Graham Gano’s sudden kicking inaccuracy left a target squarely on the chest of head coach Brian Daboll.
Giants Week 8 report card: Critical call gone wrong not on Brian DabollWith the Giants leading by three points and facing a fourth-and-1, Daboll sent out Gano for a 35-yard field goal that, if converted and combined with a near-automatic touchback, would have forced the Jets to drive the length of the field in 24 seconds with no timeouts to steal a win.
Daboll’s other option would’ve been to ask an offensive line littered with backups to get a push for Barkley on fourth-and-1.Barkley’s first 25 telegraphed runs of the second half — when third-string quarterback Tommy DeVito attempted just one pass — somehow gained 94 yards. “Counted on making the field goal, and then they’d have 24 seconds with no timeouts, still have to drive it the length, and our defense was playing well all game. That’s why I made the decision,” Daboll said. “There’s always a flip side. I understand what it is.”Jets don’t have much to brag about with ‘kings of New York’ title“Guys were already saying he was going to block it,” cornerback D.J. Reed said. “They put him in there to block it.
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