There aren’t many slam dunks in NFL free agency this offseason.
“Fewer and fewer great players are getting to the market,” Giants general manager Dave Gettleman said at the Combine last week.
With tools like the franchise tag and transition tag and an ever-expanding salary cap, it’s become rare for superstar players in their prime to find themselves accepting bids from teams around the league. “Teams are signing their own,” Gettleman said, “and that’s why drafting well is so critical.”
And it’s probably one of the reasons the Giants have struggled for most of the past six seasons.