There’s little reason to believe Eli Manning won’t emerge as the starter come the beginning of the 2019 regular season. Head coach Pat Shurmur has already stated that it’s essentially Manning’s job to lose and that rookie passer Daniel Jones needs to be learning and soaking in every ounce of wisdom from the veteran quarterback.
There’s a simple fact, however — Jones is the penciled in backup for Manning. Both Alex Tanney and Kyle Lauletta represent little threat to Jones for the No. 2 spot, in fact, they’re battling for a single roster spot at the moment.
Preseason will likely give us a better indication of who will remain on the roster, but I assume Lauletta will continue with the team and Tanney will get cut.