Exactly. He basically suckered Minn into more picks that they didn't think they'd actually have to surrender. It was brilliant. He also took trading picks and moving positions on draft day to a level the league had never seen before, but it was a strategy that has left a legacy. Everyone else followed. That draft day pick value chart that you see referenced every year now? Jimmy created it. Draft day pick swapping is partly how they landed Emmitt Smith.
And again, teams have stockpiled a slew of great picks in the past. It didn't mean they turned them into great players and a championship team.
If I recall, he made over 50 trades in his 5 years, which was more than the rest of the league combined in that time-frame. The NYG's made one in that time, and it was with Jimmy. But look now and I think there were about 40 trades in the 2019 draft alone. The HOF does have a history of crediting guys for trailblazing. He was great at identifying his guys and then finding creative ways to get them.
And again, teams have stockpiled a slew of great picks in the past. It didn't mean they turned them into great players and a championship team.
If I recall, he made over 50 trades in his 5 years, which was more than the rest of the league combined in that time-frame. The NYG's made one in that time, and it was with Jimmy. But look now and I think there were about 40 trades in the 2019 draft alone. The HOF does have a history of crediting guys for trailblazing. He was great at identifying his guys and then finding creative ways to get them.