Phil Simms sees some of himself in Eli Manning.

He thought he still had something left in 1994, coming off a playoff win. The Giants didn’t, so they cut him. Manning didn’t lead the Giants to the postseason last year — or anywhere close. But Simms sees the parallels after the team drafted Daniel Jones in April as a replacement for the 38-year old, and he can see the Giants turning to Jones if they have another rough season.

“I really think it’s set up for Eli to have a good year,” Simms said on MSG 150. “If the chance comes up that maybe it’s not going well, they lose games, then Daniel Jones, if they think they can give him a shot somewhere during the year, they’ll take it. But only if the Giants think they are out of the race.”

General manager Dave Gettleman has been steadfast in supporting Manning, despite the quarterback getting to the playoffs just once in the past seven seasons. Barring a shock or injury, it seems Manning will be under center for the Giants in Week 1.

Though they’ve drafted his replacement, the Giants don’t seem to be in a rush to usher Manning out the door. Gettleman wants to go by the “Kansas City model” the Chiefs used with Patrick Mahomes, who sat a year behind Alex Smith before playing in 2018.

“Will the Giants be a great team? I don’t know about that,” Simms said. “There are concerns about the defense. There are so many things to it. But I love their offense as far as the style that Pat Shurmur wants as a total offense. Of course, Saquon Barkley is going to be a big deal.”

And, Simms thinks, Manning will be at the center of it.

“I really believe that Eli Manning, with his position and his knowledge, they’ve put a really good team around him on the offensive side,” Simms said. “I think he has a chance to have maybe one of the best years of his career statistically.”