The Giants did not make a move Tuesday as the NFL trade deadline came and went without any additions — or subtractions — to a team that many expected would be a bottom-feeder and, shockingly, is sitting at 6-2 as it heads into its bye week.

There were a variety of reasons why the Giants did not make a move. The players available were either not considered a big upgrade or the teams could not agree on compensation or the price tag to add the contract of the player was too high for the salary cap-challenged Giants.

The main reason, though, why Joe Schoen in his first season as the general manager did not do anything to fortify his first Giants roster is that he looks at the fantastic record and does not see a fantastic team. A gritty, hard working team, yes. But a roster that is not yet ready to attain what Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll want to achieve in what they anticipate to be a long stay with the franchise.

“You have to step back and honestly evaluate the roster,’’ Schoen said in his state-of-the-team media session. “You can get caught up in the ‘Hey we won the game.’ Yeah but we were also down 17-3 at some point. You got to step back and look at it for what it is.’’

The Giants did not make a trade, but that does not mean they were not active. Schoen said he had conversations with several teams about several players at a variety of positions, including wide receiver, perhaps the weakest spot on his team.

“There were a couple of players it just wasn’t going to work out, financially we couldn’t do it and the team wasn’t gonna buy down the money and if they did, they wanted a higher pick,’’ Schoen said.

The market for wide receivers was put in motion when Schoen last week traded Kadarius Toney, a first-round pick in 2021, to the Chiefs for a third- and sixth-round pick in 2023. With the deadline approaching, the Bears, surprisingly, were buyers and acquired Chase Claypool from the Steelers for a second-round pick. Schoen was not interested in giving up a second day (second or third round) selection and took a pass on jumping in.

Schoen was not any more illuminating about shipping Toney out than Daboll was when the trade was finalized.

“A move that was made, best decision for the organization for where we are and I’ll probably just leave it at that,’’ Schoen said.

After the trade, Schoen said he and Daboll talked to the team captains, assuring them “we’re always going to try to win’’ lest any of them viewed getting rid of Toney as a sign that 2022 was not a high priority for the new regime.

“Daboll and I are super-competitive and we’re always going to try to do what’s best for the organization but you’ve got to put a value, you can’t just be reckless with the draft picks, the future capital, where we are as we build this team,’’ Schoen said.

This means Daboll and the offensive coaching staff will have to figure out how to jump-start the passing game without any reinforcements coming ’round the bend — unless you count the return by Kenny Golladay from a knee injury that kept him off the field the last four games. Golladay had two catches for 22 yards in his first four games.

Schoen said he is hopeful that Golladay will be available to play when the Giants return to action to face the Texans.

The Giants are 30th in the league in passing, averaging only 159.1 yards per game. Daniel Jones has played well, yet has only six touchdown passes. The Giants are last in the NFL with nine completed passes of 20 or more yards, 31st in passing attempts of 20 or more yards with only 14 and 29th in the league in pass plays of 15 or more yards with 34.

Schoen heaped praise on Daboll and the coaching staff and lauded what he has seen from the players from an effort standpoint.

“It takes four, five weeks to truly figure out who your team is and what I’ll tell you about our team is there’s a lot of tough dudes that care about each other and love football,’’ Schoen said. “I thought we had some tough guys, I knew we had some competitive guys, I knew we had some good players, you never know how those guys are gonna jell and when adversity strikes what’s that gonna look like.’’

The Giants are 6-2 in the first half of Schoen’s first season. He was asked if this formula for winning — the Giants have outscored their opponents by a total of six points — is sustainable.

“Recipe or not, it’s working,’’ Schoen said, and smiled.