How Robert Ayers Jr. Can Help the New York Giants Pass Rush

November 26, 2014   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments

It’s been several days since the New York Giants lost to the Dallas Cowboys on a seven-play, 80-yard scoring drive that ended in a 13-yard Tony Romo touchdown pass to Dez Bryant.
Despite having time to think about it, head coach Tom Coughlin, the official voice of the Giants when it comes to personnel and play-calling, wasn’t able to answer a simple question posed to him by reporters during his Monday conference call.
Why was defensive end Robert Ayers Jr., the team’s leader in sacks, on the bench for the Cowboys' final two plays of that game-winning drive?
“I can just tell you there were reasons why perhaps Robert wasn’t in there. There was sound thinking behind that,” Coughlin said.
“If you remember the play in which we jumped, there was a pressure called there. I, quite frankly, think that we scared ourselves out of that because of the penalty.”
Hey, credit Coughlin for being honest in admitting they gave ...

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