There were a lot of people on the field today due to the scrimmage with the New Orleans Saints.  Normally, the Packers' number one offense works against the Packers' number one defense at the north end of the field, while the twos battle each other on the south end.  The credentialed media have seats reserved for them at the north end of the field. 

Today, the Packers' number one offense worked against the Saints' number one defense at the north end while at the same time the Saints' number one offense worked against the Packers' number one defense on the south end of the field.  I was sitting in the middle and my head was on a swivel.  Matt Schneidman wrote: "I only watched Packers D vs. Saints O today since I haven’t cloned myself yet. Will watch Packers O vs. Saints D tomorrow on the other field.I was smiling thinking that all the tweets today would be about the Packers' offense."  Apparently, Mr. Schneidman elected either to focus on the south end or to sit on the south end of the field.  Wes Hodkiewicz also couldn't see the south end very well: "Somebody sacked Book in twos." (Number 2 Packer D vs. #2 NO offense.)

As a note, Jameis Winston did not suit up today for the Saints.  Andy Dalton took the number one reps for the Saints.

GENERAL/PERSONNEL:

The Packers also released LB Ellis Brooks, an undrafted rookie from Penn State.  The Packers released TE Dominique Dafney, RB BJ Baylor and OL George Moore to get down to 85 by today’s deadline.  2) Packers released C Cole Schneider and CB Donte Vaughn. Schneidman  [Packers got down to 84.  TGR]

Packers worked out defensive backs Marcus Murphy, Kendall Karcz, De'Vante Cross, Josh Saunders.  Aaron Wilson through Andy Herman's retweet.

The Packers have claimed TE Nate Becker off of waivers from the Panthers.  Field Yates

Elgton Jenkins, Robert Tonyan and Christian Watson will not do team drills against the Saints.  Schneiman

Rashan Gary spent about six minutes inside earlier and came back out with team physician Dr. Pat McKenzie, and he’s not on the field for start of two minute. OLB Kobe Jones is instead. Gary on the sideline with a helmet on.  2) Word is that Rashan Gary is fine, for those wondering. He seemed ready to go back in, anyway.  Schneidman  [Apparently, it is minor and done as a precaution, but it bears watching.  TGR]

Don’t see Danny Davis in the “young player” period. Don’t think he ever came back after going in the Hutson Center.  Herman [Earlier, Danny Davis came up limping and was on the ground for a couple of minutes on the east side of the field not far from me.  He was not carted off or anything.  He limped noticeably across the field and went inside.  TGR]

The Saints done marched in.  Wood [With video of the Saints players entering the field.  So bad, but good enough that I had to put it in the roundup.  TGR]

QUARTERBACKS/WIDE RECEIVERS:

Aaron Rodgers said he "felt bad" for Jordan Love with so much he couldn't control going wrong around him Friday night in SF: "It might look bad on the stat sheet with three picks, but the film tells a very different story." A solid endorsement of Love's preseason opener.  Wood

Packers number two offense goes nowhere and doesn’t pick up a first in 2 min drill. 2) Rodgers incomplete to Doubs on the outside. Ball was overthrown. Packers settle for a FG attempt in 2 min drill. False start by fg team backs it up 5 yards.  3)  Sammy Watkins with an outstretched catch over the middle. His best day of camp but it gets called back on what we think is a holding penalty. Holy shit what a catch by Lazard with CJ Gardner Johnson in coverage. An absolute beast mode leaping catch by 13.  4) Sammy Watkins biggest play of camp so far on a free play. Rodgers hits him deep down sideline for a likely TD.   5) Love to Hyman for a nice pickup.  6)  Rodgers misses Watkins badly - he had a step.  7) Rodgers and Winfree not on the same page along the sidelines.  Herman [Lazard's catch was dominant looking, with some swagger and YAC.  Watkins looked like a #1 WR to me today.  Watkins is bigger, more strongly built than I thought.  TGR]

Jordan Love tries to hit Malik Taylor deep down the left sideline on third & 9, but his pass is under thrown. Saints CB Bradley Roby picks it. It’s been all Saints defense early.  Wood

Holding on Winfree (seemed a bit weak) but a nice swing pass to Jones comes back.  Herman

Good protection buys Love time and he finds Winfree for the last TD of red zone.  Hodkiewicz

Asked Aaron Rodgers if the Packers have a WR pecking order emerging in his mind. He named WR1 Allen Lazard, "premier slot receiver in the league" Randall Cobb and Sammy Watkins, who 12 says had his best practice today. "And then there's a lot of opportunity after that."  2) Aaron Rodgers didn’t hold back on wanting more from his young receivers: “We’ve got to be way more consistent. A lot of drops, a lot of bad route decisions, running the wrong route. We’ve got to get better in that area.”  3) Aaron Rodgers is not pleased with drops from his young receivers. Asked him if he meant this play specifically [Romeo Doubs toasts Saints CB Bradley Roby deep down the right sideline, but the #Packers rookie drops a perfect ball from Aaron Rodgers. Oof..] "No, not necessarily," he said. "But that was my best throw of the day."  Wood

Aaron Rodgers is feeling urgency to get the passing game squared away. Asked generically after Day 1 of joint practices if he’ll be reluctant to throw the ball to someone who has dropped too many passes, he said, “Yeah, he just won’t be out there.”  Huber

Doubs:  Romeo Doubs forcing the DPI on first pass against Lattimore.  2) Romeo Doubs with a TD by the pylons in red zone. Remarkable how good of a feel he has for where the sideline is for a rookie.  Hodkiewicz

Rodgers nearly had a highlight deep throw to Doubs against Roby but Doubs can’t bring it in.  Herman  [Doubs had separation, but I couldn't see the east side of the field because people stood up.  I gather he dropped it. TGR]

Romeo Doubs has seemingly passed every test the Packers have thrown at him: practice, the preseason opener and now joint practice vs. the Saints with a toe-tapping TD on an out from Aaron Rodgers.  Demovsky  [Before the drop of the beautiful dime deep against Roby that Doubs dropped.  TGR]

Romeo Doubs cooks his opponent off the line and is WIDE open. Too bad the ball went to the other side of the field to Winfree (incomplete) as this was going for 6 - you can see Doubs’ frustration as he knew he was taking that one to the house.  Ken Ingalls [He has some great video available of some of the plays. Click here for those.  With this video.  Doubs gets open against NFL DBs.  The drops are perhaps becoming an issue.  TGR]

TIGHT ENDS:

Jordan Love finds Tyler Davis in stride on a crosser.  2) Unreal pass pro by Marcedes Lewis on the edge. Gives Rodgers time but pass is broken up. Ref calls dpi on Saints.  3) Dafney release is seemingly great news for Tyler Davis. You’d think they’d go into the season with at least 4 with Tonyan returning from injury. Tough to imagine it’s not Tonyan - Deguara - Lewis - Davis.  Herman

A surprise player who caught my eye in practice today was TE Alize Mack who saw some extended action with Dafney cut earlier in the day. Dude had some nice blocks and was moving across the formation in both the run & pass game. Also the guy may lift weights from time to time…  Ken Ingalls

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN:

Starting OL - Yosh - JRJ - Myers - Hanson - Newman Watkins - Lazard - Lewis - Cobb - Jones - Rodgers round out the starters.  Herman

Dillon nice run up the middle. The offensive line has settled down nicely today. Rodgers tries to hit Tyler Davis on a slant but not on the same page and ball hits Marcus Maye low but in the hands. Falls Incomplete. Pressure by Saints leads to a Rodgers throwaway.  2) Nice block by Zach Tom and a great cut by Dexter Williams. Pick up of about 5.  [Tom played a bunch of LG along with Caleb Jones at LT.  TGR] 3) Dillon tries to bounce outside - Saints defense all over it. Patrick Taylor stuffed by Malcolm Roach. Former Badger Zach Baun gets to the sideline for another stop of Taylor.  Herman

Caleb Jones got a pancake but Bradley Roby picked Love deep. There was a flag.  Hodkiewicz

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN:

TJ Slaton with a sack on Book. Coverage was fantastic downfield.  2) Lowry with a great pressure and then bats the pass away. This defensive line remains super impressive. And right after the line combined for a sack. Credit the coverage on the back end.  3) Jarran Reed has been a revelation. Wins quick inside and stuffs Ingrim. 90 has made plays every single day. Unreal start for him.  4) The Saints OL has had no answers for the Packers front. Immediately surround Dalton here and tip the ball at the line.  Dalton is struggling. He misses Thomas again - solid coverage by Douglas. Defenses are absolutely dominating both sides early.  5)  Lowry busts through the line, Dalton throws one 10 yards over the head of Thomas.  6) Watching some defense now. Jarran Reed and Rashan Gary meet at the QB to force a checkdown.  Herman

Kamara finding a groove on the ground now for Saints. Couple good runs. Then Dalton hits Thomas on a comeback in front of Alexander. Best sequence for Saints.  Spofford

Packers second defense in 2-minute drill vs. Saints: DL: Lowry, Wyatt OLB: Garvin, Galeia ILB: Barnes, McDuffie CB: Jean-Charles, Gafford, Nixon S: Scott, Davis.  2) Results from this Packers vs. Saints 2-minute doll: GB 1 offense: 3 points NO 1 offense: 3 and out GB 2 offense: 3 and out NO 2 offense: 1 first down.  Wood

LINEBACKERS:

Kingsley Enagbare has put together a couple really good days in a row. Sniffed out a pass in the flat earlier, had a sack and would’ve just had another TFL after he perfectly read a keeper by Ian Book. Rookie edge rusher making a strong case for OLB3.  2) Alvin Kamara caught a TD pass in the flat with Quay Walker in coverage. Just about the only significant positive for Saints O in red-zone period. Kingsley Enagbare multiple big plays. Preston Smith, Jonathan Garvin, Jarran Reed, Dean Lowry with “sacks” or stuffs, too.  Schneidman

Enagbare just closed the back door too perfection. Came right down the line and made the tackle on the backfield. He played that beyond perfectly.  2) Now Enagbare and Tipa meet at the qb for a potential sack.  3) Kobe Jones having a sneaky strong camp. Combines with Slaton for a tackle at the line. Ento can’t hang on to a one-handed pick. And now Kobe Jones with a sack. I think he has 3 sacks and a stuff already today.  4) Enagbare getting in on the sack party. It has been insane to watch the pressure this defense is getting. It’s become a shock when they aren’t in the backfield.  5) Quay Walker finding out that Alvin Kamara is not a fun matchup. Beautiful route by Kamara to get open outside for a touchdown. (Same play as the Schneidman tweet above).  6  Kobe Jones and Devonte Wyatt combine for a sack. Give the nod to Jones. 7) Quay Walker comes off the edge and forced a hold on Ramczyk - Quay still would have got the sack. Wow play for Quay.  8) McDuffie all over a Landry crosser. He’s been great.  9) The entire front collapses the pocket but credit Preston with the “sack”. Reed, Clark, Gary the others.  [Preston sniffed out a rollout and chased the NO QB out of bounds on another play.  Both were running flat out.  TGR]  Herman

DEFENSIVE BACKS:

Jaire Alexander locks up Michael Thomas over the middle on third down during two minute for the PBU to force a punt. Jaire, Rasul Douglas and Eric Stokes just turned up in the middle of the field.  2) [Earlier in practice] Saints O got a couple plays rolling there. Really good coverage by Jaire, even better catch by Thomas.  [If this is the play I am thinking of, #1 Jaire was really stoked about that play and let everyone know it.   TGR]  3) Packers defense just put on an absolute clinic against the Saints offense. Pocket collapsing repeatedly. Tight coverage all over. Rasul Douglas is talking an incredible amount of shit. Just a preposterous amount. Shawn Davis caps the period with a pick-six of QB Ian Book.  Schneidman

Vernon Scott all over a quick completion.  2) Back on defense. And another sack. By my count that’s like 1,000. Gary and Preston combine for this one. Kamara with a sweet cut - Amos fills the gap nicely.  [Some sacks were coverage sacks, so I put one tweet under DBs.]  3) Shawn Davis with a pick six on Ian Book!  4) Douglas pbu on a pass attended for Landry. Nice play by 29.   Herman

SPECIAL TEAMS:

CB Kiondre Thomas just stonewalled Saints gunner Tre’Quan Smith out of bounds. Didn’t let him get 5 yards downfield. Smith incredulous with ref for not throwing flag for continuing to block out of bounds.  Wood [I saw that one.  I thought an altercation might break out.  Nasty hit to get him down, and then kept him down.  TGR] 

In punt drill, Packers gunner Rico Gafford just got blocked about 5 yards out of bounds against a Saints double team. Almost took out about 10 Saints players on their sideline in the process.  Herman

Now Samori Toure gets mauled out of bounds by Saints double team as a gunner. Saints players had moved their sideline this time. Wise choice.  Wood 

Ahmed good from 40.  Herman [In 2-minute drill.]

Ahmed drills em from 50, 51 and 54. Slow start but finished strong.  2) Adrian Amos is the personal protector again on punts with Leavitt out.  Hodkiewicz