No matter how it ends for Eli Manning, no matter when it ends — whether it ends in him wearing No. 10 for the Giants or another number for another team — it will ultimately end for him in Canton.
Bill Parcells was right when he told us Phil Simms would be appreciated more when he was no longer wearing No. 11, and Manning will be appreciated more than he is today when the next Giants franchise quarterback tries to follow in his footsteps, and good luck to him with that.
Manning will turn 38 in January, and the Giants can save $17 million in cap money next season if he is gone.