Physiciality is usually the bare minimum expectation for an NFL joint practice.
Anytime two teams can go from hitting their teammates throughout the hot days of summer to practicing against a new opponent in training camp, it's usually a welcome sign.
That's if the teams match each other's intensity, which wasn't the case in the Bears-Dolphins joint practice at Halas Hall. From start to finish, the Bears played with an energy and physicality that was clearly unmatched by the Dolphins.
How one Dolphins player was bold enough to question the Bears' "physicality"
Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen's unit went into that joint practice with the intention to win the day and do so with physical play.