Giants’ Eli Manning: Retaining starting job for Week 10

Coach Pat Shurmur confirmed that Manning would retain the starting quarterback job for Monday’s game against the 49ers, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.

In light of Manning’s poor play through the Giants’ first eight games, there was some thought that Shurmur might make a change behind center coming out of a Week 9 bye, but those plans likely went out the window after rookie fourth-round pick Kyle Lauletta was arrested Oct. 30 on three charges. Shurmur relayed Tuesday that Lauletta wouldn’t be suspended by the team following the arrest, but the misstep will be enough for Manning to get at least one more start. It’s worth noting that Shurmur wouldn’t commit to Manning starting for the remainder of the season, according to Ryan Dunleavy of NJ.com, so the veteran signal-caller will need to step up his performance if he’s to earn future opportunities beyond Week 10. Manning returns to action with a favorable matchup against a non-contending San Francisco squad short on secondary talent, but his struggles to evade the pass rush and poor downfield accuracy could continue to hinder his effectiveness.