’m down horrendous as a giants fan. Not even mad because we do this shit every fucking offseason

[@chillydawgg4354]

Ouch

[@daviddorger6916]

I dont care what kind of talent you add, you are not going to remove the heart and soul of your locker room, the mentor of your young players and think you got better. Dillon never ran hard, yet still got hurt a lot. As a Packers fan, my favorite Packers of all time are Aaron Jones and Gilbert Brown, so yeah im pissed

[@howardmighty6764]

The Packers fans dont want Josh Jacobs?? What am i missing? 😂😂

[@dougpearson3517]

Can't count on Watson. So I wouldn't even mention him until he proves he can stay on the field

[@bradjustad3527]

Lol Aaron Jones BUT he needs to replace agent ! Could have retired in 3yrs w a Lombardi and the Packers HOF His agent got him 1 million to play for a losing team !????

[@vincecable5787]

meh in the NFL every RB is 1 play away from IR.... I'd rather keep jones. Maybe jacobs can be like jones but 2023 he sucked. Even with a bad run blocking line Jones still got his and was clutch in the post season..... This was a bad move IMO

[@user-qn1ti4gu9e]

Only $12.5m guaranteed is insNe

[@REIronminer]

WTF WTF WTF

[@KaneGregory]

This seems dumb Jones is Jacobs Jacobs is Jones?🧠🤯🔫

[@kenfox22]

Hope Who Dat picks up AJ

[@bobbiegrace2285]

Never!!!!

[@jacobbaxter4185]

He went to the vikings who are likely gonna suck

[@Pigpenthemagnificent]

Duh? He wants to win a Super Bowl?

[@Autoshopwing]

Good luck reviving his 4.9 average in 2022, which all the film clips are. Frankly he sucked last year with an average of 3.5 yards when compared to Zamir White's 4.7 yard average. Sad to see him go but the Raiders were not going to pay him what you guys did.

[@TheMoneymakingceasar]

Jones got the worst hamstrings in the league

[@robertjurek6388]

Christian Watson😂

[@hipspinster6959]

@@robertjurek6388i was bout to say

[@blizziemcgwire970]

🧀🧀🧀

[@manman-ct4ki]

Locker room is fucked up

[@MichaelMEndenhall]

Pretty costly downgrade

[@stockamx]

Hope when Packers play Vikings they get there clock cleaned by Jones!

[@quandraper7034]

Love the urgency from the UD team. 🫡🫡🫡

[@dandalorian]

Jacobs not gonna replicate good seasons, good luck packers

[@spacitti]

Raiders fan big mad

[@man-zm3lj]

Thanks for your input with nothing to back it up and horrible grammar.

[@dandalorian]

@@spacitti not really, buddy

[@Matteuslee]

@@spacittiwhat do you expect from a fan base that hasn’t seen competent football in almost a decade?

[@ryancasey8364]

Even though he’s in a significantly better situation?

[@swlgns4663]

Brian G should be thrown from the NFL. Thay dude has been nothinh short of a fucking headache and a canver to the Packers org. Worst GM around. Bring back Ted T

[@loiescudero1172]

JJ held out before last season and got a 12 mil 1 year contract, and put in the lowest yards and lowest YPA of his career. Enjoy your 1 year contract and pay your $1.5 mil in state income taxes you wouldn't have had to pay in NV.

[@Happy11807]

JONES WAS A GOOD BACK,BUT LATELY A LITTLE FRAGLE ! HOPE IT WORKS OUT!

[@intanettrappin8367]

Love my guy jones but this is the right move …Jacobs will complete the young team for a while

[@user-fu5mf2jy3v]

The pack will draft a an Aaron Jones clone within the first five rounds.