This will be it for Eli Manning, all or almost all of his preseason work completed, the regular-season beckoning. Is he ready for the real thing?
Hard to say. Any offense out on the field for the Giants that does not include Odell Beckham Jr. and Saquon Barkley is a facsimile of the real thing and must be graded on a curve. And so, what are we to make of Friday night’s 22-16 victory over the Jets at MetLife Stadium, with Manning and the starters failing to come up with a single touchdown in six first-half possessions?