If all goes according to plan for the Giants, Davis Webb won't take a meaningful snap in 2018.
If disaster strikes and Eli Manning misses time due to injury for the first time in his 15-year career, Webb will be thrust into the spotlight for a team with win-now expectations.
In either case, getting game experience for Webb, a second-year pro with zero career regular-season snaps, was a top preseason priority for the Giants.
So why didn't he play in the preseason finale against the Patriots, when third-stringer Kyle Lauletta started and fourth-stringer Alex Tanney finished at quarterback?