Eli Manning will start at quarterback for the Giants against the 49ers on Monday night.
Pat Shurmur is hoping the result of that game will lead to his no longer having to make such proclamations.
This one, on Tuesday as the team returned to work from its bye week, was necessitated by the Giants’ 1-7 record, the offense’s inability to score points in the red zone, and a door that Shurmur left open before the team departed when he gave a “we’ll see” about Manning’s role moving forward.
Shurmur said he spoke with Manning by telephone “a couple times” during the break.