What I'm about to write is sort of lousy, so if you want to bask in the glory of a rare win for the Giants and their embattled quarterback, go ahead and stop reading now.
I'll wait.
Still here? Then part of you — or, if you're a realistic fan, most of you — agrees with the headline on this story. That for as heartwarming as it was to see Eli Manning conjure some of his old magic in San Francisco on Monday night, it really doesn't change a thing.
The Giants still have to go in another direction at quarterback next season.