New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown only gets to speak to the media twice a year, but when he does, it’s often an informative treat filled with thoughtful answers and a candidness that’s rare to find league-wide.

His session following the second day of the team’s rookie minicamp was no different, as it was chock-full of behind-the-scenes tidbits that lend themselves to how life under head coach John Harbaugh is going to play out moving forward.

With that, here are the top four takeaways from what Brown revealed–and why they matter.

Smaller is Better

The New York Giants had a smaller rookie minicamp roster this year by design. | John Jones-Imagn Images

One of the first things to jump out about the roster assembled at the rookie minicamp was its size: 49 players total–four less than a standard regular-season NFL roster.…