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In another fourth-quarter collapse, the New York Giants fell to the Green Bay Packers, 27-20, on Sunday, squandering a late lead for the first time under interim coach Mike Kafka, and the fourth time this season.
Jameis Winston, filling in admirably with 201 passing yards and a rushing touchdown, engineered a gritty 85-yard scoring drive earlier in the quarter to grab a 20-19 edge. But after Jordan Love's 17-yard strike to Christian Watson and two-point conversion put Green Bay ahead, Winston responded with a desperate 51-yard march to the Packers' 14-yard line with 40 seconds remaining.
On third-and-6, Winston spotted Jalin Hyatt streaking down the left sideline in the end zone. Video replay shows a clear miscommunication: Winston expected Hyatt to continue his route, but the second-year receiver slowed abruptly, leaving the pass floating into the hands of safety Evan Williams for the game-ending pick.
The turnover crushed any comeback hopes, extending the Giants' skid to five games and dropping them to 2-9.
Postgame, Winston shouldered blame, pinpointing chemistry issues.
"I saw that timing and execution is so important in this game. When you don't have the reps with some of your teammates, you've got to capitalize on those moments and continue to work even harder and find solutions because when the game really matters, timing and execution is the most important thing," he said. "I believe timing and execution is so important when you're in crucial moments. When defenses see routes, you and the receiver have to be elite in timing and execution. I believe Jalin and I, our timing and execution could have been a lot better."
Kafka defended the aggression.
"I'm going to go back and look at the tape on it. I didn't get a good picture off the replay. I'll go back and look at it," he said. "But here's what I do like is that our guys were playing aggressive, and Jameis had an aggressive mindset all day. I think he's trying to give his guy a chance right there at the end in the end zone to go score a touchdown. But I'll go look at it and see what happened exactly."
Hyatt, when pressed on stopping his route, deflected: "Just got to make a play, simple as that."
With limited practice reps together amid injuries, the duo's disconnect underscored the Giants' ongoing offensive woes. Winston finished 19-of-29, but the interception stung deepest in a season of close calls.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Jameis Winston laments lack of reps with Jalin Hyatt after costly INT
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Jameis Winston, filling in admirably with 201 passing yards and a rushing touchdown, engineered a gritty 85-yard scoring drive earlier in the quarter to grab a 20-19 edge. But after Jordan Love's 17-yard strike to Christian Watson and two-point conversion put Green Bay ahead, Winston responded with a desperate 51-yard march to the Packers' 14-yard line with 40 seconds remaining.
On third-and-6, Winston spotted Jalin Hyatt streaking down the left sideline in the end zone. Video replay shows a clear miscommunication: Winston expected Hyatt to continue his route, but the second-year receiver slowed abruptly, leaving the pass floating into the hands of safety Evan Williams for the game-ending pick.
The turnover crushed any comeback hopes, extending the Giants' skid to five games and dropping them to 2-9.
Postgame, Winston shouldered blame, pinpointing chemistry issues.
"I saw that timing and execution is so important in this game. When you don't have the reps with some of your teammates, you've got to capitalize on those moments and continue to work even harder and find solutions because when the game really matters, timing and execution is the most important thing," he said. "I believe timing and execution is so important when you're in crucial moments. When defenses see routes, you and the receiver have to be elite in timing and execution. I believe Jalin and I, our timing and execution could have been a lot better."
Kafka defended the aggression.
"I'm going to go back and look at the tape on it. I didn't get a good picture off the replay. I'll go back and look at it," he said. "But here's what I do like is that our guys were playing aggressive, and Jameis had an aggressive mindset all day. I think he's trying to give his guy a chance right there at the end in the end zone to go score a touchdown. But I'll go look at it and see what happened exactly."
Hyatt, when pressed on stopping his route, deflected: "Just got to make a play, simple as that."
With limited practice reps together amid injuries, the duo's disconnect underscored the Giants' ongoing offensive woes. Winston finished 19-of-29, but the interception stung deepest in a season of close calls.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Jameis Winston laments lack of reps with Jalin Hyatt after costly INT
Continue reading...
