If there’s one person who can understand what Eli Manning is feeling right now, it’s Hall-of-Fame quarterback Kurt Warner.

Warner, of course, lost his job as the Giants starting quarterback in 2004, when head coach Tom Coughlin benched the former NFL MVP in favor of Manning in the midst of his rookie season.

Now, Manning is the veteran heading to the bench and Daniel Jones is the rookie heading into the huddle, beginning Sunday in Tampa Bay. But Warner doesn’t think that’s the right move, based on his Twitter discussion Tuesday with NFL analyst Ross Tucker (mobile app users please click here to see the Twitter thread).

If u watched the film, ELI was one of the few guys playing winning fball for that team!! Maybe I’m biased but there is nothing worse in fball than a team making the QB the scapegoat for losing when it’s WAY bigger than that!! Guess I am just a believer in playing best guy and if u gave him the job & he didn’t lose it by playing badly - start replacing some other guys first! He has earned better than two games in his last season (if it is his last there which we would all expect)!

Fully disagree... if u watched the film, ELI was one of the few guys playing winning fball for that team!! Maybe I’m biased but there is nothing worse in fball than a team making the QB the scapegoat for losing when it’s WAY bigger than that!! — Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) September 17, 2019

Guess I am just a believer in playing best guy and if u gave him the job & he didn’t lose it by playing badly - start replacing some other guys first! He has earned better than two games in his last season (if it is his last there which we would all expect)! — Kurt Warner (@kurt13warner) September 17, 2019

Another person with unique insight into the switch from Manning to Jones is former general manager Ernie Accorsi, who oversaw the transition from Warner to Manning.

“I’ve been through the passing of the torch before with Johnny Unitas. This is a very difficult time for me, although I knew sooner or later it would come. Eli Manning gave me the two greatest moments of my time in the National Football League. He will always be very special to me as will his two Super Bowl Championships.”

Former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi, who traded for Eli Manning: "I've been through the passing of the torch before with Johnny Unitas. This is a very difficult time for me, although I knew sooner or later it would come." 1/2 — Michael Eisen (@giantseisen) September 17, 2019

Ernie Accorsi (2): "Eli Manning gave me the two greatest moments of my time in the National Football League. He will always be very special to me as will his two Super Bowl Championships." — Michael Eisen (@giantseisen) September 17, 2019

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