Editor's Note: Because of the short work week, I'm folding in some questions received from LockedOn Giants podcast listeners.(From Pete M.) . I just finished listening to . He gave the Giant's training/medical staff the highest praise and said they are the best around, so I a sume they are doing their job of ensuring the players hydrate, stretch, rehab, etc. He also said their field is as good as any field around. With that being the case, all I can deduce is that the Giants being consistently at the top of the league in injuries for the past few years is Albert Almora Jr Jersey just plain bad luck. Was that your takeaway from your call with John? What's up, Pete? It's not a matter of luck being at the forefront of the Giants being among the most injured teams in the league. It's a combination of things, mainly the constant turnover of the strength and conditioning staff (a very underrated reason), plus the athletes hiring personal trainers and gurus whose philosophies differ from what the S & C coaches preach. Football, as I've always said, is a violent game. Stuff is going to happen. But usually, those players who take good care of their bodies pre- and postgame can avoid constant visits with the training staff.(From Dan M.) Patricia, is it better to concentrate on ama sing more 2nd-, 3rd- and 4th-round picks or concentrate on getting 1st-round picks next year? Or is it better to pick up available free agents who may be suitable to help the team? So far, the Giants are doing well this year due to coaching and players stepping up, but they need some upgrades on offense and defense. Carlos Zambrano Jersey Hi Dan. It depends on the draft cla s and where the Giants will be drafting. I keep telling everyone who asks that it's too soon to formulate a draft strategy. Right now, teams are scouting players and compiling info, but I don't think any decisions will be made at this point. Similar with free agency, who knows? Perhaps there will e some salary cap-related cuts coming down the pipe that adds to the free-agent crop. I think Joe Schoen prefers to retain the talent the team has identified by his staff and the coaches and will use free agency sparingly while leaning on the draft heavily. But we'll see what they do with a healthy cap situation.(From Avi G.) Does the injury to Xavier McKinney provide some cap relief? If they are not paying him while he is on the non-football injury list, does that get added back into the cap for the season?Hi Avi. It only provides some relief if the Giants aren't paying him while he's on NFI. I don't believe that is the case, though, so if I'm correct, then no, there is no cap relief.(From Jon G.) Which of the remaining Giants games, if any, do you think will be flexed and why? Have the Giants received notice from the NFL that any of their remaining games wont be flexed? Hi Jon. Hopefully, none--you know how I feel about night games, right? But seriously, the only one I can see being flexed--and that's if playoff berths are on the line--is the regular-season finale with the Eagles Kyle Hendricks Jersey . Teams are usually notified about two weeks ahead of any flex scheduling so they can adjust any travel arrangements. (From Anthony B.) My question is regarding OBJ. I know we do not have much cap space at the moment but considering there is not much left to the season and he wont hit against a full season salary could joe pull some gymnastics to make that move, maybe something like cutting Golladay?What's up, Anthony? The Giants cut Kenny Golladay. He's due $4 million in guaranteed money next year, and if they cut him, that accelerates into this year's cap--an expense they cannot absorb. Beckham is a 9-year veteran. The minimum salary (not that he would agree to play on the minimum) for a 9-year veteran is $1.120 million, or $62,222 per week. Once he signs, he will likely need at least one week to acclimate to his new team. Let's say, for argument's sake, Beckham is fully ready to go by Week 13. That's six weeks' pay off the base salary alone or $373,332--manageable, yes. The problem is two-fold. I can't see Beckham agreeing to play for the veteran minimum. Two, I can't see him signing without a signing bonus, which will cause the cap hit to jump up.Per the , the Giants have $2,697,065 of space left. That's a razor-thin amount to get through the rest of the year to make practice squad elevations and injury signings. As it is, Shoen has had to do some roster gymnastics to make certain things work.Unle s they restructure Golladay's contract--and I know for a fact they don't want to Greg Maddux Jersey do that, though if they do, they will wait as long as they can before touching it to minimize swelling that cap hit any further in future years--they're not in a position right now to afford OBJ this year.The Giants' best bet is to draft a receiver or two next year-- and I could see that happening in the first round--and see if someone is available in free agency that won't cost them an arm and a leg. If Beckham is still available next year, then maybe revisit the topic, but I suspect his being on the wrong side of 30 and coming off two ACLs might not be as attractive to Schoen.(From Howard D.) Whatever happened to Alex Bauchman, he was the best receiver of all receivers during the preseason. The Giants are in dire lead of a good receiver, and he was already part of the team.Scroll to ContinueHoward, Bachman was cut, and last I checked, he just signed with the Texans on Monday. Not for nothing, but unle s he was injured after camp, I think it's kind of telling that it took so long for him to land with a team.(From George B.) Just read that Alex Bachman signed with the Texans. The guy led everyone in catches during training camp and showed a lot of talent. So, why did the Giants Anthony Rizzo Jersey , who are in crucial need of wide receivers, not re-sign him?George, the only logical explanation I can come up with is that despite Bachman leading the team in the summer in receptions and receiving yards, the Giants were overloaded with slot receivers--at the time, they had Wan'Dale Robinson, Sterling Shepard, and Richie James at the position. So it's po sible that maybe Bachman felt it was time to move on and pursue an opportunity elsewhere or maybe the rest of the league wasn't ultra impre sed with him. Sometimes when a player doesn't re-sign with a team, it's the player's choice and not nece sarily the team's. I believe that might have been the case here. People need to understand that it takes two sides to make a contract. Sometimes a team wants a player back, but the player doesn't want to return. If that was the case, it wouldn't be the first time it happened, and it won't be the last time.(From Andrew G.) . With the Giants getting healthy and roster moves to be made, who do you see getting released to make room on the roster? Great question, Andrew. I suspect the Gi