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The New York Giants 2023 season didn’t go as planned. After making a surprise appearance the previous year, just about everything that could have gone wrong for New York did.

Quarterback Daniels Jones suffered a season-ending ACL tear, running back Saquon Barkley battled his own injury issues and the Giants regressed on both sides of the ball, fairly substantially.

The result was a disappointing 6-11 record and a lot of questions heading into 2024.

Head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen are back, but they have a lot of work to do in the coming days.

The new league year, along with the official start of free agency, will kick off at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

What should be on the Giants’ agenda this week? Let’s take a final look at New York’s biggest needs, most notable free agents, potential targets and cap situation.

The Giants—who ranked 29th in total offense, 27th in total defense, 30th in scoring and 26th in points allowed last season—have holes to address before even factoring in their impending free agents.

The good news is that New York has much more cap flexibility than it had after extending Jones and franchise-tagging Barkley last offseason.

The Giants could potentially generate even more space by moving on from tight end Darren Waller. The 2023 trade addition has struggled with lingering hamstring issues and is contemplating retirement.

“I’ll be deciding pretty soon, but I haven’t made a decision yet,” Waller said, per The Athletic’s Dan Duggan.

Releasing Waller with a post-June 1 designation would save $12.1 million in 2024 cap space.

While Waller doesn’t plan to rush his decision, the Giants are likely to do the same.

The extra cap dollars would be nice, but New York has the space to be major players early and often in free agency.