How teams nuggets/intel information to shape draft decision

[Hawkeye0202]

The NFL Draft Information Trade: How Teams Gather Nuggets of Knowledge to Shape Draft Decisions

https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/04/23/n...edia-adam-schefter-ian-rapoport-rick-gosselin
By JENNY VRENTAS
April 23, 2019
Ian Rapoport found himself in an uncomfortable position. The NFL draft was due to start in a matter of hours, and one team’s general manager was asking him to play the role of carrier pigeon.

“I need you to tell [a second GM] that I’m not going to draft [a specific first-round prospect],” the GM told him.

Rapoport, an insider for NFL Network, didn’t know what to make of this request, and he didn’t want to do it. Just tell him you spoke to me, the GM insisted, and this is what I wanted him to know. Rapoport agreed, as long as he could be transparent. So, he contacted the second general manager, explained what the first general manager had told him, and…

 

[Flamma]

Just think about last year's draft. Had the Browns known for sure that the Giants weren't eyeing up Mayfield they could have drafted both Mayfield and Barkley. Or, the Giants knew the Browns wanted Mayfield and let them know if they went Barkley first Mayfield wouldn't be there at #4.

 

[jazzcat22]

Basically it is what team can BS the best.

 

[bandfan]

So, basically.... the NFL can't survive without reporters?