The Packers had their final public practice on Monday, August 19th. We wrap up training camp and give some position battles to watch heading into Preseason Week 3 against the Oakland Raiders.
With seven inside linebackers currently on the roster, and most of them mediocre players at best, the Packers are preventing themselves from improving the position.
In the best-case scenario, D.J. Smith makes nearly 150 tackles in 2012. But in the worst-case scenario, it's another disappointing season from A.J. Hawk with few sacks, interceptions and forced fumbles.
Three things to watch tonight: on offense it's the offensive line, on defense it's the health of the inside linebackers, and on special teams it's the fringe players.
Green Bay's special teams have not had many highlights — in fact, the bar is pretty low for reasonable expectations. The last time that unit was ranked less than 20th was in 2017, when it came in at 16.