After completing his first six passes, quarterback Eli Manning was 3 of 19 for 14 yards.

"From an offensive standpoint, we were in good shape coming into the draft," quarterback Eli Manning said.

They saw quarterback Eli Manning biting his lower lip and said that was a sign of regret.

"We feel we need to win the division," quarterback Eli Manning said.

And, perhaps most important, the progress of the third-year quarterback Eli Manning has stalled.

Perhaps it is a sign of how much higher expectations are for quarterback Eli Manning.

Moments earlier, quarterback Eli Manning said virtually the same thing about himself.

"Our philosophy is always, win all of them at home and try to steal some on the road," quarterback Eli Manning said.

"He didn't get to show a whole lot, which I think is frustrating," quarterback Eli Manning said.

The 2005 season was expected to bring the beginning of quarterback Eli Manning's ascension as team leader.