The first few days of training camp are always interesting. It’s exciting to see new players and old players; rookies and veterans. But outside of the healthy return of Aaron Rodgers, which I think we have already seen, the thing I have wanted to see the most is the defense.
And so far, things are looking pretty good.
It’s hard to explain it, but with Mike Pettine running the defense, it just has a different feel. The emphasis is definitely different. Pettine doesn’t stress stuffing the run as much as Dom Capers did and even though Pro Football Focus ranked the Packers run defense as the best heading into 2018, stopping the pass is more important.