The first half of the Giants season was littered with offensive inconsistency. There were games they looked great (Washington) and others they looked incompetent (Detroit).

It's why the Giants are 18th in total offense, 16th in rushing offense and 17th in passing offense. It's a middle-of-the-road unit.

This was somewhat expected in a new offense under a first-time offensive coordinator in Ben McAdoo. The Giants (3-5) weren't supposed to have smooth sailing, especially with quarterback Eli Manning playing in a different offensive system for the first time in a decade.

But maybe we all though about this wrong. Manning is fine. He earned a solid grade for his first-half performance. Maybe it was everyone else we should have been worrying about as the Giants looked to get comfortable in their new offense. The grades reflect that. Manning had the second highest grade of any offensive starter.

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