Eli Manning is getting a little bit better each season but he won’t have the safety net of Tiki Barber on the offense this season so he will have to play much better this season.  Manning looks like a statue in the pocket and he throws a lot of interceptions so the Giants must hope that they have an efficient running game.  Manning is excellent off of play action and he still has a decent set of WRs to work with.  He started all 16 games last season for the Giants and he completed 301 of 522 passes (57.7%) for 3,244 yards with 24 TD passes and 18 interceptions (77.0 QB Rating).  He also ran the ball 25 times for 21 yards (0.8 ypc).  Manning will never be as good of a QB as his brother but the Giants don’t have those lofty goals for him.  They just need him to be efficient and protect the football.  Manning has played in 41 games in his career (39 starts) and he’s completed 690 of 1,276 passes (54.1%) for 8,049 yards with 54 TDs and 44 INTs (73.2 QB Rating).  He also has carried the football 60 times for 136 yards (2.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.

The Giants didn’t feel comfortable with their backup QBs from last season so they signed veteran Anthony Wright in the off season.  Wright is not a great QB but he can manage a game which is more than can be said for last year’s backups.  Wright played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Bengals last season and he completed 3 of 3 passes (100%) for 31 yards (109.7 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 4 times for -12 yards (-3.0 ypc) but they were all kneel downs at the end of a win for the Bengals.  Over his NFL career, Wright has played in 28 games (19 starts) and he has completed 331 of 598 passes (55.4%) for 3,578 yards with 20 TD passes and 25 interceptions (66.9 QB Rating).  He also has carried the football 79 times for 222 yards (2.8 ypc).

The battle for the 3rd string QB job will be between last season’s backups.  Jared Lorenzen vs. Tim Hasselbeck.  Hasselbeck is the better QB despite not getting on the field last season for the Giants.  He has played in 11 games (5 starts) and he’s completed 95 of 177 passes (53.7%) for 1,012 yards with 5 TD passes and 7 interceptions (63.6 QB Rating).  He also has carried the football 17 times for 38 yards (2.2 ypc).  Jared Lorenzen is a huge lefty passer as he’s 6’4″, 285 pounds.   The Giants let him play in a couple of short yardage situations to take advantage of his size.  He played in 2 games for the Giants last season and he had 1 carry for two yards.