Despite mounting losses and a first season quickly turning into a mess

Authentic Rhett Ellison Jersey , Pat Shurmur is sticking with Eli Manning as the New York Giants quarterback.Shurmur never hesitated Friday when asked if he was considering a change in the wake of a 34-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles that dropped New York to 1-5."We believe in Eli," Shurmur said.It was as simple as that. There will be no change to either veteran Alex Tanney or rookie Kyle Lauletta.Shurmur acknowledged Manning made some mistakes in the loss Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, but so did a lot of other players.When he was pressed about whether he would give Lauletta a chance to play if the season slipped away, Shurmur stopped the question."Listen, we're not talking about a quarterback change," Shurmur said.Statistically, Manning has played well. He has hit 158 of 230 passes for 1,662 yards, six touchdowns and four interceptions. His nearly 69 percent completion percentage would be a career best.The problem is the 37-year-old Manning is not mobile and that is hurting the offense. He rarely turns a potential sack into a scramble that results in a first down or a big pass play. He has been sacked 20 times. The Eagles took him down four times and had 13 other hits."My confidence is always the same," Manning said. "I know I can play better than last night. I have to make better decisions and get back to doing my job Youth Kerry Wynn Jersey , not trying to do anything more, forcing things. Just find completions, move the ball and try to score points."Manning is surprised the Giants have the same record at this point as a year ago, when they finished 3-13.New general manager Dave Gettleman and Shurmur turned over more than half the roster, bringing in both talented players and standup guys who put the team first."We expected to go win games," Manning said. "We're not playing as well as we need to and we will work on fixing that."Manning said the past two seasons have been tough, winning just four of 22 games. However, he said this year feels nothing like 2017, where it was hard to be optimistic with injuries and internal turmoil."This year, you see it can get better Curtis Riley Jersey ," Manning said. "We have good players. We have good character guys. Guys are working. I think there is a great opportunity for us to improve and win a bunch of football games. That's what we believe."Many football analysts and writers said over the past 24 hours that Manning's time as the Giants' leader is coming to an end in his 15th season. Many were calling for a quarterback change."It bugs me that we are 1-5," the two-time Super Bowl MVP said. "What people say has never gotten to me, never bothered me. You work extremely hard to go have a big year and you are excited about things. To be in this situation, yeah, it bothers you, but the only thing you can do is keep working, grinding and try to bring this team together."Manning and Shurmur both said the Giants need to execute better."We are certainly not where we want to be record-wise," Shurmur said. "We will acknowledge that. But I do know this: This group of players will stay in there and keep working and fighting to win a game."The Giants don't play again until traveling to Atlanta to face the Falcons on Oct 22. The players will be off the weekend and won't practice until Tuesday."What is important is you try to reflect where you are at and where you want to go," Shurmur said. "Right now, we're not where we want to be record-wise Nate Solder Jersey , so I encouraged them to reflect on that and then try to think of ways they can get individually better."NOTES: WR Cody Latimer (hamstring) was the only injury of note Thursday night, Shurmur said. ... Shurmur seemed to accept Odell Beckham Jr.'s explanation that he head-butted a cooling fan to psych himself up during the game. Still, he wants his players to be more composed. "Is that what I would have done? Absolutely not," Shurmur said. "Is that what I want my players doing? No. That's it."Giants are heavy underdogs on the road against Panthers in Week 5 The New York Giants have one win in four games and rank 29th in the league in points scored, with 73, and now they head on the road to take on the 2-1 Carolina Panthers, who are coming off of their bye week. There’s no wonder why oddsmakers have the Giants as significant underdogs for Week 5. The Panthers opened as seven-point favorites. As of Tuesday, Bovada.lv remains at Giants minus-seven, while 5dimes.eu has the Giants at -7.5. Carolina has a 2-1 record coming out of the bye, with 71 total points scored despite playing one fewer game than the Giants. Their only loss is in their NFC South division Authentic Sterling Shepard Jersey , against the high-scoring Atlanta Falcons, while their wins are fairly high-quality, first besting the Dallas Cowboys in their home opener and then adding another home-field win over the now 3-1 Cincinnati Bengals. Meanwhile, the Giants have already suffered a loss to the Cowboys and in Week 4 managed just 18 points at home against the generally generous New Orleans Saints.The additional trouble comes from the Panthers offense. Carolina is tops in the league in rushing yardage, while the Giants rank 29th in rushing yardage allowed. The disparity is set in further relief when realizing that the Giants are finding themselves in serious points deficits early in games. Should that happen again on Sunday, there’s no doubting that Cam Newton and Christian McCaffrey will take to the ground often to both maintain and extend the lead. The matchup doesn’t bode well for the Giants either on offense, based on what we’ve seen over the previous four weeks. While Eli Manning has a strong, 74.2 completion percentage, it has only resulted in four touchdown passes thrown; he’s also taken 15 sacks. There’s no lack of receiving talent for him, with Odell Beckham Youth Kareem Martin Jersey , Jr., Sterling Shepard and Saquon Barkley his top targets. But Beckham has only caught 68.9 percent of the passes thrown his way this year (something that was an issue a season ago prior to his ankle injury and again in 2016). While Beckham doesn’t have Josh Norman to deal with, the addition of safety Eric Reid will certainly help out Carolina’s secondary and their ability to defend the Giants wideout. And Barkley isn’t generating much as a running back thanks to a low volume of carries, itself a result of the Giants constantly having to play catchup via the pass. The Giants will need to feed Barkley early in order to gain traction against the Panthers. However, if New York’s defense puts the team behind quickly we’ve already seen that Pat Shurmur is more than willing to pull back on the rushing attempts. While he’s admitted that might not be the best approach, it’s also hard to imagine a 180 in scheme and philosophy in such short order.The Giants have thus frequently become one-dimensional, and the way the Panthers match up to them on Sunday points to this again being the case. There’s no wonder why the Panthers are so heavily favored to enter the week; the 2018 Giants, as we know them, don’t deserve the odds on their side.