As it turns out, Giants general manager Dave Gettleman might not have been confusing at all in Indianapolis when discussing Landon Collins and whether the hard-hitting strong safety will be hit with the franchise tag.
There is a deadline of 4 p.m. Tuesday looming, and Gettleman last week made a clear case that committing the franchise-tag price of $11.15 million to Collins does not make complete sense.
It is not an exorbitant salary for a top-tier safety. That is how Collins views himself. If the Giants do not tag Collins and allow him to head off into free agency, it would be proof they do not share that vision of Collins as a player.