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New York Giants news for Saturday
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With not one but two NFC East rivals duking it out for a spot in the Super Bowl this weekend, a beleaguered New York Giants fan tries to determine who to root for—other than the meteor, that is
“I just think you just got to be a little more patient,” Manning said Thursday at a charity event when asked about his thought process watching the Giants season pan out. “Everybody’s in a quick decision to get rid of people and without necessarily a game plan to get someone, you know. Who else are you gonna get? Is there someone better out there? You can’t just keep changing over on coaches and management and expect better results. I mean I think it’s just you got to give time for people to get their people in, to set their culture, to let the players develop under them.
“You saw success two years ago. Last year, obviously, was tough, but I think Daboll and Joe Schoen are good people. They’re good coaches. They’re committed to it. And you know, if you have that, you’ve got to give them time and let them figure it out.”
Although Manning is not currently involved in any sort of scouting, he has occasionally been asked for his input over the years.
“Yes, I mean a little bit, just over the years, just guys I’ve been around, whether it’s Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss or quarterbacks over the years who have been to the Manning Passing Academy,” he said. “Just what kind of person they are, kind of more off-the-field stuff than maybe on the field.”
New York Giants: The right quarterback can fix this, but the leash will undoubtedly be short and this quarterback draft class is far from ideal.
That said, Schoen needs to think long and hard before pulling the trigger on a trade up. Sure, the Giants need a quarterback — and they’re probably not finding their long-term guy in this terrible...
