After a couple practices in which the offense looked sharp, Jamal Adams set the tone for the defense Sunday.

In the first team period, quarterback Sam Darnold tried to go over the middle to tight end Chris Herndon, but Adams came streaking down and popped Herndon to break up the pass. A few plays later, Darnold tried to connect with wide receiver Quincy Enunwa in the back corner of the end zone and the third-year safety made a nice adjustment before punching the ball out of Enunwa's hands.

"I saw him come from behind like a shadow," Adams said. "I saw Sam's shoulders went back and I said, 'Where is he throwing?' I turned, I looked and punched it out, so it was a good play by me. That was definitely big to just set the tone of as far as how we're going to play in the secondary. We have a standard in that room and we're going to keep that standard."

The rest of the defense was also extremely active in Sunday's workout. Cornerback Trumaine Johnson, who had a strong weekend, had a pair of pass defenses including a Darnold pass he nearly picked off intended for Robby Anderson down the sideline. Outside linebacker Brandon Copeland also batted down a ball to Herndon in a short-yardage period and OLB Harvey Langi added a PD as well.

Adams, who's perpetually vocal and hypercompetitive, let his head coach know the defense was having a day.

"He was crushing it today," head coach Adam Gase said of Adams. "They did a good job today. They played physical in the run game. He was really active. The whole group, the defensive line, they played very physical. It was really hard to run the ball today.