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The New York Giants had an incredibly active offseason as new general manager Dave Gettleman worked furiously to remake the roster in his image. Gettleman let a number of free agents leave http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/p...meh-jersey , but balanced that by signing plenty to replace them. So it has largely been assumed that despite losing some high-profile players, the Giants would be without a compensatory pick in the 2019 draft.While Justin Pugh, Weston Richburg, D.J. Fluker, Devon Kennard, and Orleans Darkwa were out, Nate Solder http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/k...tin-jersey , Patrick Omameh, Cody Latimer, Kareem Martin, and Jonathan Stewart were in. Not to mention a bevy of smaller departures and signings — right up until the start of the regular season. But after the free agency dust finally settled, Salary cap tracking website OverTheCap is projecting that the Giants could be awarded a fourth-round compensatory pick for the loss of guard Justin Pugh. Draft selections are the lifeblood of any franchise which wants to have long-term success, and even a fourth round pick is a valuable resource. As it stands now, the Giants will already be without their third-round pick http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/a...sas-jersey , which they used on cornerback Sam Beal in the supplemental draft this summer.The draft is always unpredictable, and talented players who are graded to be day 2 picks routinely slide to the beginning of the fourth round. As it stands now, and will remain for the rest of 2018, the Giants’ depth is largely made up of journeyman veterans added during the frantic roster turnover that defined the 2018 off-season. Adding a player from that round, who could have the upside to be a major contributor on a low-cost deal for four years, would be a good upgrade for a team with such questionable depth. Nobody wants to hope for another team to have injuries, so perhaps we should all become Chargers fans and hope that they win by enough that Geno Smith is brought in for enough mop-up duty to help secure the pick that (might) be awarded for Pugh.Giants vs. Patriots: 7 things we learned What did we learn from the New York Giants’ 17-12 loss to the New England Patriots on Thursday night? Let’s take a look.Donte Deayon is making the rosterWhen you make two excellent interceptions on a team with a coach like Pat Shurmur who values balls skills http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/w...dez-jersey , like Deayon did Thursday, you pretty much guarantee yourself a spot on the roster. Deayon should rest easy this weekend when roster cuts are made.Shurmur admitted after the game that Deayon “helped himself” with the performance.Pat Shurmur and Bill Belichick like to torture usBoth head coaches actually challenged calls in this meaningless, slow-moving, final preseason game. Belichick actually challenged an incomplete pass with 9:04 left in the fourth quarter. C’mon, Bill! What were you thinking?The helmet rule is still a messThe new “lowering the head to initiate contact” rule wasn’t a major issue in the Giants first three preseason games. It was Thursday, as the Giants were called for three penalties. I’m honestly not sure what the defenders on two of them, Mark Herzlich and Chris Lewis-Harris http://www.newyorkgiantsteamonline.com/b...son-jersey , could have done differently.“When we went through this helmet thing it was said ‘these are the certain plays that we want out of our game’ and those are pretty obvious,” Shurmur said. “Some of the plays we’re getting flags ... those aren’t part of the game I don’t know if we have a game.”B.W. Webb and Curtis Riley are startersWebb, the slot corner, and Riley, a free safety, were held out of Thursday’s game. That’s a sure indication they have won the jobs they were in competition for.James Bettcher doesn’t like breakdownsWhen New England quarterback Danny Etling went 86 yards for a touchdown on a read option, Bettcher went ballistic on the sideline. Never mind that there were four minutes left in a meaningless game and most of the Giants defenders on the field won’t be on the 53-man roster. The defensive coordinator didn’t like what he saw http://www.authenticsnewyorkgiants.com/c...sas-jersey , and everybody knew it.Kalif Raymond couldn’t catch a breakThe wide receiver/return man had a 24-yard punt return wiped out by a penalty on Calvin Munson. He caught only one pass in seven targets, but was open on a couple of deep balls where he and Kyle Lauletta couldn’t connect. With any luck, Raymond’s stat line could have been an impressive one.Fourth preseason games are torturousEspecially when there are a combined 15 penalties called. Plus, the two challenges. However long this game took, it took too long.