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am is out of the playoffs? New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur isn’t buying that idea. “I don’t believe that New York Giants Hoodie ,” he said this week.“I think what’s important is that we as a team do everything we can to go out there and play the game and try to win the game. Running parallel with all the thoughts moving forward in the offseason is this team trying to learn how to win again. And again, I’m speaking as the coach, where we’re doing everything in our power to put a plan together to win the game.”BBV Radio — ‘Dwayne Haskins or bust’Can the 5-9 Giants do that today against an Indianapolis Colts team that is 8-6, in the AFC playoff race and has won seven of eight? The Giants will be without Odell Beckham Jr. (quad) and Landon Collins (IR/torn labrum). The Giants are 9.5-point underdogs.Here is your complete list of Giants’ inactives:WR Odell Beckham Jr. (quad)WR Russell Shepard (ankle)LB Alec Ogletree (concussion)C Spencer Pulley (quad)QB Kyle LaulettaS Kamrin Moore DE Kerry Wynn (thumb)My thoughts on Lauletta being inactive can be found here.Use this as your first-half open thread.Giants at Colts 2018, Week 16: BBV staff picks, predictionsColts vs. Giants: Game time, TV channels, odds, live stream, radio, moreGiants vs. Colts: Can the offense move the ball without Odell Beckham?Giants-Colts: 5 things to watch on SundayRun over by Titans, can Giants slow the Colts’ offense?[E-mail Ed at bigblueview@gmail.com or via the Big Blue View Contact Page | Follow Big Blue View on Twitter | ‘Like’ Big Blue View on Facebook | Follow Big Blue View on Instagram] Eli Manning had a rough game on Sunday — an interception, a fumble, a few missed throws — as the New York Giants were overpowered by the Tennessee Titans Deandre Baker Jersey , 17-0. That, of course, re-ignited the “Eli Must Go” crowd — which, in truth, never really quieted down, anyway. It hasn’t quieted down for years.So, when, and how, will the Giants go about the task of moving into a Manning-less future atquarterback?In this week’s SB Nation 2019 NFL Mock Draft, Dan Kadar has the Giants selecting Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert with the No. 8 overall pick. Herbert, though, has another year of college eligibility and many reports have indicated he is more likely than not to stay at Oregon for a final season.Here, from draft analyst Matt Miller, are some of the pros and cons regarding Herbert:So http://www.giantsfanshop.com/Dexter-Lawrence-Jersey , what about Manning’s future?Before Sunday’s stinker, there was a groundswell of opinion that Manning opening 2019 as the Giants’ starting quarterback was becoming increasingly likely.On the ‘NFL Today’ show Sunday on CBS, Phil Simms guaranteed that Manning will be the starter for the Giants next season. Perhaps longer:Undeniably, the quarterback question has to be at the forefront of the Giants’ thinking as they enter the offseason. There is no way around acknowledging that Manning’s time is running out and that the Giants need a clear vision for how they want to go forward.That, however, doesn’t mean Manning can’t or won’t be the team’s starting quarterback at least at the beginning of the 2019 season. Sunday’s stinker didn’t make the decision in favor of jettisoning Manning. Just like the generally solid play while the Giants won four of five didn’t guarantee a decision in favor of him staying, despite Simms’ remark. At the end of the season the Giants’ decision-makers have to put everything they have seen — the good and the bad — into the pot and figure out the best path forward. That includes both the short- and the long-term.There has been good. Four games of 30 or more points after none the past two seasons. A career-high completion percentage and career-low interception rate for Manning to this point in the season. A passer rating tying his career best. A number of throws during the season that show Manning still has enough arm strength.There has been bad. Missed throws at times. Obvious lack of comfort in the pocket at times.A few of the head-scratching decisions we have witnessed for 15 years now. Lack of mobility at times being a hindrance.Even if the Giants draft Herbert, Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State, Daniel Jones of Duke or someone else, the belief here is there is virtually no chance they go into 2019 with a rookie quarterback as the Week 1 starter.So, someone has to play. Kyle Lauletta? No. Teddy Bridgewater? Giants fans keep banging the Bridgewater drum, and I keep saying that if the New Orleans Saints let him go he won’t end up in New York. Tyrod Taylor? No, thanks. A young, untested player the Giants would have to acquire via trade like Kyle Sloter or Nate Sudfeld? Maybe. But Daniel Jones Jersey , maybe there is also a reason those guys are untried third-stringers.It really isn’t hard to look at that board, look at some of the promising signs the Giants have shown when Beckham has been on the field and the offensive line has played well, and believe that the Giants will conclude that — for now — keeping Manning is their best play. Not a perfect play, but maybe the best short-term one they have.That doesn’t mean ignoring a replacement plan, it just means having him as the quarterback to begin the 2019 season.For those who are concerned about the $23 million cap hit Manning carries into 2019, in a piece for Forbes Patricia Traina broke down how the Giants could lower that number.Final thoughtsAdd it all up and the truth is nobody knows for sure what is going to happen. Everybody with an opinion thinks they know what should happen. The only opinions that matter, though, belong to coach Pat Shurmur, GM Dave Gettleman, co-owner John Mara and to Manning himself — should he choose to retire.Whatever the decision, it is the one that will shape everything about how the Giants approach the 2019 season. Also, whatever the decision it will be loved by some and hated by others.Just like everything about Eli Manning for the past 15 years.