Though he largely avoided specifics, Gettleman delved into numerous topics in his meeting with reporters today. Perhaps most significantly, he said, "Well, as of now, yeah," when asked if he "intend(s) to move forward with Eli Manning as the starting quarterback next year."

"Eli has won a lot of games," Gettleman said. "He's a great competitor. He's very intelligent and he and I are going to talk. And if what I saw in Philadelphia (Manning passed for 434 yards against the Eagles two weeks ago) was not a mirage, and I don't believe it was, then we'll just keep moving."

Gettleman discussed numerous other topics:

On the qualities he looks for in a head coach:*

"I really believe that the head coaching job is a CEO position," Gettleman said. "It really is. You look at the great head coaches and I'll tell you right now, there ain't a dumb one in the group. They're all leaders. They all know how to lead men. And, that's what you need. You need intelligence. You need leadership and on the assumption that you hire an intelligent guy, you're going to have a guy with vision. Those are critical components you're looking for. There's a million pieces to it because it is, you think about a head coach, you think of all the things he's got to juggle. There's a ton of stuff going on. I'm sure that they all once a week probably say, 'Gosh, I wish I could be the offensive coordinator.' Whatever it is. Just pick the position he loves to coach. 'Man, I'd just love to get with my linebackers. Just for a week.' It's a load. It's a load. You got to be able to handle that load."

On whether he has "preconceived ideas" about a head coach:*

"My idea is, toughness is important," Gettleman said. "Every successful head coach I've been around has been tough. Now, maybe the delivery was different, but they were tough."

On team building:*

"In terms of team building, I'm old fashioned. Offense scores points. Defense wins championships. There's been six matchups, I believe, in the Super Bowl of No. 1 offenses versus No. 1 defenses, and the defenses have won five of the six. So I truly believe in that. I'm going to say this right now. Style of offense has changed, obviously - there's that college influence, so obviously the style of defense has changed to a certain degree. But at the end of the day, it's the same three things you've had to do in '35 that you got to do now in 2018. You got to run the ball. You got to stop the run. You got to pressure the passer. Everywhere I've been and with the great teams that I've been associated with – those were three very big staples.