Inviting the Seahawks for the bike tradition was a wonderful idea by the Packers. However, the warm-hearted feelings vanished once practice began.

Joint practices are quickly passing preseason games as the preferred method for NFL teams to get ready for the regular season. They may one day completely replace them, in fact. Either way, this is the best method for seeing where your team stands compared to live competition with just weeks to go before the real games begin.