"For Josh Jacobs, it was not the 38-yard touchdown run (his longest of last season) against the Jaguars that stuck in his mind. Nor was it any of his career-high 15 rushing touchdowns. Or his 1,329 rushing yards, the second most of his career. When the three-time Pro Bowl running back stepped away from his first season with the Green Bay Packers, it was the 5-yard runs that should have been 15, the 10-yarders that should have been 20, and the 20-yarders that should have gone all the way that he remembered."
"For Xavier McKinney, he never once mentioned his All-Pro honor -- becoming the first Packers defensive back to earn that since Hall of Famer Charles Woodson in 2009 -- or any of his eight interceptions, which ranked second in the league. Nor was it his remarkable streak of five straight games with a pick to open the season."
""Something I'm trying to do even more than I did last year [is] just trying to help elevate everybody and set the standard," McKinney said. "Make sure that everybody is going about this thing the right way." For Jacobs and McKinney, their second season with the Packers comes down to one thing. "Only way we can really follow it up is by going farther than we did last year and being better than we were last year," Jacobs said. "Winning the [NFC] North first off, that's where we struggled the most.""
Josh Jacobs finished the season with 1,329 rushing yards, a career-high 15 rushing touchdowns and a 38-yard longest run, yet he focused on short runs that should have been longer and missed opportunities that cost bigger gains. Xavier McKinney earned All-Pro recognition, recorded eight interceptions (second in the league) and opened the season with five straight games with a pick, while emphasizing elevating teammates and setting standards. Both players enter a second season with the Green Bay Packers determined to improve on last year by going farther, being better and winning the NFC North, with the next season opening against the Detroit Lions.
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