The New York Giants failed to qualify for the postseason and starting quarterback Eli Manning struggled greatly throughout the season. After their year was officially in the books, Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride called it a career, but he wasn’t done giving his thoughts on the team’s offense.
During a recent radio appearance, Gilbride said that it was the offensive line’s lack of consistency that directly led to the difficulties that Manning experienced this season.
“It just made it impossible for our quarterback to function,” Gilbride told Alex Marvez and Bill Polian on Sirius XM radio.
“He’s a guy where if you give him enough time, he’s always going to be throwing the ball to the right person, he’s going to know what you’re doing defensively, he’s going to see through your disguises, he’s going to be an accurate passer. But he’s not a scrambler and you’ve got to give him some help. And if you give him some help he’s proven that he can win a championship for you.”
While the line is certainly to blame, Manning shouldn’t get off free.
Manning threw for 27 interceptions this season, which was the most in the NFL this season and the most thrown by a quarterback in a single-season since 2005.
If the Giants are going to turn things around next season, they will need to see plenty of improvement in multiple areas of their team.