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Energy? Sure, Joe Barry has plenty — but will the Packers’ defense be any good with him in charge?

GREEN BAY — Energy.

Every one of them used that word. Adrian Amos. Preston Smith. Krys Barnes. Kenny Clark. Dean Lowry. Rashan Gary. Darnell Savage. Eric Stokes. And, yes, Jaire Alexander. Every single one of them.

If you play defense for the Green Bay Packers, and if you were asked during training camp to describe what defensive coordinator Joe Barry is like, you mentioned the 51-year-old Barry’s energy.

And then there was Alexander, the Packers’ elite cornerback, who took the description one step further, sharing a story from an early-in-camp defensive meeting.

“Describe him? Man, Joe Barry, he brings a different kind of energy.