Big Blue View

● By Ed Valentine
For the past few years I have done weekly simulated New York Giants mock drafts leading up to the real NFL Draft. It is time once again to start those, so today I give you version 1.0. To be completely transparent, I have studied very few players at this point. I am going to guess — no, assume — that many Big Blue View readers know more about many of these draft prospects than I do. Some of what I am doing at this point is picking players based not on my own study, but on scouting reports and perceived Giants needs. I am using the NFL Mock Draft Database simulator. Why? Well, I like it. One big reason I like it is because each time a pick rolls around the simulator offers suggestions, which helps me learn about players I should be studying and offers me a glimpse into how the computer models see team needs for New York. It also grades each pick.