GREEN BAY, Wis. -- When Matt LaFleur cut the veterans loose from the offseason program a week early, they had 47 days to themselves until they had to report back for training camp.
As much as the Green Bay Packers coach wants his players to recharge and get refreshed for the grind of the season, he doesn't want it to be a complete vacation.
"We've got a really solid foundation right now, but it doesn't matter unless you maximize these next 47 days prior to training camp," LaFleur said on the final day of the mandatory minicamp last week. "So the work that they put in will show itself in training camp. And so the message is just they got to push it in every aspect -- mentally, physically, psychologically. Every aspect is going to impact their game.
"But I think we got a really good group -- guys that come in with the right mentality, the right attitude -- and we'll be checking in on them quite a bit this summer to make sure everybody's still moving the same direction."
Still, there were some lingering issues at the end of the offseason program. Some of those could be answered in training camp, which starts July 27 for rookies and July 28 for veterans. Others might not be solved until the season plays out.
Here is a look at some of questions still facing the Packers:
Who's healthy?
On the final day of mandatory minicamp, 17 players were with the rehab group. That's almost 20% of the Packers' offseason roster.
Of those players, 11 were either projected starters or expected contributors: Micah Parsons, Benjamin St-Juste, Isaiah McDuffie, Warren Brinson, Devonte Wyatt and Javon Hargrave on defense; Aaron Banks, Zach Tom, Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave on offense, plus return man Skyy Moore on special teams.
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Parsons will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list, and chances are he will start the season there, too. If that's the case, the edge rusher will be out the first four games at minimum.
LaFleur wouldn't get into specifics on other players, but when asked if any of them other than Parsons might not be ready for training camp, he said: "Potentially."