Pat Shurmur said he isn’t trying to be cryptic. He said he is not dancing around words. He said that in his mind, the situation is as clear as a deep route against an all-out blitz.
But as the offseason program for the Giants comes to a close this week, Shurmur, given several chances to provide a definitive public statement on the possible hierarchy of the team’s depth chart at quarterback when the season begins in September, instead seemed to be stirring the possibility of an open competition between Eli Manning and rookie Daniel Jones when training camp commences next month.