New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had 17 yards passing in the first half of Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He had 67 yards passing after three quarters. These are silly numbers. So was Manning's 3.4 yards per attempt in the contest.

It’s not all his fault, but he’s also not free of blame. Manning can’t carry a Giants offense short on weapons and devoid of a line that can sufficiently protect the passer. He's not a magician or Aaron Rodgers.

The Giants' offense is a sum of its parts, and it’s not very good as a whole. It is 30th in the NFL in points scored (16.0 ppg) and enters the bye week with the season headed nowhere.

The playoffs aren’t even a pipe dream. A high draft pick seems all but certain. For the third time in four years, the Giants are likely to be selecting in the top 10.

That relegates the second half of the season to little more than a dress rehearsal for the future, which makes it reasonable to suggest that the Giants take a look at rookie quarterback Davis Webb at some point. Webb was their third-round draft pick out of California this year. He hasn’t dressed for a game this season.

Coach Ben McAdoo isn’t ready to even think about making that kind of move. It doesn't seem he will be this season.

“It’s a coaching decision, but it would be something that if it were ever to get to that point, I’d want to have a conversation with [general manager] Jerry [Reese] and ownership on it. But it’s not [at] that point, and I don’t see that point coming.

“Eli is our quarterback. I have a 100 percent confidence in Eli.”

This is how far the Giants have fallen. From 11-5 and a playoff berth last year to talking about taking a look at the potential future quarterback before the midpoint of the season.

The Giants' offense was barely functional Sunday against a tough Seahawks defense. New York has struggled to get any kind of production out of its passing game without wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr., Brandon Marshall and Sterling Shepard. Beckham and Marshall are out for the year, so there is no hope for them to save the season.

The Giants have struggled to get any kind of consistent pass protection, which seemed to be among McAdoo’s biggest takeaways from their 24-7 loss to the Seahawks. It has been that way now for several years.

It’s to the point that each week the question surrounding the Giants seems to be: Will Manning survive this game?

He always does. The veteran is a model of durability, having started 207 consecutive regular-season games. But the Giants know what they have -- a soon-to-be 37-year-old quarterback who Reese noted earlier this year was on the “back nine of his career.” Webb may not be ready, but he's able and the experience would be invaluable.

"Eli is our quarterback. I have a 100 percent confidence in Eli." Giants coach Ben McAdoo

The Giants like what they’ve seen from him so far.

“He’s a young player who works hard at it, the fundamentals,” McAdoo said of his young quarterback. “Helps Eli prepare for the games each and every week and he’s a gym rat.”

The Giants ultimately aren’t sure what Webb's future will hold and whether he’s capable of becoming Manning’s successor. It's impossible. Webb came from an Air Raid offense at Texas Tech and Cal, which was hardly a natural stepping stone to the Giants’ West Coast scheme. And you never quite know what you have with a quarterback until you see him in an NFL game.

This is what puts the Giants in such a delicate dilemma. Manning has two years remaining on his contract. He has a no-trade clause and isn’t likely to head elsewhere at any point in his career. He has this impressive consecutive-games streak and can still do enough to provide hope that he can quarterback the Giants to another championship with the right pieces around him. It may be false hope, but it’s hope.

Manning is currently 24th in Total QBR (41.6), in a cluster with the likes of Philip Rivers, Jacoby Brissett, Carson Palmer, Josh McCown and Jay Cutler. He’s been trending in the wrong direction for several seasons. His lack of mobility with the Giants' offensive line is a toxic mix.

But Manning still gives the Giants the best chance to win right now. In a lost season, though, how much does that really matter? To many fans who want to see Webb, it doesn't mean much. To the players in the Giants' locker room and the coaching staff, it matters. Call it professional pride.

“Again, it takes all 11 to play good on offense,” McAdoo said. “We had a good week of practice last week. It didn’t transfer over to the ballgame only scoring seven points. But it takes all 11.”

Manning is one of those 11 right now. Webb is not. It's not likely to change any time soon.