Giants want Eli Manning to complete 70 percent of his passes this season

For the first time in Eli Manning’s tenure with the New York Giants, the only NFL team he has played for, he is learning a new offense under a new coordinator. The Giants are looking to be more efficient in their new offense, and would like to see Eli Manning complete 70 percent of his passes next season.

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You can count the number of quarterbacks who have accomplished the feat on two hands.

“It hasn’t been done very often, so that’s the ultimate goal,” new quarterbacks coach Danny Langsdorf said, via ESPN. “I think it’s been done eight or nine times, maybe? That’s an impressive statistic in the history of the league. So that’s what we’re gunning for, that 70 percent.”

The Giants offense under new coordinator Ben McAdoo is facilitating Manning reaching that goal. The new offense focuses on plays with higher completion percentages and shorter passes.

“I don’t know about the history here; maybe they took more shots downfield,” Langsdorf said. “I think we’ve added some more completion throws, some quick gains.”

Manning so far hasn’t come close to sniffing that number for a season. Manning’s career completion percentage is 58.5 and his highest single season mark is 62.9 percent during the 2010 season. Since that year, Manning’s completion percentage has dropped every season since, most recently with 57.5 last year.