It sure looked as if Eli Apple did not want anything to do with engaging in physical contact Sunday, as a third-and-33 play that will live in Giants infamy took shape. Rams receiver Robert Woods, on a simple screen pass, shredded the defense, and Apple looked like a bystander as he watched Woods speed by him on a 52-yard touchdown, the lowlight of a 51-17 rout.
Apple said he was “thinking too much” rather than loafing or quitting. That is his story and he is sticking with it.
“He was running really fast and nobody touched him,” Apple said Wednesday, his first comments about his role in the defensive breakdown.