I can see a bit of Emery's military background in this approach, tbh.
First aspect of tackling an issue is Intelligence - gather as much data and resources as possible. Once you have a wealth of information to draw on, you can then use it to your advantage when tackling your objective. It doesn't necessarily mean you will be completely beholden to the information, but what it can let you do in this instance is get an idea how other teams operate, which may allow you to gain an advantage over other teams if you are pursuing the same free agents, or if you need an edge on draft day to know whether you are safe standing pat on a pick, or might need to move aggressively to move up, or maybe even leak the right kind of false information to your rivals to try to influence them to jump up and grab a guy you had no intention of getting in the first place, just so the guy you really want has a better likelyhood of dropping in your lap.
Emery is gearing up for war, figuratively speaking, and I am loving it.