Few have been against the Leonard Williams trade more than me since the moment it went down last October. However, the fact remains that the NY Giants are likely to retain him, and I’d much rather see him retained on a one-year prove-it deal than a huge extension.
It’s worth noting that due to this being the last year of the current CBA deal, teams are allowed to use the franchise tag and the transition tag in the same year. There don’t appear to be any Giants worthy of being franchise-tagged, but it makes it just a little bit easier to swallow tagging Williams knowing Big Blue will still have the other tag in its back pocket.