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But Shurmur came as close as he has all season
to putting Manning on notice, saying the Giants expect better
play at the position. Shurmur said part of his decision was
based on his expectation that Manning and the Giants will get on
a roll.
Manning, 37, has 222 starts in 224 career games since the 2004
draft.
Manning has been sacked a league-high 31 times and the Giants
are 31st in rushing (77.9 yards per game) and 27th in points
with 18.8 per game. At 1-7, the Giants are in the running for
the No. 1 overall draft pick at midseason.
Alex Tanney is the backup quarterback. Rookie Kyle Lauletta has
not been active for a game this season and faced internal
discipline from the Giants for his arrest heading to practice
last week.
Lauletta apologized on Tuesday for being a distraction.
"First things first, I want to apologize to the New York Giants
organization, my teammates, the fans and my family," Lauletta
said. "The incident that happened last week is a terrible
representation of who I am and what I stand for."
The Giants also expected to activate defensive lineman R.J.
McInstosh from the non-football injury list.
--Field Level Media
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