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Eli Manning to replace Kurt Warner as Giants' starting QB

It's about time, says I. After abysmal perfomances three weeks in a row from Kurt Warner, I was actually hoping coach Tom Coughlin would make this move before last week's game against the Arizona Cardinals. I didn't get to see that game, but reliable posters in the Giants newsgroup said that the main reason Warner was sacked six times on Sunday was that he was essentially hanging onto the football in the pocket until three additional hairs of his stubble turned gray. Kudos to Coughlin for making a change before the season became a complete writeoff. I don't hold out a lot of hope--the defense (and specifically the pass rush) are in a world of trouble with Strahan gone for the season. But if Manning can avoid mistakes and perform even marginally well, maybe he can rally this team around him and inject a dose of enthusiasm into a squad that's lost three of their last four games, yet is still in contention for a wild card spot. Good luck, kid. Hopefully you can show us that you were worth our team mortgaging their future on you.