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By Matt Lombardo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Giants open training camp when quarterbacks and selected veterans report to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center on July 22, with the full squad taking the field together for the first time on July 26.

This is a team in transition with new head coach Pat Shurmur, offensive coordinator Mike Shula, defensive coordinator James Bettcher and new playmakers on both sides of the ball including rookie running back Saquon Barkley, veteran left tackle Nate Solder, linebackers Alec Ogletree, and Lorenzo Carter.

As the 2018 NFL season approaches, we will be taking a position-by-position look at a Giants team looking to bounce back from a disastrous 3-13 season in 2017.

Here's an outlook for the quarterback position, including how the depth chart is taking shape and our grade for the position:

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Eli Manning

2017 STATS: 3,468 passing yards with 19 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, and a 61.6 completion percentage.

The Giants are banking on Manning staying upright, protecting the football, and playing at a high level with the support of a result offensive line that includes veteran left tackle Nate Solder, second-round draft choice Will Hernandez at left guard, and the addition of No. 2 overall pick Saquon Barkley at running back.

Manning has averaged 28 touchdowns and 14 interceptions over the past four seasons, and if he can increase his touchdowns while limiting turnovers, it would go a long way towards turning in the kind of season that the Giants are hoping for after passing on Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, and Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL Draft.

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Davis Webb

2017 STATS: N/A

The previous regime led by general manager Jerry Reese and head coach Ben McAdoo did not play Davis Webb a single snap last season, despite benching Eli Manning for a game -- in favor of Geno Smith -- and the Giants limping to a 3-13 finish.

Webb has turned in an impressive spring where he flashed plenty of arm-strength, accuracy, and a strong command of the offense. To the untrained eye, Webb looked like the most complete passer in this spring's OTA and minicamp practices, which should be reassuring to new head coach Pat Shurmur, offensive coordinator Mike Shula, and the Giants in the event that Webb is pressed into duty because Manning suffers an injury.

Likewise, don't expect Shurmur and Shula to make the same mistake with Webb if Manning is ineffective and the Giants' season comes off the rails late in the year.

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Ranking the Giants' 15 most important players in 2018

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Kyle Lauletta

2017 STATS: 3,737 passing yards with 28 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, while completing 64.9 percent of his passes. (Richmond - NCAA)

Arm strength was one of the biggest question marks facing Kyle Lauletta, when the Giants chose him in the fourth round of April's NFL Draft, and the former Richmond quarterback did little to assuage those concerns this spring. While there was some thought that Lauletta might push Webb for the job as Manning's primary backup, he doesn't seem quite ready to mount that type of challenge, but has shown plenty of potential as a developmental prospect worthy of the No. 3 quarterback job this year where he can learn from Shula, Manning, and Webb as a rookie.

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Alex Tanney

2017 STATS: 10-of-14 passing for 99 yards with 1 touchdown (Tennessee Titans)

There are a lot of snaps in OTA, minicamp, and training camp practices, which is precisely the reason that Tanney is on the Giants' roster ... to limit the workload on Manning, Webb, and Lauletta with the fourth-team offense and during individual periods. Tanney likely won't be on the Giants' roster this fall, but could latch on elsewhere as a backup with an impressive preseason.

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How the 2018 QB Depth Chart will likely shape up:

1) Eli Manning

2) Davis Webb

3) Kyle Lauletta

Outside looking in:

Alex Tanney

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POSITION GRADE:

GRADE: B-

Manning has only posted a passer rating above 90.0 twice since 2012, and has failed to complete over 60 percent of his passes twice over that span. It isn't a stretch to say that Manning is the most important player on the Giants' roster, and it is up to him to maximize what could be the most dynamic set of skill-position players in the league in Odell Beckham Jr., Saquon Barkley, Sterling Shepard, and Evan Engram. Whether Manning can perform at a consistently high level at the age of 37 could dictate whether the Giants return to the playoffs this season.

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Matt Lombardo may be reached at MLombardo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattLombardoNFL

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