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Eli Manning is in rare form. Not in high school, not in college, and certainly not since he stepped foot in the Meadowlands has the Giants' star quarterback been so on point. Manning completed 17 of 25 passes for 146 yards in the team's 20-12 lost to the Jets, raising his overall preseason numbers to 30 of 43 for 287 yards and three touchdowns. That's an astounding 69.8 completion rate and equally impressive QB rating of 111.3. Coy as he might be about accepting it, much of the credit for Manning's newfound accuracy goes to quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer. The coach implemented a new routine this summer he calls the dot drill that has been instrumental in helping all the QBs more readily find their marks. The drill involves the quarterback throwing the ball into a five feet tall and wide net at the coach's behest. The net is stretched a few feet off the ground and marked with three different colored dots. As the coach gives his rapid-fire command, the quarterback begins scrambling and attempts to throw the ball at whatever target he designates. “Anytime you're focusing on areas in which you need improvement and you're paying a lot of attention to it (there is improvement)," said coach Tom Coughlin. "I see improvement in terms of his ability to move his feet, to work well within the pocket and slide and step up when he has to, and to keep both hands on the ball and then make an accurate throw." Manning is seeing many of the same things. “I felt like I'm throwing the ball on time when I am having to move a little bit in the pocket," he said. "I'm staying in a good position to throw and I'm able to move around and find a receiver and hit the guy in stride. I feel like I'm seeing things well, making good decisions and protecting the ball."
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