Packers Show More In Preseason

It used to be that N-F-L teams almost never showed their best regular season plays in exhibition games. But as the collective bargaining agreement put limits on contact at practices, those preseason games are the only places where teams can really test certain plays. Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator Dom Capers used last week’s exhibition opener against Philadelphia to work on his blitzing schemes. Veteran defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois said it was a far cry from the bland schemes he’s had in August with three other N-F-L teams — but Capers has said he wants his defense to play with confidence, so he uses the preseason games to focus on techniques and other variables. The Packers will play the second of their four exhibitions tomorrow (Saturday) night at Washington.