NFL free agency: 5 higher-priced EDGE free agents Giants could pursue Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images The relatively recent success of the New York Giants was predicated on pressuring the quarterback and winning the trenches. Names like Michael Strahan, Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora all come to the forefront of our minds as we reminisce with bliss on what once was. There was also a glimmer of hope in 2016 with Jason Pierre-Paul and Oliver Vernon manning the Giants’ pass rush, but that was short-lived. The more recent history hasn’t been so kind to Big Blue. Injuries, draft busts, and JAG players have reduced the effectiveness of a once potent and feared positional group. The Giants had a double-digit sack player in 2020, but it was defensive lineman Leonard Williams who accomplished achievement with 11.5.