to trade receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and defensive end Olivier Vernon and to let safety Landon Collins leave via free agency by explaining that the team needed to do something big.“[L]et’s face it Phil Simms Jerseys 2019 ,” Mara recently said, “we’ve had one winning season, 2016, here and the other five or six years have not been so good since we won that last Super Bowl. So we needed some drastic changes.”He’s right about that. Since winning the Super Bowl that capped the 2011 season, the Giants have missed the playoffs six of seven times. So, yes, drastic changes were needed.So why is Eli Manning still on the team?The Giants have drafted Manning’s eventual successor White Doug Kotar Jerseys , but the plan seems to be to let Manning start the season as the starter. And Mara is rooting for the Giants to be so good that Manning will keep rookie Daniel Jones on the bench all year long.That’s fine, but why didn’t Mara see Eli as part of the problem when Mara concluded that Beckham, Vernon, and Collins needed to go? Simms and I recently addressed the subject, and we wondered whether owners get so smitten with franchise quarterbacks that owners simply can’t get rid of them.Mara has bristled at the idea that sentimentality has saved Eli in New York, saying that the suggestion is “absolutely nonsense” and that it “really gets under my skin.”“Do I feel a certain amount of sentimentality towards Eli?” Mara said in March. “Of course I do. Would I ever let that get in the way of making a football decision? Absolutely not! And I cannot believe some of you write that.”Mara may be protesting too much. By all appearances, he has a blind spot for Eli. And even though it seems to be shrinking Doug Kotar Jerseys 2019 , it’s still there, big enough to make Mara hopeful that Manning can still do what he has failed to do six of seven times since delivering his most recent Super Bowl win.If he does, if the Giants somehow end up in the playoffs, what happens next? Will Jones stay on the bench and will Manning continue to be the quarterback?At some point, the Giants need to rip the Band-Aid off. Mara, like plenty of other NFL owners, doesn’t seem to be inclined to do it. Even if it’s becoming more and more clear that it needs to be done. Let’s check today’s headlines"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 White Harry Carson Jerseys , Week 17New York Giants NewsGiants news, 4/11: Sterling Shepard, Daniel Jones, Quinnen Williams, moreNew,226commentsLet’s check today’s headlinesEDTShareTweetShareShareGiants news, 4/11: Sterling Shepard Harry Carson Jerseys 2019 , Daniel Jones, Quinnen Williams, moreGood morning, New York Giants fans!Giants make statement with Sterling Shepard extension | New York PostPaul Schwartz writes that the Shepard deal “should shout long and loud what the Giants value.” He goes on to say Shepard’s “even disposition and workmanlike approach” are among those characteristics.NFL Draft 2019: Why would Daniel Jones offer ‘natural transition’ for Giants? Q&A with Senior Bowl’s Jim Nagy | nj.comSenior Bowl Executive Director Jim Nagy on the Duke quarterback:Don’t Pass On Quinnen Williams | The Draft Network2019 NFL Draft: Ranking players who deserve first-round grade | NFL.comMove the Sticks 360: Best of Duke quarterback Daniel Jones - NFL VideosDaniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks profile Duke quarterback Daniel Jones.Montez Sweat, Ed Oliver realistic options for Giants at No. 6 in NFL draft | ESPNMeet Kim Miale, a trailblazing agent for Saquon Barkley, other NFL stars | SBNation.comBBV MailbagHave questions about the Giants? E-mail them to bigblueview@gmail.com Infant Corey Ballentine Jersey , and the best ones will be answered in an upcoming mailbag. Thanks!BBV PodcastYou can find and subscribe to Big Blue View radio from the show’s home page.You can find all the shows on our Big Blue View Radio Hub Page.You can also find the shows and subscribe on all your favorite podcast apps:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS