As long as Eli Manning is healthy the New York Giants have a chance. Entering his 13th season, and despite all the worldwide attention Odell Beckham garners, Manning remains the most important Giant.
Despite all of the gnashing of teeth over the spotty preseason play of Ryan Nassib, the reasons for bringing in third quarterback Josh Johnson, the long look at practice squad QB Logan Thomas, the attempted waiver claim of Zach Mettenberger, a central fact remains. If anyone other than Manning is playing quarterback for the Giants for a significant period of time, the Giants are going nowhere.