Originally posted by 49erBigMac:
The denial on this board is so real. I think we do have Gary #2 on our board, it makes me sick, but Simms running the Gary in the top 5 rhetoric after saying "the NFL is high on him" came straight after meeting Shanny.
We need to pray that the Murray talk is real.
I will be inconsolable if we pick Gary.
It could very well be that Gary is the #2 edge and top 5 player on their board. Maybe Kocurek concluded that Bosa = Avril+ and Gary = Ansah.
But how they play their board with their picks is TBD.
My guess is that they are preparing for (at least) three scenarios:
1. Take Bosa at 2
2. Let someone trade up for Bosa, take Gary
3. Let someone trade up for Bosa, take QW
They'll probably gauge whether the difference between Bosa-QW and Bosa-Gary is worth the extra pick(s).
But, to create those trade offers, they need to see what the demand is. I'm sure that's why they are telling Simms and Barrows stuff. They wouldn't have much leverage if they just told the Jets or Bucs that they just want to swap picks. They've got to bluff and play hard to get.
[ Edited by zonkers on Apr 4, 2019 at 1:31 PM ]