From what we saw in the preseason, Eli Manning could be awful this season. He look’s anything but ELIte. The New York Giants offense as a whole has mad major issues. I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up being kind of terrible in 2014.
I’m not the only one who thinks so.
Fox Sports Troy Aikman was on media conference call yesterday, and Aikman shares the concern that many have for New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning playing in a new offense:
“I share that concern from what I’ve seen. I saw a quarterback that really struggled in this offense. I understand what the messaging has been out of New York as far as the Giants’ new offense, and this is the first time Eli has had to learn a new offense. If you look around the league at some of these other teams, even Minnesota for instance, where you have a new offense and a rookie quarterback that’s played really well in the preseason, I don’t think a new offense is the entire reason as to why that group [the Giants] has struggled. I would be concerned.”
Boomer Esiason is best known today for his role on CBS Sports, primarily on The NFL Today, as well as a morning co-host on New York radio station WFAN, the “Boomer and Carton” show. Norman Julius Esiason is also a Monday Night Football analyst for Westwood One.
He’s also known for having some strong opinions too. And most of the time he’s right. He said the NY Giants offense looks horrendous right now, and that Eli’s unit is playing as if Mr. Rogers was in charge. I had an exclusive with Esiason at NFL on CBS/NFL Network Media Day, and you can hear some Eli Manning talk in the podcast below:
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