Mock drafts are both a blessing, and a curse.
On one hand, they are rarely accurate — especially this far removed from the draft and prior to free agency — yet they also provide a service. Beyond clicks and website views, they can illustrate different pathways teams can employ to improve themselves over three days in the spring. NFL teams themselves work through mock drafts, gaming out potential scenarios to prepare for what could unfold during the draft itself.
To that end, today’s exercise has us working through those such scenarios. How can the New York Giants approach the three days of the draft, how could the draft unfold depending on the path they pick, and who are some players to watch in each scenario.