Sean Clifford had a rough day.

Alex Hale’s was even worse.

And Michael Pratt got some work in the No. 2 offense.

The Green Bay Packers held their 14^th Training camp practice on Tuesday, and those were some of the highlights. As always, however, there were some other interesting things from a practice that lasted nearly two hours.

The Packers practice again on Wednesday, travel to Denver on Thursday and play the Broncos on Friday. Green Bay and Denver then face off in a preseason game on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly from Tuesday’s practice.

THE GOOD

DEEP INSIGHT: Quarterback Jordan Love’s precision on long passes is significantly better than it was a year ago.

Three days after throwing a 65-yard touchdown to Dontayvion Wicks in Cleveland, Love and Christian Watson completed a 50-yard pass to Eric Stokes on Tuesday. Bo Melton later received a pass interference penalty on Evan Williams, even though the pass should have gone for 40 yards.

“I think I just have to work on it, get more reps, understand who my guys are out there, who I’m throwing the ball to, and obviously try to put the ball where they have a chance to catch it,” Love said of his improved accuracy on long passes. “But I have to understand who’s out there – a guy like Christian might not give it as much gas because he’s going to run fast. But I think it’s just work, I just have to keep working on it, get more comfortable, get more confidence throwing, yeah.”

MAKE HIS MOVE: A week ago, it looked as if Sean Rhyan was no longer in the running for the Packers’ starting right guard position this year. Now he could suddenly be the favorite.

First-round rookie Jordan Morgan left practice on August 7 with a shoulder injury. Rhyan then had an impressive performance in the season opener in Cleveland, starting at right guard and then spending a lot of time as a second-string center.

On Tuesday, Rhyan worked as the right guard in the No. 1 offensive line.

“I think I’ve shown that I can play both guard and center well,” Rhyan said. “As far as jumping around, I think it’s good to be prepared for a full game this early in the year.”

Packers coach Matt LaFleur praised Rhyan on Monday, but added that his conditioning needs to be better.

Green Bay Packers offensive line coach Luke Butkus relayed that message to Rhyan, who performed a handful of gassers after practice.

“Yeah, (Butkus) was just like, ‘(expletive) get your (dick) in shape.’ And I said, ‘I didn’t know I was out of shape,'” Rhyan said. “I did that last year too, running a couple gassers after every practice, but that was during the season. I really felt it after a camp practice. But it’s one of those things you have to do.”

BIG NICKEL?: The emergence of rookie safeties Javon Bullard and Evan Williams gives the Packers the opportunity to compete in some nickel packages with three safeties and two cornerbacks.

Keisean Nixon was Green Bay’s slot corner last year and will likely continue to play that position. But Bullard, a second-round draft pick out of Georgia, spent time in the slot with the Bulldogs and has worked there at times this summer. And Williams has been a playmaker throughout the preseason and is an extremely sure tackler.

“They both played their best,” cornerback Eric Stokes said of Bullard and Williams. “They have a lot of players on defense. They can go a lot of different ways with a lot of different packages. It’s just crazy the talent we have here.”

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was asked directly about Nixon on Tuesday and how he views the competition at the nickel corner.

“We’re going to let it roll and … as the season goes on, there’s going to be competition,” LaFleur said. “We’re trying to put our best players on the field. The guys that give us the best chance to win, and there’s nothing wrong with putting multiple groupings on the field.”

KING AND HIS COURT: Rookie cornerback Kalen King continues to make good progress.

King read the ball excellently and intercepted a pass from Sean Clifford intended for Julian Hicks during two-spot drills. King also played on a blitz and sacked Clifford.

“I think he’s a guy that we’ve seen on tape that’s versatile,” Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley said recently of King. “In college, he played inside, he played outside. We’re trying to find other guys that can play inside. You have to have that versatility, and we think he can do some of those things right now. So we’re going to continue to work with him and rotate him in.”

THE DEFENSE WINS AGAIN: For an offensive player, this would fall into the “bad” category, but the defense once again got the upper hand and the offense had no choice but to do push-ups at the end of practice.

During 2-minute drills, Green Bay’s offense started at its own 45-yard line with 40 seconds left. Jordan Love threw three incomplete passes, the offense failed to make any progress, and the defense prevailed.

“All training camp I’ve been saying the defense looks and feels different,” Love said. “Looks great. We play them every day and there’s just not a lot of players that are completely free. They’re on guard about who to cover, they’re passing stuff, they’re falling into different windows, so it looks really good.”

WELCOME BACK: Players returning from injury include wideout Dimitri Stanley (hamstring), linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper (ankle), guard Donovan Jennings (knee) and guard Jordan Morgan (shoulder). All four completed only individual drills.

THIS AND THAT: Tight end Tucker Kraft, recovering from a torn pectoral muscle, worked 11-on-11 for the first time in training camp. … Linebacker Kristian Welch made an excellent read of a pass from Jordan Love over the middle. Unfortunately for Welch, the ball hit him right in the hands and he couldn’t hold onto it. … Reserve tight end Ben Sims, who is fighting for a roster spot, had two catches and an impressive day overall.

THE BAD

SEAN CLIFFORD: It was a tough day for backup quarterback Sean Clifford, who has had a training camp with ups and downs.

First, safety Zayne Anderson jumped over a crossing route and intercepted Clifford.

“We disguised things a little bit differently,” Anderson said. “I think Sean turned the defense around. I just played my technique. My guy blocked, so I was able to kind of get the quarterback free.”

Then, during two-spot drills, cornerback Kalen King intercepted Clifford on an out route intended for Julian Hicks.

Then, during the 2-minute drills, freshman Michael Pratt worked with the No. 2 offense in place of Clifford.

Few linebackers: Quay Walker did not participate in team drills. Edgerrin Cooper was also out with a hip injury and Ty’Ron Hopper could only participate in individual drills.

So Green Bay’s linebackers were Isaiah McDuffie, Eric Wilson and undrafted rookie Ralen Goforth.

“It was great,” Goforth said. “I’m praying the guys get healthy and get better. But I’m going to keep working and I’m ready to do whatever coach and they ask of me.”

COOL HAND LUKE: Luke Musgrave set the franchise record for most catches by a rookie tight end last year with 34. Musgrave’s 352 receiving yards are also the third-most by a rookie tight end in team history.

Many expected Musgrave to make a big jump this season, and that’s certainly possible. But after three weeks of training camp, Musgrave has been surprisingly quiet.

“It’s about opportunity. There’s not much you can do when the ball isn’t coming your way,” Love said of Musgrave. “But I think Luke did a good job. We obviously know what type of player he is. I think as we get more game planning, we’ll get more things out there specifically for him, some deeper shots down the field.”

“He’s definitely going to be one of our main targets against different plays. He’s going to continue to improve, but the chances are you control what you can control. When the ball isn’t coming your way, it’s hard to make some of those plays.”

FROM THE INHABITANT: Running back Marshawn Lloyd did not practice after suffering a hamstring injury in the season opener. Running back Jarveon Howard (unknown) was also newly added to the injured list.

Players who remained out included cornerback Carrington Valentine (thigh), defensive end Deslin Alexandre (lower leg), defensive lineman Keshawn Banks (groin) and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (hip).

Rookie guard/center Jacob Monk stopped training in the middle, but said afterward, “It’s nothing bad. It’s all good.”

THE UGLY

Hard day: LaFleur seemed genuinely excited last week when Green Bay signed kicker Alex Hale to compete with Greg Joseph and Anders Carlson.

“If you work with someone and believe they’re worth it, you’ll find a way to get them on the roster,” LaFleur said.

Well, Hale may be living on borrowed time.

After Hale hit his first four kicks on Tuesday, he missed the next four. His misses came from 56, 47, 54 and 51 yards and he finished his day 5 of 9 overall.

Hale completed 5 of 6 kicks on August 7, giving him a total of 10 of 15 (66.7%). Whether the Packers will continue remains to be seen.

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