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Tagged: Eli Manning (62 Results)

Jan
26

New GM says Manning, Beckham aren’t going anywhere

New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman believes that ELI MANNING and ODELL BECKHAM JR. will be two of his most important pieces on offense heading into the 2018 season. ManningMore is coming off one of his worst years, while Beckham missed most of last season due to injury. Despite the rough 2017 season for both players, the new GM seems to be counting on them moving forward. Less

Source: New York Daily News

Jan
22

Manning likely to start for Giants in 2018, but…

New York Giants GM Dave Gettleman wants quarterback ELI MANNING back as his starter for the 2018 season. Beyond that, time will tell. Gettleman may draft Manning’s successor with the second overall pick in April, a fact that Manning himself is aware of and seemingly not concerned about.

Source: New York Daily News

Dec
30

Giants will be without leading receivers vs. Washington

New York Giants wide receiver STERLING SHEPARD (neck) and rookie tight end EVAN ENGRAM (rib) have both been ruled out for Sunday’s regular season finale against Washington. Shepard and Engram are the team’s leading receivers, which could make for a long afternoon for quarterback ELI MANNING.

Source: Team Website

Dec
6

Manning replaces Smith as starter for Giants

As expected, the New York Giants will start ELI MANNING at quarterback on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. The move back to Manning comes a day after Monday’s firing of coach Ben McAdoo. GENO SMITH returns to the bench where he will resume clipboard duty.

Source: NFL.com

Dec
5

Manning expected to be named Giants starter

With head coach Ben McAdoo being fired on Monday, the New York Giants are expected to name quarterback ELI MANNING as their starter once again. It was McAdoo that benched ManningMore last week in an effort to get a look at quarterbacks GENO SMITH and DAVIS WEBB with the Giants season heading nowhere fast. While Manning is an upgrade over Smith, your fantasy team likely has better options. Less

Source: New York Daily News

Podcast: November 30 episode of the Fantasy Index Podcast available now

Ian Allan and Justin Eleff discuss good Jell-O, bad quarterbacks and the NFL's Week 13 schedule. Sponsored by DraftKings.  more »

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Nov
29

Manning benched for Geno Smith

The New York Giants are benching quarterback ELI MANNING for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders in favor of backup GENO SMITH. With the season going nowhere fast for the Giants,More the plan is to get Smith and fellow quarterback DAVIS WEBB some work during the last 5 games of the season. Your fantasy team surely has better options than the Giants. Less

Source: New York Daily News

Around the NFL: Shepard expected out for Giants

The Sunday morning injury reports are filtering in, and there's one big one. Sterling Shepard was added to the injury report at the end of the week with an "illness," and now it's being reported that he's expected to miss today's game against Kansas City. According to Ian Rapoport, the illness is migraines.   more »

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Factoid: Can struggling QBs rebound?

At what point do we give up on guys like Matt Ryan, Cam Newton, Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning? Those guys have been great quarterbacks in the past, but they have not been productive this year.   more »

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Podcast: September 28 episode of the Fantasy Index Podcast available now

Ian Allan and Justin Eleff review Week 3 of the NFL season, when old quarterbacks were up-and-down and the Fantasy Index Blackout was not entirely on the up-and-up. Sponsored by DraftKings.  more »

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Sep
25

Giants offense shows signs of life

The New York Giants finally showed fantasy owners that their offense can be trusted after all. ELI MANNING topped 350 yards with 3 touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Wideout ODELL BECKHAM JR.’s ankle held up and he was on the receiving end of 2 of Manning’s touchdown passes.

Source: Team Website

Factoid: Cowboys have Manning's number

When the Giants play the Cowboys again in December, I will be reluctant to start Eli Manning. I understand that New York was playing without Odell Beckham Jr., but the Cowboys seem to have a good feel for how to defend against Manning.   more »

Factoid: Manning & Rivers

Eli Manning and Philip Rivers have been great quarterbacks for a lot of years. Just maybe not quite as great as you might think.  more »

Mar
20

Geno Smith to hold clipboard for Giants this season

The New York Giants are signing former New York Jets quarterback GENO SMITH to serve as the backup to starter ELI MANNING in 2017. Smith, 26, was a second-round pick forMore the Jets in 2013 but he was never able to keep his hold on the starting job. Smith is also coming off a torn ACL suffered last October. Less

Source: New York Post

Dec
29

Manning, Beckham Jr. to play on Sunday

Despite being locked into the fifth seed in the NFC playoffs, head coach Ben McAdoo plans on starting ELI MANNING and ODELL BECKHAM JR. when the New York Giants play WashingtonMore on Sunday. And for fantasy owners worried about the Giants stars leaving the game early, McAdoo isn’t planning on an early exit either. As long as the head coach sticks to his word, it sounds like Manning and Beckham Jr. could be viable fantasy options if your team is still playing this week. Less

Source: ESPN.com

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