CAMP AT A GLANCE
	Ahman Green rushed for 1,240 yards last season.
	Location: St. Norbert College, DePere, Wis. Preseason schedule:  Aug. 4: Lost to Kansas City, 9-0  Aug. 9: Beat Atlanta, 27-21  Aug. 15: Beat Cleveland, 38-31  Aug. 23: Carolina  Aug. 28: Tennessee

In Pro Football Weekly's third and final installment of training-camp reports, we look at the good (biggest positive), the bad (biggest disappointment) and the ugly (injury update) factors surrounding every team halfway through the 2003 preseason. We also set our sights on a rookie to watch on each team, for whatever the reason.

Aug. 19

Biggest positives: Second-year RB Najeh Davenport seems ready for a larger role and is one of a handful of players the Packers will count on to help increase the team's tolerance for injury. If starter Ahman Green goes down, Green Bay likes what Davenport can provide as a featured back. The presence of 37-year-old TE Wesley Walls makes the Packers more intelligent, savvy and balanced on offense, and rookie MLB Nick Barnett seems to be learning his new role quickly. William Henderson is the starter at fullback for now, but newcomer Nick Luchey isn't far behind.

Biggest disappointment: All of the injuries that crippled Green Bay down the stretch had to be a one-time fluke occurrence. It couldn't happen two years in a row ... could it? Not so fast. Already, starting NT Gilbert Brown and top reserve DB Bryant Westbrook have been lost for the season. The WR corps has also been derailed; the Packers have yet to see Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson and Javon Walker (their top three wide receivers) in the same offensive personnel grouping because of nicks and dings.

Injury update: The reason the Brown injury is so damaging to the Packers is the depth at the NT spot is paper thin - wet paper. Steve Warren, Rod Walker and rookie James Lee are all slowed by injuries and could not play a full game if it were the regular season, prompting management to dangle what coinage it has under the cap to free-agent DT Dan Wilkinson. (Wilkinson opted to sign with the Lions.) Newcomer Steve Martin is the starter for now. DRE Joe Johnson has a rib injury and did not start vs. Cleveland. TE David Martin just recently returned to camp after missing two weeks with a sore hamstring. No. 3 QB Craig Nall has a hyperextended knee but is playing through it in an attempt to win the No. 2 job from Doug Pederson. FS Darren Sharper, arguably Green Bay's top defender, missed the first two preseason games with an arm injury but played vs. the Browns.

Rookies to watch: Barnett has to be good for the Packers to succeed, and early returns have been promising. Though Barnett needs a big widebody at nose tackle to occupy tacklers, he has the quickness and instincts to make plays on his own. He's very good in coverage, having played strong-side linebacker and safety in college. Carl Ford is battling for the fifth WR spot but is showing the coaches enough to warrant a longer look.

Part 2 -- Aug. 12

Veteran to watch: Recently signed TE Wesley Walls, who brings Pro Bowl credentials to an offense that may give defenses headaches. QB Brett Favre compared Walls to Mark Chmura, who was one of the gunslinger's favorite targets. TE Bubba Franks is a two-time Pro Bowl player but is not a great receiver. Walls is a good addition if he holds up, especially in Green Bay's plan to go with more two-TE sets than in the past to exploit the newfound strength.

Player on the verge: OLG Mike Wahle, who could give the Packers a pair of Pro Bowl guards opposite Marco Rivera. Wahle is physical and nasty and his versatility may be his greatest asset. OL coach Larry Beightol said Wahle has made great strides as a pass blocker, and he's always been a bone-crushing run blocker.

Strongest position: As concern rises that injuries have taken their toll on their star runner, the Packers are very secure in case starter Ahman Green goes down at running back. Behind Green are Najeh Davenport, Tony Fisher and injured veteran Lamar Smith (knee), who looked decent before he was hobbled. FBs Nick Luchey and William Henderson are solid as well.

Weakest position: Because of question marks with DRE Joe Johnson (health, age) and at nose tackle, the defensive line is deep at certain positions -- under tackle and left end -- and skimpy at others. Gilbert Brown suffered a potentially season-ending biceps injury vs. the Falcons, which further thinned what the Packers felt was their weakest position. Backup NTs Rod Walker and Steve Warren aren't considered the answers. Fifth-round pick James Lee has not practiced since he was injured on Day One of training camp. Johnson has looked ordinary, and versatile but vanilla DL Aaron Kampman is solid, though he lacks pass-rush potential.

Part 1 -- July 18

Most significant changes: There will be two new starters in the linebacker corps, with rookie middle linebacker Nick Barnett and strong-side linebacker Hannibal Navies stepping in and Na'il Diggs switching from strong-side to weak-side 'backer. Head coach Mike Sherman believed he needed to upgrade the speed at linebacker, and Barnett and Navies can both move.

Reasons for optimism: They still have No. 4, and their opposition doesn't. Brett Favre is playing at least one more year, and his presence means more than any other individual means to his team. Favre wasn't himself in the final seven games of the season, but finished with very good numbers and a Pro Bowl invite.

Causes for concern: The Packers are uneasy about what they will do at strong safety and may still sign a street free agent. They don't have a true nose tackle right now, and could be forced to go with a youngster or journeyman should injury arise on the offensive line.

Training-camp battles to watch: Third-year wide receiver Robert Ferguson and last year's first-round pick, Javon Walker, technically won't square off for a starting spot, but one of them will start next to flanker Donald Driver, who emerged as Favre's top target in 2002. Right now, Ferguson is penciled in as the starting split end, but Walker's speed and size may be hard to keep off the field.

Don't be surprised if: The Packers again run away with the NFC North. As poor as the team was vs. the run and in spite of serious injury hits to the roster in 2002, the Packers went 12-4 for the second year in a row.

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