The New York Giants were a mess this season. And while there is reason to believe the rationale behind a somewhat baffling play call, it only looks a little less horrible.
During their season finale Sunday, the Giants had third-and-9 on their own 4-yard line. They responded by running a quarterback sneak with Jake Fromm, which was promptly sniffed out seeing as they lined up in the jumbo package. Unsurprisingly, they were stopped, much to the amusement of fans around the NFL.
Giants head coach Joe Judge explained the reason for the call.
“We were backed up. I wanted to get room,” Judge said, via SNY.
While technically true, should the Giants have really cared about that? Their season has been lost for weeks, and they might as well have gotten some reps trying to get out of dicey situations.
Ultimately, what Judge ordered did come through. They got space to get the punt off.
