Nobody was impressed with Taylor Martinez as a passer and yet he had a 62% completion percentage in 2012 and a 62.7% completion percentage in 2013. NU currently has 3 QBs who can pass much better than TM could. Therefore, IMHO, a 65% completion percentage seems very attainable this season.
Yes, NU has had very few QBs who could both run and pass effectively. A quick look:
Career passing percentage
1. Joe Ganz - 65.1%
2. Taylor Martinez - 59.8%
3. Turner Gill - 54%
4. Tommy Armstrong Jr. - 53.3%
5. Gerry Gdowski - 52.7%
6. Eric Crouch - 51.5%
7. Scott Frost - 51%
8. Tommie Frazier - 49.5%
Career pass efficiency rating
1. Gerry Gdowski - 175.6
2. Joe Ganz - 157.4
3. Turner Gill - 140.1
4. Tommie Frazier - 138.1
5. Taylor Martinez - 136.3
6. Scott Frost - 128.8
7. Tommy Armstrong Jr. - 128.3
8. Eric Crouch - 121.1
Career average yards per passing attempt
1. Gerry Gdowski - 9.6 yards
2. Joe Ganz - 8.8 yards
3. Turner Gill - 7.8 yards
4. Tommy Armstrong Jr. - 7.6 yards
5. Taylor Martinez - 7.5 yards
5. Tommie Frazier - 7.5 yards
7. Eric Crouch - 7.4 yards
8. Scott Frost - 7.1 yards
Total career passing yards
1. Tommy Armstrong Jr. - 8,871
2. Taylor Martinez - 7,258
3. Joe Ganz - 5,125
4. Eric Crouch - 4,481
5. Tommie Frazier - 3,521
6. Turner Gill - 3,317
7. Scott Frost - 3.147
8. Gerry Gdowski - 1,398