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GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 Sometimes, you\u2019re the hammer. Other times, you\u2019re the nail. Mixing up the analogy, sometimes, you\u2019re the cheese. Other times, you\u2019re the cheese grater.<\/p>\n

By all accounts, the Green Bay Packers\u2019 defensive line shredded the Indianapolis Colts\u2019 offense during Thursday\u2019s joint practice.<\/p>\n

The Colts\u2019 offensive line isn\u2019t some 1,500-pound weakling. Left tackle Bernhard Raimann received a four-year, $100 million contract extension at the start of training camp. Right tackle Braden Smith was playing under a four-year, $70 million contract extension. Left guard Quenton Nelson in his first seven seasons was a seven-time Pro Bowler and a five-time first- or second-team All-Pro.<\/p>\n

The new starting center, Wisconsin native Tanor Bortolini, was a fourth-round pick last year. The new starting right guard, Matt Goncalves, was a third-round pick last year.<\/p>\n

In its preseason rankings, Pro Football Focus deemed the Colts as possessing the fifth-best offensive line in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the Packers\u2019 highly questioned defensive line dominated from the moment they stepped off the bus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we, as group collectively, I don\u2019t think we need the coaches to push us to come out fast,\u201d defensive end Lukas Van Ness told reporters. \u201cI think we recognized that as a group. We came together collectively after the Jets game and knew we had to come out with a little more passion, a little more fight. I think we did today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Indianapolis Colts running back Tyler Goodson (31), a former Packers player, greets Green Bay Packers defensive linemen Lukas Van Ness (90) and Kingsley Enagbare (55). \/ Christine Tannous\/IndyStar \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Van Ness had a couple sacks against Raimann. Moments after his first, linebacker Quay Walker had another. Rashan Gary had a sack and a pressure that turned into an interception.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just the starters.<\/p>\n

Second-year linebacker Ty\u2019Ron Hoper had a sack on a blitz. Third-year defensive tackle Colby Wooden, who is fighting for a roster spot, had a sack. Rookie Barryn Sorrell had a sack. Brenton Cox might have had a sack on a pass that was intercepted by safety Johnathan Baldwin.<\/p>\n

All of those players are going to have a role on Sundays.<\/p>\n

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#Packers defensive pressure was by committee. Nine players had a sack. Only Lukas Van Ness had multiple. Four players had a takeaway.<\/p>\n

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The Colts\u2019 No. 1 unit, led by Anthony Richardson, scored on a 2-minute drill to end practice, though Van Ness thought he had a sack on a play before the touchdown. Green Bay\u2019s defense won the backups\u2019 2-minute, though, as Isaiah Simmons picked off Daniel Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just got to keep stacking,\u201d Van Ness said. \u201cAs good as it was, I look at the bad things. I think we got to close out practice better. That\u2019s something to look forward to and improve and be better for moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper had the same thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter how good you play the whole game, you\u2019ve got to finish it out the whole way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Packers didn\u2019t make many big changes on defense this offseason to add a more consistent impact to their pass rush. Sorrell, a fourth-round pick, was the earliest draft pick. Fifth-round pick Collin Oliver has missed all of training camp. Really, the most noteworthy change was the coach, with DeMarcus Covington replacing Jason Rebrovich.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoy working with this group,\u201d Covington said this week. \u201cIt\u2019s a hard-working group. They attack each day very, very hard with an open mind. These dudes work relentlessly, whether it\u2019s early-morning pre-practice, after practice, whether it\u2019s in the classroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they all have a beginner mindset daily. They don\u2019t act like they know it all. They want to learn it all, they\u2019re hungry for knowledge, they\u2019re hungry to get better. Whether it\u2019s KC [Kenny Clark] for being 10 years in the league, whether it\u2019s RG [Rashan Gary] for being seven years, whether it\u2019s from the top to the bottom, all of them try to work to improve themselves from a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Van Ness likes what Covington has brought to the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cD.C.\u2019s awesome. I think he\u2019s been a really great addition to this room,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like we all speak the same language. He\u2019s done a really good job of bringing us together and playing for each other and playing as a group and really building that brotherhood. I think that\u2019s something we lacked in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defensive rush unit, the strongest units I\u2019ve ever seen are guys who play together. They play hard, fast. I think we lacked that in the past and I think he\u2019s kind of unlocked a strong connection between us that we can go out and trust each other and know that we\u2019re going to put the hard work in. Obviously, come out and make plays on Sunday or today in practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t nearly as good on the other side of the ball. Injuries are just an excuse in a next-man-up league but they\u2019re also a reason. The Packers lined up without quarterback Jordan Love and receivers Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Christian Watson and Savion Williams.<\/p>\n

Tight end Tucker Kraft said the No. 1 offense \u201cleft some meat on the bone.\u201d It won\u2019t be any easier in Saturday\u2019s preseason game against the Colts. It will be Malik Willis at quarterback and the same young receivers, but Kraft and running back Josh Jacobs are among the players who won\u2019t participate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say from the standpoint of, you get these young guys in a situation where they might not be as confident in themselves as far as the textbook goes,\u201d Kraft said. \u201cSo, they might not be surging off the rock, working edges, angles in the route game to the best of their ability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got some time for them to make some corrections and then moving forward in the game, they got another shot with these guys. So, we’ll just have to see how they do in Part 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

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