Manning takes responsibility for poor start

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning took responsibility for his performance amid another poor start to the season.

The Giants are slumped at 1-5 for the second consecutive year following Thursday's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and Manning has taken the brunt of criticism for the team's failings on offense.

"I know I can play better,” Manning said Friday, according to Michael Eisen of Giants.com. “I didn’t play well last night. I’ve got to make better decisions and get back to just doing my job, not trying to do anything more, not trying to force things. Just find completions and move the ball, and try to score more points.”

Manning said he's unfazed by the criticism, but it's on him to persevere with the Giants slipping out of playoff contention.

"It bugs me that we’re 1-5. What people say never got to me, never bothered me. But you work extremely hard to go have a big year and you’re excited about things, and to be in this situation, yeah it bothers you, and it’s tough," Manning said.

"But the only thing you can do is keep working and keep grinding. Try to bring this team together. It’s a new scheme, a lot of new players, and it’s just a matter of everybody just making those improvements. Everybody just doing their job a little bit better, knowing exactly what your assignments are, knowing exactly what you need to do and working on it and perfecting that craft."