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The NFL is considering Green Bay, Detroit and Washington, D.C., as the hosts for the 2024 NFL draft. That's the word from Packers President Mark Murphy, who told reporters today that the homes of the Packers, Lions and Commanders are in the running. The NFL owners are expected to choose the site of the 2024 [more]

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It would be interesting to see the drft in Green Bay. I have a very hard time believing the NFL will actually give them the venue. Not enough luxury beds for all the celebrities at NFL, Inc, media, players and so on. I don't think they need as much capacity as they would for the Super Bowl but I will believe it when they announce it.
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My guess it the draft will be in Detroit. The NFL loves to toss little meaningless breadcrumbs to teams like Green Bay. WTF, I mean the Commodores have not served their penalty time out yet. If it all blows up in Snyder's face the NFL can't look like they are sanctioning his bad behavior.


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beast
3 years ago
Yeah, in the past, Goodell has professional suggested big NFL events (and they're trying to make the NFL Draft a big week long event) need a lot of big city things...

Which isn't surprising, but Goodell did that after someone brought up the idea of big NFL events in Green Bay.

In other words, he wasn't directly saying no... but he was totally saying no, sorry.



Now things can always change, and maybe the NFL draft has run the course with the big cities and there isn't another great location

I mean, I don't think you want to be in Washington during an Election year, especially when Congress is investigating the NFL because of the Washington Team Owner, that screams potential P.R. nightmare. Of course they could ignore that, the NFL is good at ignoring that... but are they willing to take the risk that everyone else including the politicians, if ore that and the Washington owners finally gets his stuff in order.


So I expect it to be Detroit.

Though, I also believe Goodell also hinted at that if they ever split up the draft, having a different day in a different city, that Green Bay could be in line then.

Say, Day 1 and Day 2 in Detroit, then day 3 in Green Bay.
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3 years ago
Also, Mark Murphy keeps making these public announcements every year, that they're trying and they're finalist, etc etc.

Mark Murphy knows the NFL isn't as likely to give them a shot... so why is he setting up and raising the Packers fans expectations by doing this?


Either
1) He's trying to get an atta boy and get some credit and show he's trying... but I'm not aware of anyone pressuring him for this, but there is a lot of inner Green Bay stuff I'm not aware of.

Or

2) He's raising Packers fans expectations, that some day we'll get the draft, as an attempt to both put more pressure on Goodell to someday select Green Bay, but also make sure fans get excited and truely pack the place should it ever happen.


I think it's #2, which if so, interesting that Murphy is trying to backhanded pressure Goodell, and if so, give him credit for trying. Though if it's #1, then shame on him for just getting our hopes up.
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Yeah, in the past, Goodell has professional suggested big NFL events (and they're trying to make the NFL Draft a big week long event) need a lot of big city things...

Which isn't surprising, but Goodell did that after someone brought up the idea of big NFL events in Green Bay.

In other words, he wasn't directly saying no... but he was totally saying no, sorry.



Now things can always change, and maybe the NFL draft has run the course with the big cities and there isn't another great location

I mean, I don't think you want to be in Washington during an Election year, especially when Congress is investigating the NFL because of the Washington Team Owner, that screams potential P.R. nightmare. Of course they could ignore that, the NFL is good at ignoring that... but are they willing to take the risk that everyone else including the politicians, if ore that and the Washington owners finally gets his stuff in order.


So I expect it to be Detroit.

Though, I also believe Goodell also hinted at that if they ever split up the draft, having a different day in a different city, that Green Bay could be in line then.

Say, Day 1 and Day 2 in Detroit, then day 3 in Green Bay.

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Day 3 in Green Bay would make sense. You don't need the high profile NFL execs or media personalities. They can keep their desks in Detroit and do a remote. Put a screen up in Resch Center and have media people running in and out of the stadium/ Hall of Fame and so on.


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3 years ago
Green Bay DESERVES it. They have shown that a small city can make it in the NFL. It's not fair to punish GB because it's not a "big city". There are PLENTY of hotels that are close. And bars and other "big city" stuff. It's not the Green Bay of 1950.
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Green Bay DESERVES it. They have shown that a small city can make it in the NFL. It's not fair to punish GB because it's not a "big city". There are PLENTY of hotels that are close. And bars and other "big city" stuff. It's not the Green Bay of 1950.

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Cheesey they don't. According to a website GB has about 4000 hotel rooms. That's of all qualities. By comparison KC has about 36,000.
All these high profile types will want suites. By the time you add up all the corporate bigwigs, media talking heads and NFL teams they probably need 500 suites. As much as GB has grown in the last 30 years they don't have enough 4&5 star rooms. Then there's the premium restaurants they expect to eat at. Krolls only goes so far.
Back to KC, they are considered a small market team too. Their metro is over 2 million people. GB is about 300,000.
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Well, they should get the draft in my opinion. Make the rich suckers see what us "PO folks" live like. 😜
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3 years ago

Cheesey they don't. According to a website GB has about 4000 hotel rooms. That's of all qualities. By comparison KC has about 36,000.
All these high profile types will want suites. By the time you add up all the corporate bigwigs, media talking heads and NFL teams they probably need 500 suites. As much as GB has grown in the last 30 years they don't have enough 4&5 star rooms. Then there's the premium restaurants they expect to eat at. Krolls only goes so far.
Back to KC, they are considered a small market team too. Their metro is over 2 million people. GB is about 300,000.

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Exactly, which is why the NFL should of brought the draft to Green Bay earlier, before it became a week long event and maybe say for the Packers 100th birthday or something (a great excuse to bring it to Green Bay, and get other teams/fans excited and thinking it should come to their place on their 100th birthday as well). But they missed that...

Day 3 in Green Bay would make sense. You don't need the high profile NFL execs or media personalities. They can keep their desks in Detroit and do a remote. Put a screen up in Resch Center and have media people running in and out of the stadium/ Hall of Fame and so on.

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If they try saying the draft was in Green Bay, but it was only Day 3, that will feel like a bit of an insult to me.

I mean if they do have Day 3 in Green Bay, then great! Just as long as Goodell doesn't try to push the idea that they've crossed Green Bay off their list and never have to do it again.


Though, a great substitute or counter by Murphy might be, to have Day 3 of the Draft every year in Green Bay. That would be a major win, though, I doubt the NFL would go for that.


Either way, I expect them to at least have four media guys and the crew live and in person, even if they switch cities, the rest might be in a studio somewhere.
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Well, they should get the draft in my opinion. Make the rich suckers see what us "PO folks" live like. 😜

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I agree. Unfortunately the $10 billion industry doesn't care about you or me or any individual fan for that matter. They only want to rub shoulders with the famous, powerful and wealthy. Hopefully all in one person.
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