As the NFL's trade deadline approaches, the Oakland Raiders and New York Giants are making several moves, but most of the moves don't seem to be in the direction of improvement. Right now, both these teams have awful season starts with the Giants at 1-6 and the Raiders at 1-5. Ben Maller feels these two teams are in the middle of a fire sale but are still trying to convince everyone that they aren't tanking at all.
Maller explains below why tanking is alive and well in New York and Oakland.