With one curious move that felt like an April Fool’s joke arriving five months late (or seven months early), the Giants just ladled a little extra pressure on two of their most prominent players, both of whom were already going to have a blinding spotlight on them anyway.
Davis Webb, whom the previous administration burned a third-round pick on 17 months ago and who played respectably across this preseason, was cut. Alex Tanney, who is 30 years old and has played in exactly one NFL game in seven years, is the presumptive backup quarterback.
That means:
1) It is now imperative, if not essential, that Eli Manning, who is 37 years old, remain in good health for another year.