Giants GM Jerry Reese calls Eli Manning 'skittish' as critics pile on

Everybody is a critic when it comes to Eli Manning. He's taken hits from fans, media, opponents and Tiki Barber. Even GM Jerry Reese piled on Tuesday when he was quoted as saying Manning looked "skittish" on Sunday. At times the criticism is unfair. Often it's excessive. But really, what did he expect?

"I wonder if Archie (Manning) was thinking 'My son, with his personality, can handle New York,'" said former Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason, an analyst for CBS and a talk-show host on WFAN. "I don't know what he was thinking about. Maybe he should be in Jacksonville. Maybe he should be in Atlanta or New Orleans. New York is going to chew him up right now - and it has chewed him up for the last four years."  Continue