Ryan Cowden title is executive advisor to the general manager

[MightyGiants]

Cowden, who is in his 24th NFL season, spent the previous seven years with the Tennessee Titans, including the last five as vice president of player personnel. He originally joined the Titans in 2016, as the director of player personnel.

In his role as vice president of player personnel, Cowden oversaw all areas of Tennessee's scouting department, both college and pro, including advance scouting, free agency preparation, and evaluation of players in the NFL and all other professional leagues. He also assisted with college scouting and preparation for the NFL Draft.

Cowden joined the Titans after 16 years with the Panthers. In Carolina, Cowden last had the title of assistant director of college scouting, a position he held for two years. Prior to that role, he served as the team's national scout/senior college scout for two years (2012-14) and was a national scout from 2008-12.

Cowden originally joined the Panthers as a scouting assistant in 2000. He became an area scout in 2001 and was responsible for the southeast area from 2001-07. During his time in Carolina, the franchise won two NFC titles, five division crowns and advanced to the playoffs six times.

https://www.giants.com/news/ryan-cowden-isaiah-wingfield-joe-schoen-titans-wake-forest-harvard

[DaveBrown74]

As we discussed in another thread, perhaps the thinking with this hire is that it's only a matter of time before they lose Brandon Brown, and they want someone they like to be waiting in the wings for the assistant GM role. Obviously this is pure speculation, but I'm guessing that was on the Giants' mind, and it might have been on Cowden's mind when he said yes.

[Philosophers]

As we discussed in another thread, perhaps the thinking with this hire is that it's only a matter of time before they lose Brandon Brown, and they want someone they like to be waiting in the wings for the assistant GM role. Obviously this is pure speculation, but I'm guessing that was on the Giants' mind, and it might have been on Cowden's mind when he said yes.

That's not a bad guess.  It may also be that he brings something else they want to add on their team.