The noise has once again grown louder around New York Giants centered around the play of quarterback Eli Manning after dropping their first two games of the season.
Manning has struggled to create any fluidity with the offense through the early goings of the 2017 NFL campaign, which he believes should reserve some level of criticism, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.
“Hey, you lose games, you only score 10 points, you deserve some criticism,” Manning said during an interview on WFAN the day after the Giants' offense struggled for the second straight week. “Coach McAdoo knows I can handle it.”
This isn't the first in his NFL career that Manning has heard criticism about his play on the field. Prior to last season, the Giants had missed the playoffs in four consecutive seasons with the 36-year-old's performance one of the key criticisms. His two Super Bowl runs have been what has prevented that conversation from truly getting too loud around him and organization.
The chatter has become prominent again with his porous play through the first two games recording 459 passing yards with one touchdown and two interceptions while the offense has only scored 13 points over that span. In fact, the Giants rank 26th in the league in total offense, and 30th with 6.5 points per game.
Granted, some of the blame lies with the lack of consistent protection from the offensive line, but it doesn't shield the team's inability to get on the scoreboard. If these issues continue to persist as the season rolls on with the Giants, there could be some major internal push to finally head in another direction under center.
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