Giants coach John Harbaugh defended running back Cam Skattebo, who remained in his position on a crucial quarterback play by Jameis Winston in Thursday night’s loss to the Commanders.
Harbaugh said the call was a sneak by the quarterback, but not a push, and Skattebo wasn’t supposed to push Winston.
“We had some control involved, so he wasn’t supposed to be up there pushing. We didn’t call the same (stealth QB) that we called,” Harbaugh said, via Pat Leonard of New York Daily News. “What else am I supposed to say? He wasn’t supposed to be up there pushing.”
Why the Giants wouldn’t want Skattebo to push Winston in an attempt to get the first yard is unclear, but the play looked odd, and it was a big problem for the Giants, who had a 21-17 lead late in the fourth quarter at the time, but couldn’t maintain the lead after stuffing themselves with that quarterback and lost 24-21.
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