If it is true that a rising tide lifts all boats, the Giants — if the upward trend that was spawned last year continues this season and beyond — will have plenty of contributors to the success of the franchise moving on to bigger things.

Just look at how Mike Kafka, after his first year as an offensive coordinator, received not one, not two, but four interviews for head coaching vacancies after he helped Daniel Jones put together the best season of his four-year career. Kafka did not get hired, but he did forge an identity as a head coach candidate to watch.

This leads us to Brandon Brown, hired last year by general manager Joe Schoen to fill the role of assistant general manager.

If things go right for the Giants, it is possible Brown will not be long for the Giants. If things go right for the franchise, it will come as no surprise if there is a team out there willing to hire Brown to run its entire football operation.