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Giants’ Shurmur: ‘Eli’s our quarterback’

The Sports Xchange

October 29, 2018 at 1:15 pm.

The New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur isn’t interested in teasing the possibility of a quarterback change during the team’s bye week.

Shurmur noted that he’ll look at everything surrounding Eli Manning and the struggling Giants (1-7), who dropped their fifth straight game on Sunday with a 20-13 setback to the Washington Redskins.

“Eli’s our quarterback,” Shurmur said Monday, via SNY. “We’ve got to do what we can to help him be better. There’s a handful of plays where he needs to be better. That’s obvious. … We’ll see. But yeah, I think Eli’s our quarterback. I know what you’re all trying to tease a headline out of. At this point Eli’s our quarterback and we’re looking at all ways to improve.”

Manning, who was sacked seven times on Sunday, completed 30 of 47 passes for 316 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions against the Redskins. The two-time Super Bowl winner connected with tight end Evan Engram on a 2-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds to play.

The 37-year-old Manning has completed 215 of 315 passes for 2,377 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions this season.

Journeyman Alex Tanney and fourth-round pick Kyle Lauletta are the other quarterback options for the Giants, who will return from their bye to visit the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 12.

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