<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Manning says he'll be ready for opener--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Associated PressEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Giants quarterback Eli Manning said he experienced no soreness in his sprained elbow Monday, a day after throwing the ball for the first time since he was injured 10 days ago.Manning reiterated his plans to be in the starting lineup for the Giants' opener Sept. 11 against Arizona. He said he will miss the Giants' final preseason game Thursday at New England, but hopes to resume full practicing by next Monday."That's what I'm shooting for," he said. "My mind-set is that when we start game-planning for Arizona in the first game, I'm going to be there taking all the snaps and not having to worry about any arm issues."Manning threw 21 passes during Sunday's practice, the longest of which went 20 yards, and said he awakened with no soreness on Monday. At practice Monday, he threw about three dozen passes to wide receiver Mark Jones and stretched the distance to 30 yards on 10 of them."He threw for greater distance and felt good about that," coach Tom Coughlin said. "He also threw a few more passes than yesterday and didn't have any discomfort this morning at all, which is a good sign."Manning said he still isn't throwing at 100 percent velocity."I'm not trying to put anything extra on it, but I'm not floating them either," he said. "It's a normal pass. It feels good. I'm going to see how it feels the rest of the week. I think it's healing well."The injury occurred in the second quarter of the Giants' 27-21 win against Carolina on Aug. 20, when defensive end Julius Peppers knocked the ball out of Manning's hand and returned the fumble for a touchdown. Manning threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Amani Toomer on the next series, but said he knew something was wrong on the sideline between the plays.In his absence, the Giants have scored one touchdown in six quarters, a 6-yard pass from backup quarterback Tim Hasselbeck to Tim Carter against Carolina. The Jets doubled that total last Friday night with two fumble recoveries for touchdowns, one committed by Hasselbeck and one by fellow quarterback Jesse Palmer.Manning left no doubt Monday he would not play against New England."I'm not going to push for it," he said. "I haven't thrown any routes in two weeks. I just have to get my arm back in shape and try to get completely healthy before I go in and play."</div>
