There was only one thing that could have prevented the Giants' quarterback situation from arriving at the nebulous anti-conclusion that it seems to have reached. Just one way that Eli Manning could remain the undisputed, undeniable, uncontested starting quarterback of the franchise with rookie Daniel Jones on the bench behind him.
All they had to do was win.
Two weeks and two losses into the season, they have yet to do so. And so, on Monday, Pat Shurmur joined the conversation that many Giants fans and observers have been having ever since the draft in April. He unlocked a door that had been bolted tight in public comments from the team. He left open the possibility that Manning could be benched for the Week 3 game against the Bucs on Sunday with Jones installed as the starting quarterback.
