OT: Eli out as Giants starter...

[coachcap]

Giants take the low road with giving him the option of a cameo appearance to keep his starting streak alive.
They will tank the season to get the highest possible draft position.

 

[J187Money]

His statement was very classy. Sorry to see the streak end for him this way.

 

[FDNY99]

Screw this a s s hat! Time for Mara & Tisch to clean house...

 

[whaler11]

GENO SMITH?!???

 

[huskysupporter]

I don’t have an issue with the Giants wanting to see what they have at qb but Geno??? Play Davis Webb these last games, not Geno.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

OMG they're benching him for Geno Smith????

 

[Palatine]

They are the group that decided not to fix the offensive line and Eli has paid the price.

 

[The Funster]

Giants have become an embarrassment. Manning will have a better career than Reese or McAdoo will ever have.

 

[coachcap]

So this is the Giants legacy: They won't fire a head coach in season-they just bench a future Hall of Fame quarterback.

I was 12 years old when Y.A. Tittle came to his end as a Giant-that picture of the bloodied warrior kneeling on the turf at Pitt Stadium was my most enduring Giant moment until now.
The Giants, MY Giants, were ALWAYS the classiest team in the NFL. No More.

 

[sportsart]

So what QB do they draft?

 

[coachcap]

Kate & Rooney Mara should start wearing Steelers Jerseys for the rest of the season in protest of this move. At least their OTHER grandfather's team still has class.

 

[coachcap]

So what QB do they draft?

He plays for the USC Trojans.

 

[FDNY99]

He plays for the USC Trojans.

Disagree...if they take a QB they should draft Rosen. What they SHOULD do AFTER firing Jerry Reese is trade down and collect a boat load of picks...draft Saquon Barkley and a OT in the first rnd this year and keep Eli.

 

[huskeynut]

Sorry to see this. Giants show no class with this move. They are showing Eli the door.

 

[Huskygamble19]

He plays for the USC Trojans.

His name is Rosen..Right?

 

[FDNY99]

They are the group that decided not to fix the offensive line and Eli has paid the price.

Are you kidding me with this post @Palatine ! You went at it with me on this forum about how Jerry Reese was such a GREAT GM! You now post this? Welcome to reality...Reese SUCKS...has SUCKED for a while..and should have been fired years ago! he and his compadre Mark Ross are responsible for this mess...McAdoo just coaches it to a T! This is on your buddy Jerry....your savior GM who you backed to the hilt...I hope you have enjoyed the ride!

 

[whaler11]

Please no Barkley.

 

[huskysupporter]

The Giants are about to embark on a rebuild. Last thing they need is a running back.

They need to do what the Jets did. Cut huge salaries to take cap hit in down year, trade veterans who have some value and hefty salary’s for picks.

This team has so many holes it’s tough for me to see any truly valuable players outside of Harrison and Collins. Not counting OBJ because of his injury and huge contract demands.

 

[huskysupporter]

They need to trade the pick and move down.

 

[coachcap]

His name is Rosen..Right?

Nope: Sam Darnnold. Rosen plays for UCLA.

 

[Huskygamble19]

Nope: Sam Darnnold. Rosen plays for UCLA.

 

[Huskygamble19]

I am surprised that Reese would have been contacted for his opinion in the 1st place. He should be gone before Eli sits out.

 

[Adios]

LOL @ benching Eli for Geno Smith! I still can't believe Eli beat Brady twice in the Super Bowl.

 

[Woof 101]

They are the group that decided not to fix the offensive line and Eli has paid the price.

So this is the Giants legacy: They won't fire a head coach in season-they just bench a future Hall of Fame quarterback.

I was 12 years old when Y.A. Tittle came to his end as a Giant-that picture of the bloodied warrior kneeling on the turf at Pitt Stadium was my most enduring Giant moment until now.
The Giants, MY Giants, were ALWAYS the classiest team in the NFL. No More.

No attack here but I just don't understand as a Giant fan myself how so many people do not realize they are doing Eli a favor. Yes to offer him the start was stupid and they should have known he would not accept but even Eli knows it is a business and his time here has run its course. As Pal says the O line is not something he should have to play behind. With all the receivers that are out, what would the point of playing Eli at this stage be?

Eli stays healthy giving him the option of going to another team ready to win. The team can see if either QB is good enough to be the back up next year, lose some more games and will obviously be assured of a good pick in the draft. If they let Eli finish this deplorable season and take a career ending injury, the same folks hating the Giants for taking him out would be hating them for leaving him in.
He has a couple years left behind a good line, I thank him for all he has done here and wish him well at his next stop.

 

[BlueDogs]

Not a Giants fan, but I can't think of anything more self destructive and pointless. Give the guy some line protection and some decent receivers and he gets the job done. Wow.