It is the time to get away from the field, the game and the playbook. This is the quietest period on the NFL calendar. Even general managers and head coaches are on vacation. Players are scattered across the country, preparing their bodies and minds for what comes next.

The Giants parted ways at the end of the third week of June, and there is no need for any player to be back in the building until July 15, when rookies report for training camp.  The veterans report a week later, on July 22, with the first practice set for July 23. Once that date arrives, it is full speed ahead through at least the first week of January.

That is why all involved need some down time, and that time is now.

Why then, is a large group of Giants players gathered in San Diego, working out and having some fun together?