Cap tips in Giants' favor

For the first time in the salary-cap era, the Giants have the money to be major players in the free-agent market. But that doesn't mean they are going to suddenly turn into the Dallas Cowboys or the Washington Redskins. They may have had $8 million-$10 million in cap room when the free-agent frenzy opened at midnight last night, but they weren't planning to use it to make a big early splash just because they can.

"I just think you have to be careful," Giants GM Ernie Accorsi said at the scouting combine in Indianapolis last week. "Up to this point the big-splash guys are dwindling. What's going to happen is, I don't want to necessarily use the term 'overpriced,' but guys are going to get out of control and you've got to be careful you don't do that. We have the wherewithal to compete for top players, but it depends." Continue