Aaron Rodgers is happy the Green Bay Packers earned a 33-30 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night. However, he also knows the team has a long way to go in order to be an NFC contender. The biggest thing the Packers need to do is get the run game going as they are averaging just 103.7 yards per game which is the 17th-best total in the NFL. After the win on Monday night, Rodgers talked to reporters and he said he wants to get Aaron Jones more involved.

"We still got a ways to go in the run game," Rodgers said via Packers.com. "We gotta keep finding ways to get the ball to No. 33 in space."

Jones started the game against the 49ers and he finished the night with 41 yards on eight carries. However, because the coaches don't have much faith in Jones when it comes to the passing game, he played the least amount of snaps (19) compared to Jamaal Williams (27) and Ty Montgomery (26). Williams and Montgomery were targeted three times each in the passing game while Jones was targeted once.

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After the Packers Week Five loss to the Detroit Lions, Packers fans were upset Jones did not carry the ball once in the second half. However, with Jones being a liability in the passing game and the Packers being down by two scores in the fourth quarter, Jones was not able to see the field. Packers head coach Mike McCarthy explained to reporters last week how Jones is used on offense.

“I think it’s very obvious the balance we’re seeking from our running back position,” McCarthy said. “I think it’s one of the strengths that we’ve had since Aaron’s came back. We have three young men that we believe in and three guys that contribute.

“But there’s more to playing the position than just running the football.”

McCarthy went on to say he likes the way the running backs are being rotated so far this year.

“The thing I would be critical of if I was sitting in your chair would be that the opportunities those three guys are getting or maybe Aaron needs more opportunities,” McCarthy allowed. “But when you’re playing in no-huddle offense or two-minute offense as we were against Chicago, we’ve been in too many out-of-balance games so far this year. But that’s the way football is. You have to be able to fight through all different types of adversity, and regardless of who the back is. So I feel really good about how our backs are being rotated.

“I’d like to get Aaron more opportunities — I agree with that statistic. But I think there’s a lot more to it.”

So far this season, Jones is averaging 5.9 yards per carry which would rank fourth in the NFL if he had enough carries to qualify.