GREEN BAY — Of all the things Matt LaFleur’s Green Bay Packers accomplished during the 2020 season — to going 13-3 and advancing to the NFC Championship Game, to leading the NFL in scoring, to keeping the COVID-19 pandemic at bay inside Lambeau Field — the coach might be proudest of how his coaches and players navigated the challenges of an all-virtual offseason program.
Without spending a single second on the grass until training camp began in August, LaFleur, his staff and his players managed to make a giant leap offensively and improve significantly on defense, without the benefit of organized team activity practices or minicamps.