Tommy or Tyrod? Who is the Most Logical Answer?

The New York Giants might be out of the postseason race, but there is no shortage of intrigue around 1925 Giants Drive as of Wednesday morning, as people await head coach Brian Daboll's decision on who of Tommy DeVito and Tyrod Taylor will get the start at quarterback.

Daboll, who stirred up that question when he benched DeVito at halftime in Monday's loss against the Eagles, further fanned the flames by declining to name a starter when he spoke to the media the next day via teleconference, a departure from the previous week when after DeVito struggled and loss to the New Orleans Saints, he immediately got a vote of confidence from the coach.

Both quarterbacks are deserving, and a case can certainly be made for each man. But at the end of the day, there is only one right choice here: Tyrod Taylor.

Taylor's final numbers on Monday (7 of 16, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) didn't exactly blow away DeVito's (9 of 16, 55 yards, one sack, zero turnovers). However, Taylor did provide a little more juice to an offense that scored just three points in the first 30 minutes of the game.

With the Giants having nothing to play for except pride, if Daboll wants to ensure the locker room, whom he expects to be professionals regardless of who the quarterback is, stays dialed in, it's wise to stay with Taylor because of the comeback the veteran led the team on against the Eagles that unfortunately fell short (and which also included a defensive touchdown).

DeVito? Those in favor of him starting because he's under contract, whereas Taylor is likely not even in the team's plans next year, need to remember that DeVito will get further chances to develop next year. Daniel Jones, already named the starter once he's healthy by Daboll, will probably not play in the preseason.

And while it's expected that the Giants will be adding another quarterback, even if it's a rookie draft pick, that player most likely won't be ready to take snaps and jump ahead of DeVito on the depth chart, at least not right away--and yes that would include a potential first-round draft pick.

Taylor appears to have galvanized the locker room like DeVito did when he was first thrust into the starting role. While the New Jersey native hasn't necessarily done anything to lose the starting job, it's all about the optics and the message to the locker room, which needs something to play for in these last two games of a season gone astray.

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