Monday Cheese Curds: Draft week 2024 is finally here

Monday Cheese Curds: Draft week 2024 is finally here
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The waiting is almost over - we're now down to just three days to go before the 2024 NFL Draft.

Get your final mock drafts in and read up on those final few late-round prospects, because the 2024 NFL Draft is finally about to arrive. The wait for the draft seems to get longer every year, but we're now within a week of the big event.

That also means we are just over a year out from the draft coming to Green Bay, giving the city and the Packers their first big NFL event in history. With the league almost certain to never bring a Super Bowl to Lambeau Field, the 2025 Draft will be perhaps the biggest single weekend in terms of football tourism in the city's history.

But that's still a year off. Let's acknowledge the preparations that are taking place for next year's event but focus on what the team needs to do this week with the draft set to start on Thursday night from Detroit.

Green Bay area and Packers officials will be headed to 2024 NFL draft in Detroit as they prep for 2025 | Packersnews.com

It's just one more year before the draft comes to Green Bay, and officials for the team and city are observing everything they can in the Detroit area this week.

Green Bay Packers NFL Draft 2024 guide: Picks, predictions and key needs | The Athletic

Heres a decent overall primer on this week's events from a Packers-focused perspective.

Pre-draft picture: Foundation in place across Packers' defensive line | Packers.com

The line has a solid core of players for 2024, but the big long-term question mark is about Kenny Clark, whose current contract is up after the coming season.

Packers defense going to 'attack' under new DC Jeff Hafley | Packers Wire

If you thought Joe Barry's defense was too passive, then we have good news for you!

NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season | NFL.com

It's astounding that this rule hasn't been in place for years, and it may finally put Connor Stallions out of a job.

The Moon brings a wild but precarious fish orgy to California's beaches | BBC.com

Wild and precarious are how I prefer my animal orgies.