Quote from: MP21WAYS2PAY on March 28, 2017, 06:37:02 AM
CO, somehow I missed your post and Bob's respose and wrote the same thing. We must share the same conspiratorial mindset.
2016
Titans trade up to 8 to take Conklin
Bears trade up to 9 to take Floyd
Giants take Apple at 10
2013
49ers trade up to 18 to take Eric Reid
Giants pick Pugh at 19
2012
Bucs trade up to 31 to take Doug Martin
Giants draft David Wilson at 32
The clearest example here is the Bears, who were at 11, and moved up to 9. The only reason for them to move up was to get in front of the Giants, therefore, they knew the Giants would select Floyd. Did they know that because Jerry Reese was drooling on his shoes at Floyds pro day? I don't know. But the Bears were convinced enough by something to give up their 4th round pick. The case of Doug Martin may have been due to Mike Sullivan joining Tampa before the draft and spilling the beans.
Telegraphing may be as basic as the GM as tracking the GMs visits. It was well documented that Reese only attends a hand full of pro days, and last year that included Floyds, the year before was Flowers. It is not unreasonable to expect the Giants realized that gives other teams a clear indication of who the team is targeting, and this year they decided to throw everyone off the scent by feigning interest in another player.
What the Giants do is no different than what any other team does. Teams know what players the Giants are interested in as any junior GM can figure that out. There is no mystery to team's weaknesses and players they would be interested in to fill those gaps.
Do you really think that JR flew to Vanderbilt to create a "smokescreen"? Quite the stretch ...
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