In recent years, former New York Giants great and current radio analyst Carl Banks has talked often about too many Giants draft picks being "on scholarship," meaning they knew their roster spot was protected by the front office whether they performed well or not. Banks did so again last week during an appearance with Pat Traina and myself on the "Big Bue Chat" podcast.
Perhaps safety Cooper Taylor, entering his fourth season, is the perfect test case for whether or not those "scholarships" still exist with the Giants. The 2013 fifth-round pick has basically done nothing since becoming a Giant.