sign up for"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Evan Engram Jerseys 2019 , Week 172019 NFL DraftPeter King, Albert Breer mock Josh Allen, Daniel Jones to GiantsNew,93commentsThis is a scenario Dave Gettleman might sign up forEDTShareTweetShareSharePeter King, Albert Breer mock Josh Allen, Daniel Jones to GiantsJosh AllenJasen Vinlove-USA TODAY SportsAs tired as we all are of mock drafts, with the real 2019 NFL Draft just days away now is the time to really pay attention to them. At least to the mock drafts done by those who are among the most well-connected NFL insiders.That’s why I found it significant that in their Monday morning mock drafts both Peter King [Football Morning in America] and Albert Breer [Monday Morning Quarterback] came up with the identical first round choices for the New York Giants.Both King and Breer have the Giants selecting Kentucky edge rusher Josh Allen No. 6 overall, then dipping into the quarterback pool to get Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with their second pick. King has the Giants actually trading down from 17 to 23 [with the Houston Texans] to make the move White Dalvin Tomlinson Jerseys , while Breer has the pick coming at 17.If you don’t want the Giants to select Jones — or any quarterback — at No. 6, the scenarios in the mocks by King and Breer are ones you should be rooting for.There are no trades in Breer’s mock, but he has the New York Jets selecting Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver at No. 3. That leaves one of the three premier defenders who could convince Giants GM Dave Gettleman to wait at least one pick on a quarterback — Quinnen Williams of Alabama, Devin White of LSU and Allen, on the board with three picks to go. Allen is the one who remains, the Giants snap him up, and figure out a way to get their quarterback with the second pick.Breer writes: Breer picks Jones at 17 and offers a cautionary note that agrees with something I have been hearing as well:King’s scenario unfolds exactly the same way at No. 6. The Jets select Oliver and Allen slides to the Giants, giving them the edge pass rusher they seek. King writes:King gets Jones with the 23rd pick Dalvin Tomlinson Jerseys 2019 , having moved 17 to the Texans and getting a second-round pick (55th overall) to boot. If Jones is the apple of Gettleman’s eye here moving down and banking on him being available is risky business. Still, if he can get Jones and add a second-round pick in what he considers a draft “thick” in talent through the first four rounds you know he would love to do that. Every year at this time, one or more General Managers wade into the debate regarding whether teams draft based on need, or whether they take the best available players.On Thursday, Giants G.M. Dave Gettleman attempted to navigate that verbal minefield.“I’m just telling you: I’m not going to force a pick,” Giants G.M. Dave Gettleman said, via Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com. “You can’t draft for need. You’ll get screwed every time. You’ll make a mistake.”Gettleman added that he’ll make no exceptions, even when it comes to quarterback. And that’s fine. That’s fair. But it’s not realistic.Whether a team intends to do it or not White Wayne Gallman Jerseys , the assessment of the best available players always is influenced at some level by need. The qualitative, subjective nature of the process is conducive to that type of reverse engineering, where the needs necessarily influence the assessment of the best available players. And then, when a team drafts for need, it can claim that it’s taking the best available players.And why shouldn’t a team draft for need? That’s one of the benefits of the process. And if a team needs to move up or down the board to better match draft position, need, and overall value, so be it.It nevertheless makes sense for guys like Gettleman to claim that they don’t draft for need. That way Wayne Gallman Jerseys 2019 , they can always claim victory when it comes to compiling the best possible draft class, without putting excessive pressure on a guy who otherwise would be expected to immediately address an area of urgency and, in turn, would feel more pressure to perform.It also makes sense for guys like me to say that, no matter what the G.M. says, need necessarily influences the process. The assessment of best available talent always takes need into account, consciously or not.