The New York Giants massive decision on whether or not to pull the trigger on a quarterback with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft could ultimately come down to the very last minute.

Davis Webb, the 2017 third-round pick will factor into the decision. If the Giants feel like Webb can be the future franchise quarterback after Eli Manning moves on, the Giants will pass on a quarterback with the No. 2 pick. It's not the simple, however, as the Giants have limited game tape to evaluate Webb. In 2017, ex-head coaches Ben McAdoo and (interim) head coach Steve Spagnuolo never played Webb in live game action despite the Giants being eliminated from the playoff race. New head coach Pat Shurmur only has Webb's college game tape plus practice tape (against air with no live pass rushers) to work with. To combat his limited game tape, Shurmur will put Webb through extensive work during the Giants' early offseason activities in April.

"I've got high hopes for him being a productive player in this league, but it's a little bit of an unknown," Shurmur said at the NFL owners meetings, via SNY. "The advantage we will have though is we'll have two weeks of training (starting April 9) where we can't go on the field, it's just in the meeting room. Then we're going to get that extra minicamp (April 24-26) which will lead right up to the draft.

"It'll be a great way for Davis to sort of showcase what he can do."

Although Shurmur is excited to see more of Webb, it won't come against a live NFL pass rush. Shurmur won't get to see if Webb has improved his pocket presence, footwork under pressure, or all of the other factors that can be gained from the real game. Shurmur admits this is a major roadblock in his evaluation of Webb prior to the draft.

"The unfortunate thing for me is there's just not a lot of film of him playing football in a Giants helmet, which would've been a good thing for me to see moving forward," Shurmur said. "That is what it is."

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Shurmur has said all of the right things about Webb this offseason, but what do you expect a coach to say about a player on his roster and under contract for the next several seasons? Shurmur told the media earlier this offseason the Vikings had a high grade on Webb, but the team decided to pass over him with their second and third-round picks. One year later, the Vikings moved on from all three quarterbacks on their roster in 2017. If the Vikings truly believed Webb was the next great franchise quarterback, it is worth wondering why they didn't use their third-round pick to get him.

Webb has worked his tail off since being drafted by the Giants. He has followed around Eli Manning in an attempt to soak up as much information as possible from the two-time Super Bowl MVP. This offseason, Webb stuck around New Jersey to train with his quarterbacks trainer Tony Racioppi. He is doing everything he can to position himself to succeed. During the April minicamps, Webb is expected to see a major uptick in his reps with the offense. Shurmur will use all the information he can gather on Webb to inform his decision on how the franchise should plan for life after Manning.

"I think we're going to take in any information we can up until the time we're on the clock, really," Shurmur said. "I don't want to make it sound like it's a showcase for Davis Webb, but as a guy that we're interested in seeing, he's certainly going to get his fair share of the reps."

Shurmur added that there will be very useful information available to the Giants about Webb after the minicamp.

"You can see him throw the ball. You can see him move around. You can see him execute under center in the shotgun," Shurmur said. "You can see him doing the things that a quarterback has to do."

Having said that, Shurmur reiterated the disadvantage Webb is at from not having experienced any live NFL game action.

"There's no substitute for experience," Shurmur said. "And I think even though he was here and didn't play a bunch, he became experienced in ways that you can't if you haven't been here."

Webb is just another factor playing into what should be a very unpredictable first night of the draft for the Giants franchise.