Monty needs to catch the ball more, limit his carries.

All three RB touches need to be controlled. And more pass catches for Monty and less running carries. I don't see anyone of them as every down back for the whole year. Injuries and fatigue will play a huge part of who plays.

Injuries? Yes. For us, always.
Not fatigue. None will get that much workload that fatigue should factor much.

I really don't think Ty is as "china doll" as a lot of people think; he's really just had a lot of bad luck. I could be wrong of course (there's a first time for everything, lol). You look at the guy and he's built like the proverbial sh**house. That screwy high ankle sprain is a difficult injury to overcome. I had a high ankle sprain on my 'good' ankle in college and kept re-spraining it for another three years. Some athletes start out with a rash of injuries in their first few seasons and then go on to have relatively injury-free careers. I'm hoping Ty will be one of those. :)

I like Montgomery, but he's just such a tweeter there isn't really a place on the roster for him. He's not a RB, nor is he a dynamic WR. The Packers can keep him in a hybrid role but that means releasing one of the younger WR's or RB's to make a space for him on the roster.

Montgomery is just another one of Thompson's guys who just doesn't have a real position on the team to compete for (i.e. Rollins, Ryan, Davis etc.)

Ty is great threat. Contract year! Give him the ball as much as he wants it. If Adams can get the money, Ty can too. I hope he gets every chance to run the ball. And this team needs the threat out of the backfield again. I hear the Cha - Ching! It's Monty Time!

"We have to take advantage of Ty [Montgomery]'s skills, there's no question about that," coach Mike McCarthy said on Monday before the Packers' final public OTA practice of the year. "And the offense is suited for that."

Blah, blah, blah. Where the hell has MM been. It's not rocket science. I'm sure there are ways in a west coast offense to use him, for example in the screen passing game. Hell, in a lot of offenses. Stop talking about how versatile a player he is, and start using him in a way that is.

It's all just talk. McCarthy comes up with some new mantra each year, one that he stubbornly sticks to come hell or high water, such as when he made Ty a RB,and continued to talk in those terms all year. Yes he got injured but how much of that was running him into wall.

I love this team and the potential it always has, but MM has become boring and in turn the identity of the team has suffered. I'm hoping that with Philbin back we will see the Offense that we used to see, the one where they always had something up their sleeve and something could happen at any moment.

I wasn't happy with the draft pick of Montgomery as WR.
I wasn't happy with the selection of Slim Trevor Davis either.

Ty looks like a tank, like an Emmitt Smith. But he is obviously not durable.

Aaron Jones is the guy we want to stay healthy and get the most plays....

I like Montgomery but I'd prefer they used him in a "James White" type role on this team. He's to talented not to get involved in the offense and with his experience playing WR and RB need to be utilized.

The rub to getting Monty more snaps is taking Jones off the field. Jones is the best RB the Packers have right now in terms of running the ball. I can still hear Joe Buck saying "Wow, this guy is really good" when Jones broke another run around the left side to pick up a 1st down against Dallas.

The rub getting Jones all the carries he deserves or can handle is it takes Williams off the field. I was really down on Williams at first because he seemed to almost AIM for the O-Linemen's butt cheeks on each carry. But once he calmed down a bit and started running a foot or so to the right or left of those same butt cheeks he became a RB who actually did do what they said he did coming out. He was powerful AND he really did fall forward for a yard or two extra with each run. He also showed he was a pretty good RB in the screen game when they did run it.

McCarthy has always said he wants to run the ball. The issue with that sometimes was he'd become frustrated with it early and seem to all but forget about it OR he'd only go to it at the MOST predictable times. The Packers have a blend at the position where they can play any kind of game on any surface at any time of the year if they want to. That running game if used consistently could be the missing piece to this offense while the new WR's get up to speed.

I'm confident that Philbin will find an approach that provides about 10 touches per game for each of our RBs. the offense will probably go back to feature one RB during one drive and a different RB on the next drive.

It will all depend on the mismatches the Packers believe they will have during the game planning sessions during the week. Plus Rodgers utilizing RPOs based on his read of the defense at the LOS and even post-snap. If this offense is healthy and the right side of the OL is stabilized this offense should create plenty of mismatches regardless of who is on the field at RB, WR and TE.

As for Monty, he needs to stay healthy. When he is on the field the defense needs to account for him. I'd like to see him get 10-15 touches per game if he can hold up.

Having an abundance of talent at RB is a nice problem to have. Thanks, Since '61

McPuffy always says he wants to run the ball more. Then he doesn't. With two new tight ends on the roster, you know he is drooling about getting them the ball, well Graham anyway. Monty is in a position that it is hard to find where he is the better fit. I agree with Nick Perry that the best way to use Monty is like NE uses James White. You have RB's behind him now that were always RB's, and have played very well. Making Monty the main back is a mistake in my opinion, just because of his constant injury history.

Hopefully Philbin can make the necessary changes to utilize Monty, Jones and Williams. Of course, it is up to McPuffy to make the play calls. And he has the ability to screw a game plan up. Hope Philbin is on the sideline poking him with a cattle prod to keep fat boy on the plan going into the game.

If Pettine's defense plays 50% better then last years defense, the ability to utilize the RBs will go up substantially, especially late in games to control the clock. The Pack play against a lot of really good QBs?offenses this year. Teams that can put a lot of points on the board. Time management in the second half will make a big difference if we can run the ball with more efficiency. Again, that is if McPuffy uses them.

I would have more confidence in our run game (regardless of the RB) if I felt better about the right side of our O-line. RG is wide open and if Bulaga can't go early, so is RT. I believe we have two UDFA's (McCray and Patrick) competing for the RG spot and two guys (Murphy and Spriggs) who are better pass blockers than run blockers at RT. Not a prescription for a strong running game. Let's hope Bulaga recovers quickly and one of the UDFA's performs above expectations.

Montgomery could be the ultimate weapon in this offense. With the flexibility and the versatility of the offense Montgomery could seamlessly make the offense go from 1 RB formations to 5 WR's.

Lets say the lineup has Adams, Cobb, Graham, Lewis and Montgomery. They can go from 2 WR, 2 TE, 1 RB to 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 RB, to 5 WR. How do defenses get the right personnel to cover that?

Thats why I think Montgomery will be a huge chess piece for the offense.

With the versatility of the players they have they could create so many different looks with the same players on the field. They have 3 guys who basically can play RB or WR (Montgomery, Cobb, Jones). They have a TE that can play HB, TE or WR (Kendricks). They have 1 TE that is a tremendous inline TE but can spread out (Lewis). They have another TE that essentially is a WR.

That is why I think this offense could be one of the most dangerous offenses McCarthy has ran. The flexibility they have with players and how they can use each in different ways.

That isn't even mentioning that Adams is nearing a pro bowl. Jones and Williams are entering year 2 in which they should take jumps.
Ohh, and they do get a certain QB back...

It all comes down to McCarthy, and whether he would use Ty to our advantage. Lots of talk last year about Martellus Bennett, and how he would stretch the field. And then we never threw to him down field even when he was playing and before he became a basket case.

Spock, Good point about Bell. He could help the right side and even pair with Bulaga when he comes back to form a veteran tandem on the right side.