It was an NFL offseason like no other.
Spring workouts were scrapped, training camps started late, exhibition games were canceled.
The upshot of that pandemically altered offseason schedule? Teams had precious little information when it came to finalizing their rosters.
"I think you're running on faith a little bit," Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said.
He just as easily could have been talking about his football team.
As the Packers begin a season they expect will culminate in a second consecutive playoff berth, they are placing their faith almost exclusively on improvement from within.