So, was it worth taking up $23.2 million in salary-cap space on a backup quarterback who got to start the first two games before he was kicked to the sideline in order to get a rookie first-round draft pick on the field?
“We’re fine with it,’’ Giants general manager Dave Gettleman said Tuesday.
That Eli Manning was brought back, retained his starting job and then jettisoned after only two games did not seem to make much sense, given how often Gettleman reassured everyone he felt Manning had plenty left in the tank and that his success late in the 2018 season was not a “mirage.