Imagine a parallel universe called Alt-NFL. In Alt-NFL, New York Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman uses the 2020 No. 4 draft pick on right tackle Tristan Wirfs. In 2021 he keeps Kevin Zeitler by extending him another year and lowering his 2021 cap hit. By himself, Wirfs doesn’t change the Giants’ fortunes much in 2020, so the Giants still have a 2021 draft slot in the low teens. Gettleman selects left tackle Rashawn Slater. Then in Round 6, guard Trey Smith is amazingly still available, and he pounces.
By the end of 2021 the Alt-Giants have begun to improve, and their only 2022 Round 1 draft pick is in the mid-to-late teens.