Eli Manning isn’t entertaining the idea of a quarterback competition, even if Pat Shurmur is doing just that.

“I don’t feel like it’s a competition,” Manning told NFL Network. “I feel like I’ve got to do my job and I’ve got to compete every day and try to get better every day. That’s the way it’s been my whole life, and that’s just the way I’ve always approached practice every day to improve, to earn my place on the team, to earn the respect of the teammates and to do it each year.”

In a perfect world for the Giants, Manning would play at a high level for another year or two while Daniel Jones learns under him before taking the job. But Manning, 38, has won a combined eight games in the last two years.

That’s not all his fault, but there has been a drop in production all the same.

“I think we’re going to play the very best player,” Shurmur said during OTAs when asked if there would be a competition. “… Eli is getting ready to have a great year and Daniel is getting ready to play. We’ll see what happens with it.”

It would be a shock to see anyone but Manning under center in Week 1, but if things go poorly for the Giants again, there will doubtlessly be calls to play the rookie as the season goes on.

“We’ve got new guys and I’m trying to build a relationship with them and get them up to speed and so I’m just trying to do my job in the quarterback room,” Manning said. “I’ve always been good with young quarterbacks, whoever’s been in there, trying to get them up to speed, teaching them about defenses or styles or what our defense plays.

“So I’m doing the same thing with Daniel and I’m going to be a good teammate, I’m going to do the best that I can do and help everybody on the Giants be successful.”