The Green Bay Packers started training camp last week, but things really begin to feel real from now on. With the pads on, head coach Matt LaFleur and his coaching staff can make more precise evaluations of the players and feel where the roster is at.

The Packers have significant questions to answer, and training camp will offer more clarity about important topics that will impact the entire season.

What will Jordan Morgan and Anthony Belton's roles be?

The Packers spent a first-round pick on Morgan and a second-rounder on Belton, and part of the appeal to do it was versatility. Both young players can be tackles or guards, a factor that will strongly matter for Green Bay with Zach Tom, Rasheed Walker, and Sean Rhyan entering the final year of their rookie contracts.

Now, the big question is where they will play. It's normal to cross-train in the offseason and to start training camp, but at some point the coaching staff usually makes a determination. Ideally, Morgan would be the left tackle of the future, with Belton potentially being able to start at right guard.

In OTAs and minicamp, both practiced primarily at tackle, with Morgan on the left side (including with the ones for several reps) and Belton moving from side to side with the twos. What these players are able to accomplish will be a big part of the process to determine what Green Bay will do with their veteran players contract-wise.

What to make of the cornerback group?

The Packers cut Jaire Alexander and lost Eric Stokes, Corey Ballentine, and Robert Rochell in free agency. To replace them, the team signed Nate Hobbs and Gregory Junior in free agency, plus taking Micah Robinson in the seventh round of the draft.

It's not a top-heavy group as it used to be, but that's probably Brian Gutekunst's plan. Over the past few years, the NFL has consolidated the idea that cornerback is a weak-link system, and the Packers are comfortable with their three starters (Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine, Nate Hobbs) to have a decent floor. Javon Bullard in the slot also gives them some level of flexibility.

Now, will that be enough? If one gets hurt, is there enough depth to maintain the weak-link premise without a real weak link? Those are the things the Packers will have to evaluate and answer.

How much will each rookie wide receiver actually play?

The Packers didn't take Matthew Golden in the first round for him to be just another guy. They truly think he can be special, and a good version of Golden would be what the offense needs to create a positive domino effect—Jayden Reed not being the focus for the defense, Romeo Doubs as a WR2/3 in the boundary, Dontayvion Wicks as a promising backup, Christian Watson as a deep threat. How much can Golden impact from the get go, though, is a bigger point.

For Savion Williams, it's a more complex situation. In college, he played an unusual role as a gadget player (wide receiver, running back, wildcat quarterback). Now, LaFleur has to understand what can be translated to the NFL level and create or adapt a role for the third-rounder.

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Is the defensive line any better?

The Packers didn't do anything to address the defensive line in free agency or early in the draft. On Day 3, though, the team took Barryn Sorrell and Collin Oliver for the edge, plus Warren Brinson to the interior. The big offseason change was to fire position coach Jason Rebrovich and replace him with former New England Patriots defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington.

Presumably, the Packers are betting on Covington to speed up the developmental path of players like Lukas Van Ness and Devonte Wyatt. If that doesn't happen, is it realistic to expect significant improvement from the group?

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Can MarShawn Lloyd become the RB2?

Lloyd doesn't seem to have the body composition to be a full-time, three-down running back. But the Packers don't need this from him, because they have Josh Jacobs under contract for three more seasons. Lloyd has to be an explosive option to change the pace of the offense, and his college tape indicates he can be that.

The young running back lost almost his entire rookie season due to injuries, but he's fully healthy now, and training camp will start to show if he can surpass Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks on the depth chart.

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