In the past few hours, we found out that the Giants were going to bench Eli Manning in favor of Geno Smith. That has raised many eyebrows of sports professionals and fans alike, including mine. Your team is 2-9 and not going anywhere, Eli has 2 years left on his contract and you have a rookie quaterback on your roster. Why in holy water would you start Geno Smith? This is the same guy who got punched in the eye while he was with the Jets? You drafted Davis Webb for what reason?
Let's just set the record straight, Eli Manning helped the Giants win 2 Super Bowls in the past decade saving both Jerry Reese's and Tom Coughlin's job(more Reese's). Ben McAdoo says the goal is still to win games. We all know that's a total crock of s**t(this is a clean blog). Giants are officially eliminated from the playoff hunt and Geno Smith is not a reclamation project. At least give Eli the shot to teach Davis Webb the same way Kurt Warner was given the shot to teach Eli when he was a rookie. Over 5 games it will be worth it to see if the Giants will draft a quarterback or stick with Webb for the future.
When I first heard the news on the Michael Kay Show, I thought they were referring to the Jets who were supposed to be in this situation. The Giants were supposed to have stability at the quarterback position. When Derek Jeter knew he was in the last leg of his career, he wanted to end it with the Yankees and playing on the field, not sitting on the bench. I am sure Eli feels the same way, yet like Derek, he wants what is best for the team(which should be starting Webb, not Smith).
The Giants are supposed to be one of the class organizations of the NFL and Reese tends to screw this up every season Two years ago, it was the handling of the JPP fireworks situation or the Tiki Barber situation at the beginning of his tenure. McAdoo is not all innocent here. If you want my opinion, he still wants Eli to play. If anything he should have stood up for what he believed is right.
What is happening to a franchise legend is not right. Eli deserves to be treated better then a leaf just falling off a tree and no one there to pick him up. This may be a one game or end of season thing, but the way this is happening to someone who brought you 2 Super Bowls is not right. Eli deserves to go out on his own terms, not the team's terms whether they are 2-9 or 9-2. Eli, the fans of New York are behind you!
