Jake Fromm #17 of the Giants reacts against the Washington Football Team at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Jan 9, 2021. Credit: Mike Stobe
Never mind that it may have been their best option at the time. It’s the optics that matter these days.
So when the Giants were pinned deep in their own territory in the second quarter of Sunday’s 22-7 home loss to Washington and Joe Judge decided to fill the backfield with offensive linemen to run a quarterback sneak with Jake Fromm on second-and-11 from the 2 — and then did it again on third-and-9 from the 4 — he seemed to be the waving white flag on this 2021 season.