GREEN BAY, Wis. The first day of joint practices confirmed just about everything about the identity of the Green Bay Packers. Even on a team quarterbacked by four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers, this will be a team driven at least for the start of the season by the defense. As has been the case for most of Blessuan Austin Jersey the first 15 practices of training camp, the second period of Tuesdays practice against the New Orleans Saints drove home that point. For New Orleans, it was Andy Dalton instead of Jameis Winston at quarterback but, really, it didnt matter. On the first play, Rashan Gary recorded a sack. On the next play, cornerback Rasul Douglas broke up a pa s to Jarvis Landry. On the third play, Jarran Reed, Kenny Clark and Preston Smith converged for a sack. The fourth play was a short completion, followed by another play in coverage by Douglas.And on it went. The No. 2s entered and outside linebacker Kobe Jones had two sacks. When the starters re-entered, Quay Walker blitzed and drew a holding penalty on former Wisconsin star Ryan Ramczyk, star receiver Michael Thomas dropped a pa s, Dean Lowry tipped a pa s at the line of scrimmage and Douglas prevented another completion. Later, backup safety Shawn Davis had a pick-six.Scroll to ContinueDomination. Thats our key, Douglas said after a day in which he walked the walk and talked the talk. Everybody gets dominated no matter who you are.Meanwhile, Green Bays offense wasnt dominated. Rodgers called it a stalemate, which was an improvement over most days of training camp. In the offenses second period, Rodgers threw a long touchdown pa s to Sammy Watkins but also was sacked twice and had a . Rodgers added a couple touchdown pa ses in a red-zone period and led the offense to a field-goal in a two-minute drill. An unsightly eight false starts put a damper on the production, though.I didnt think we ran the ball very well, especially outside zone, Rodgers said. I thought we threw it pretty good, had some opportunities. A lot of mental errors, a lot of pre-snap penalties. Kind of been the theme of camp. Simple, simple plays were me sing up. So, its good to do it against another team. I like the energy from the first unit, but a lot of mental mistakes. Player of the DayRasul Douglas had zero interceptions in 2019 and 2020 but five upon joining the Packers last season. Was he a one-year wonder? It was a fair Ugo Amadi Jersey question. Douglas has answered that question emphatically. His sensational training camp continued with a dominant performance against the Saints.Andy Dalton kept throwing it at Douglas. And Douglas kept preventing completions. The more the Saints threw it at Douglas, the more he talked. The more he talked, the better he played.We always got something to prove, you know what Im saying, especially as a defense, Douglas said. We say we want to be the best, we get another team to come in here and practice with us, weve got to showcase that. Play of the DayAfter trading Davante Adams, Sammy Watkins was the lone veteran addition at receiver. He had been having a quiet training camp but came to life in a big way on Tuesday.Watkins scored two touchdowns, including on a third-and-3. With Aaron Rodgers drawing the Saints offside, he threw a deep ball up the right sideline. Watkins hadnt shown much explosivene s this summer. On most of his catches, he simply lets the defense touch him down. This time, Watkins fought through a grab by cornerback Paulson Adebo and chased down Rodgers bomb for a touchdown.Sammy, I thought, had his best practice, Rodgers said. He was making plays. Hes a gamer, one of those veterans that weve had here over the years where there are some times when youre not seeing a bunch of flash plays. And then what happens? We bring another team out here and he makes three or four plays out there and has his best practice at camp. So, Im really happy for Sammy. Packers Depth Chart Notes- The No. 1 offensive line consisted of left tackle Yosh Nijman, left guard Jon Runyan, center Josh Myers, right guard Jake Hanson and right tackle Royce Newman for most of practice. At times, Zach Tom was inserted at right tackle and Newman moved back to right guard, where he started 16 games as a rookie.- With starting linebacker Rashan Gary mi sing the second half of practice, Kobe Jones joined Preston Smith as the starting outside linebackers.- During the two-minute drills, Kenny Clark and Jarran Reed were the No. 1 pair at defensive tackle and Dean Lowry and Devonte Wyatt were the No. 2 tandem.- The No. 2 secondary remains unchanged with Shemar Jean-Charles and Rico Gafford at cornerback and Keisean Nixon in the slot. Shawn Davis and Micah Abernathy were the No. 2 safeties. Abernathy, Steve Hutchinson T Shirts who signed le s than a week away, has been forced up the depth chart due to injuries. Packers Tuesday Injury ReportStar outside linebacker Rashan Gary dropped out with an undisclosed injury, though he watched most of the rest of practice with his helmet probably a good sign.Activated off the PUP list on Sunday, receiver Christian Watson, offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins and tight end Robert Tonyan .New injuries: OLB Rashan Gary (undisclosed).Returned to practice: None.Old injuries: S Dallin Leavitt (shoulder), S Tariq Carpenter (knee), S Darnell Savage (hamstring), S Innis Gaines (hamstring).Physically unable to perform list: K Mason Crosby (knee), RB Kylin Hill (knee), LT David Bakhtiari (knee). Two-Minute Drills- Two-minute drills were the centerpiece of the day. The No. 1 offense drove the winning field goal. After a holding penalty made it second-and-15, Rodgers fired a deep shot up the right sideline to Allen Lazard, who overpowered cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson to win a wrestling match for the ball to gain 45 yards. Patrick Taylor burst through a hole to gain 8 on third-and-2 but the drive bogged down and new kicker Ramiz Ahmed made a 42-yard field goal.The No. 1 defense won in overwhelming fashion. Jarran Reed and Preston Smith had strong rushes on second down and Jaire Alexander broke up a pa s to Michael Thomas on third-and-8.The No. 2 offense went three-and-out but the No. 2 defense got the win. Outside linebacker Tipa Galeai and defensive tackle T.J. Slaton had sacks and linebacker Isaiah McDuffie Kenneth Walker III Jersey clobbered a Saints player on a screen. Packers Training Camp ScheduleThe Packers and Saints will do it again at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. It will be the final open training camp of summer.There were no one-on-one drills on Tuesday. Those could be incorporated on Wednesday, coach Matt LaFleur said.After a Thursday off-day, the teams will meet in a preseason game at 7 p.m. Friday. Packers Practice Highlights- One thing that probably will have coach Matt LaFleur fuming were the outlandish number of penalties on his offense. Including a false start on a fie
