MISCELLANEOUS:

That it for the first of two joint practices with the Patriots. Went 2 hours and 27 minutes.  [Though the Packers were alone on the field for about 30 minutes, with NE only coming out onto the field at 11:00 or so.]  Demovsky

Coaches being very vigilant making sure no fights break out. Some talking between rookie Dontayvion Wicks and Patriots DB Jalen Mills after a punt drill. A Patriots coach walked up to Mills and made it clear to knock it out before anything escalated.  [Coach LaFleur also chastised Malik Heath, telling him to keep his poise, and to get over himself.  Heath said something and LaFleur angrily said "I don't give a bleep."  This happened 30 feet from where I was sitting in the stands.  TGR]  Wood

The Packers waived Jeff Cotton from IR with injury settlement.  Aaron Wilson  [Settlements usually are in game check increments, which for Cotton is $25,000 per week because he has a split contract after being put on IR.  TGR]

DL: Wyatt, Slaton, Wooden OLB: Smith, Van Ness ILB: Walker CB: Douglas, Nixon, Valentine S: Savage, Moore.  Wood

Patriots-Packers Day 1: Pats offense starts fast, fizzles, ends with bad final periods.  Mac 16/25, Zappe 15/21.  Mac had 5 “sacks” today, Zappe 8.  Packers CB Rasul Douglas dropped 2 Mac INTs.  Zeke didn’t participate in team drills.  Malik had 3 QB snaps, finished at WR.  Andrew Callahan - Patriots beat writer.  [Doesn't sound like he thought much of NE's offense.  TGR]  2) Bill O'Brien is back, but fixing the Patriots offense will require more than good coaching. Trust, relationships, the system all broke last year. "I love (Belichick), but he f—ed us."  3)  Patriots defense played Jordan Love, Packers starting O to a draw in final 2 periods.   4)  Love hit a long TD after 0/3 start with a sack, then nickel-and-dimed them in 2-minute.  5)  Bailey Zappe would’ve taken 5 sacks on his last 6 snaps in a game setting working behind the backup O-line. Some pressure was instant, other “sacks” were on him for clutching the ball.  6) Mac Jones opens 4/5 with 2 probable sacks against the Packers’ starting defense [that is, Mac Jones would have been sacked twice on those 5 snaps  TGR].  Callahan

Matt LaFleur says the Packers are trying to consider ways to get Carrington Valentine on the field: "I think we definitely have to look at something, because he's done a lot up to this point." He isn't ruling out Rasul Douglas playing safety if it gets 5 best DBs on field.  Wood

INJURIES:

Isaiah McDuffie appears to be ILB3 with De’Vondre Campbell not practicing due to an ankle injury.  2) Matt LaFleur says David Bakhtiari will not practice today. The plan is for him to participate in tomorrow's joint practice. 3) WR Bo Melton is not practicing because of a hamstring injury.  Wood

Not practicing (that I’ve seen): Bakhtiari C. Jones Gaines Tenuta Nichols Goodson Melton Stokes Haven’t seen Carpenter or Clark yet.  Bretl

QUARTERBACKS/WIDE RECEIVERS:

Good deep ball from Jordan Love, but Romeo Doubs couldn’t hang on. Doubs got behind Patriots DB Jack Jones on a deep corner to the right, and Love put it where it needed to be, but incomplete.  [Not precisely a drop but rather a failure to make an adjustment at the catch point - Doubs never got himself into a good position.  TGR]  2) Jordan Love moved the Packers for 40-yard fg in 2-minute drill. He completed 5-7 passes for 47 yards. Both incompletions throw aways. A 20-yard slant to Romeo Doubs got drive started. Doubs caught 3 passes for 34 yards. Christian Watson 2-13, including 7 on 3-4 (3rd and 4 yards to go).  3) Sean Clifford overthrows a well-covered Malik Heath on the right sideline during 2-minute drill. Incomplete, but Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was apparently impressed. Turned around and started   4) Sean Clifford throws another dart to Malik Heath down the right sideline, and this time he does not miss. Dropped it into a bucket from 31 yards over Patriots CB Jack Jones for touchdown, ending the backup 2-minute drill. Clifford has backup QB job all but locked.  Wood

Starting offense: Play-action. Nice blitz pickup by Jones. Doubs has step on deep corner route, looked like he didn’t find the ball right away. Nice pass. Run for Jones for few yards up middle False start Packers Really good protection. Love’s throw to Reed over middle a little underthrown.  [This is the same as Number 1 above by Wood.  TGR]  Bretl

Great snag by Jayden Reed on a missle from Love over the middle on what would have been a big gain.  2) Great job by Heath pulling in a ball from Clifford that was behind him and not breaking stride. Tough play, made it look easy.  [Heath is going to be a tough guy to cut.  Lots of WRs showing good ability.  TGR]  Nagler

What a throw and catch from Love to Christian Watson. Perfectly executed deep corner route that, assuming Watson stayed in bounds after the catch, went for a 75-yard TD. Ball traveled about 40 yards in the air and dropped in over CB Christian Gonzalez, the 17th pick this year.  Demovsky

I thought today was very promising from Love. Against a NE defense that threw blitzes, different personnel looks, and coverage disguises at him, he went through his progressions, took what was available and hit on a few big plays.  Bretl

Packers No. 2 offense wins two minute on a dime down the right sideline from Sean Clifford to Malik Heath. Heath made a diving contested catch and hit the pylon. That was a beauty.  2)  Jordan Love completed 7-of-10 passes during first team period against Patriots defense. Lot of short and intermediate stuff. Couple bullets complete over the middle. One perfectly lofted go ball deep left that Watson had go through his hands.  Schneidman

Clifford in 2 min. 1:30 left. Watts sits in zone. Complete. Taylor in flat gets out of bounds. Clifford rolls out to buy time, then runs for 10ish yards. Over throws Heath over middle. Slant to Watts incomplete. PBU. Possible sack in live tackle but Clifford finds Wilson on quick out. Goes through reads, finds Wilson over middle for some YAC and gets out of bounds. Nice blitz pick up by Taylor. Clifford finds Chrest on left sideline. Incomplete to Deguara on sideline. Good coverage by NE. Initial reads not there. Taylor with a great blitz pickup, Clifford to front right corner of end zone to Heath for TD. Great pass and catch. (I guess the red called him down at the 1).  2)  Packers starting offense (2 min - that is, with Love): Doubs gets a lot of separation on slant. Good gain. Incomplete to Doubs down left sideline. Overthrown. Good coverage. Watson sits down in zone over middle. Good YAC opportunity. Nice contested catch by Watson over middle. Incomplete to Watson on corner route. Under pressure. Connects with Doubs on slant. Quick out to Doubs. Gets out of bounds Quick out to Watson. Throw high. Carlson no good from 40 as time expires.  3)  Sean Clifford at QB: Handoff to Wilson. Pearson lead blocker. Complete to Watts with some YAC Wilson hit at LOS Incomplete to Taylor in flat. Slightly ahead of him. Complete to McCrary in flat. Defender there. Initial reads not there. Finds Chrest on shallow crosser. Few yards.  [Fans in the stands thought Taylor just dropped this pass - and one other one.  TGR]  Bretl

TIGHT ENDS:

Really nice throw and catch from McGough to Kraft. McGough rolling left, funds Kraft on sidelines.  2)  Play-action, quick pressure from NE by blitzing nickel. Musgrave was the blocker.  Bretl

Jabril Peppers just made Musgrave look every bit the rookie he is in pass pro.  Nagler  [Same as Bretl's 2 comment just above, but more precise and with no bark on it.  TGR]

A 6-foot-6 rookie TE ran a red-zone jet sweep against the Patriots today. The Packers aren't hiding that they think Luke Musgrave is special. He laughed when I asked about the play. "Those are awesome."  Schneidman

Got some red zone ish work coming up. Run goes nowhere. Love to Musgrave for a beautiful touchdown. Awesome throw. Leaping catch. The real good stuff friends.  Herman

OFFENSIVE LINE:

OL gets beat for quick sack. Tough to tell but looks like came from right interior (Myers, Runyan) Incomplete, throw to Dillon in flat. Very good protection again. Love finds Watson downfield who gets behind both CB and S. Out route to Toure for 10+ yards.  [Love had wonderful pockets for the most part.  Clifford saw quite a bit more pressure working with the twos.  TGR]  2)  More from starters: Reed sits down in zone. Love hits him. NE there to limit pass. Myers beat, pressure on Love, throw slightly behind Watson over middle.  3)  Sean Clifford at QB: Quick pressure by NE. Sack. Nice cutback by Wilson. Gains a few yards Middle clogged up on run.  [The 2s not as good as the ones today.  TGR]  4)  [The ones most of the practice were] Nijman-Jenkins-Myers-Runyan-Tom Watson-Doubs Musgrave-Deguara Love-Jones.  Bretl

If anyone thinks the Packers are trading Bakhtiari you better wake up and apologize.  Schneidman  [I don't think GB is going to trade Bakh because I think the team will win enough games, but depending on how the first 7 games play out, they should consider it.  TGR]

Sean Clifford time. Wilson inside. Tough sledding. Wilson off tackle. Tough sledding. Clifford to Watts for a first down.  2) Looks like Love might have been sacked. Throws over the middle to Watson. Ball gets tipped away. Clifford to Heath on a slant. Clifford to Heath on a crosser for a nice pickup. McGough incomplete. McGough sacked, finds Kraft on a checkdown tho. Royce Newman destroyed on a bulrush. Pats just miss a deep shot to Thornton. Had a couple steps on Moore.  [Heath had a good day.  TGR]  Herman

DEFENSIVE LINE:

NE starting offense in 2 min drill now: Quick out incomplete. Complete on out route. Close to a sack by Enagbare if tackling. Sack by Karl Brooks Jones buys time. Nice contested catch over middle with Valentine in coverage. Another contested catch over middle. McDuffie tackle Jones escapes up middle. Slides and spikes ball. Incomplete. Pass low. FG kick good from 40.  2) Another nice pass rush rep by Karl Brooks. Heavy safety rotation today. A lot of different combos being used. Great push by second/third teams IDLs.  3)  It’s been pretty constant for 2 weeks but Karl Brooks just continues to make plays. 2 pressures in NE 2 minute drill today.  Bretl

Really nice run stop by Jonathan Ford followed by a likely sack by Enagbare. False start Enagbare next play. Jonathan Ford with another run stuff. He’s made such a jump from last year.  Herman

Karl Brooks is constantly in the backfield. Think they got something there.  Nagler

LINEBACKERS:

Another good day for Cox, who again made his way into the backfield.  [I watched Enagbare destroy a NE OT and Hollins caused havoc as well.  Mac Jones faced consistent pressure.  TGR]  2) From what I saw anyways, a solid day for McDuffie. Was able to get outside on one run to stop the ball carrier from turning upfield. There was another where he filled the gap really well at the LOS.  3)  Really impressive day by the Packers IDL and edge rusher groups. First and second units.  [Brooks for sure put some pressure on during joint practice.  TGR]  4)  Patriots offense in red zone: Hollins and Smith at edge. Jaire at CB. Moore and Savage at S. Incomplete pass. Walker close in coverage. Nice job by Walker and McDuffie to get outside, limiting ball carrier who was trying to get to edge. Good pass rush reps by Smith and Hollins. Incomplete.  [I didn't see Van Ness do much, but all the other OLBs had good days.  TGR]  5)  First play I see is a really nice pass rush from Cox. Likely a sack. Coverage sack. Hooper, SJC, Leavitt, Thomas, Sapp in defensive backfield. Thomas beat on crossing route Arron Mosby just bull rushed the OT into the ground.  Bretl

SECONDARY:

Rasul Douglas with one of those savvy, vet plays he’s known for. Peeled off an underneath WR to cover Pats TE Hunter Henry on a corner route. Douglas had a leaping INT from Mac Jones in his hands, but couldn’t complete the catch. Dropped and did a few push-ups for dropped pick.  2) Mac Jones tried to test rookie CB Carrington Valentine deep. Threw a go ball down right side to DeVante Parker. Valentine was all over it, blanket coverage. That pass had no chance.  2) starting defense kept Patriots starting offense out of end zone on 5 reps from 10 yards and in. Jaire Alexander forced an incompletion on a Mac Jones pass to DeVante Parker in the end zone. Sticky coverage, Parker couldn’t come down with the football.  Wood

Tarvarius Moore with the 1s at safety. Had strong game vs Cincinnati.   Huber

Jaire with a PBU in the end zone. Made a really nice play on the ball. Second defense: NE tries end around, nice play by Mosby staying home to make play. Fade to back left corner. Incomplete. Valentine in coverage. Overthrown. TD NE from the 5. Quick out.  Bretl

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Packers K Anders Carlson hit all five of his kicks, a PAT and FGs of 41, 44, 49 and 51 yards. Kicking with wind.  Silverstein  [All of these were in opening drills, with no rush.  Carlson missed both his field goals during team with a rush, one short and one right.   TGR}  

Anders Carlson missed the 40-yard field goal wide right. His fifth missed kick wide right since Friday night. Had a perfect day going before that.  2) Anders Carlson pops a 43-yard field goal straight up, and the wind knocks it down. Must’ve been some 10 yards short. And left. Welp.  Wood

Carrington Valentine is doing work on special teams too. Covering punts and jamming for punt returns. Dontayvion Wicks with an awesome block on PR. Jayden Reed the primary punt returner today. He looks so smooth catching the ball on punt returns. Packers basically did an Amari Rodgers re-do and I think they crushed if this time.  2)  Whelan is dealin. He just murdered a ball.  Herman

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