Two players many Giant fans hoped would possibly be in Giant blue next season were franchised by their respective teams. LB Lance Briggs (Bears) and CB Asante Samuel (Patriots) both got the tag and basically become untouchable for this season, unless someone surrenders two first round picks which isn’t going to happen. Getting both anyway would have been unrealistic, but I got the feeling if Briggs hit the market as unrestricted the Giants would have made a big play for him. One guy I have my eye on is Kansas City MLB Kawika Mitchell. This goes with my previously mentioned strategy of moving Antonio Pierce to WLB.  There also is a rumor that the Giants like London Fletcher of the Bills. The downside: he is 32. The upside: he has never missed a game in nine seasons. Free agency is slated to begin on March 2 and I’ll have a preview of how I think the Giants should proceed before then.