LISTEN: Francesa Says Giants Need To Keep Their Cool, Calls Penalty On Blocked Punt 'As Bad A Play As Humanly Possible'
NEW YORK (WFAN) -- The Giants have a composure problem, and fixing it starts with their coach, WFAN's Mike Francesa said Monday.
"I was a little surprised ... really confounded with him not thinking his team lost their cool," Francesa said a day after the Giants lost to the Redskins 29-27. "Because, if anything, was completely obvious, it was how badly the Giants lost their cool in this game, how many bad penalties -- 11 penalties, 128 yards -- the center getting thrown out of the game, (tackle Ereck) Flowers with a bad penalty, big mistakes, big mistakes in the special teams."
On a bad day, the worst moment, in Francesa's opinion, came early in the fourth quarter when a personal foul by rookie Andrew Adams nullified a blocked punt that would have set up the Giants, trailing 26-24 at the time, in Washington's red zone.
Francesa said such a play "cannot stand" and "shows you what happens when you play undisciplined, emotional, dumb football."
"As bad a play as humanly possible, the kind of play that cost you games -- and it did cost them a game," Francesa added.
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Francesa also said it's time for Odell Beckham Jr. to grow up.
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"He has got to mature," he said. "You cannot have him out of control as much as he is. ... Part of being a great player is keeping your wits, leading your team, not sending your team down a road they don't want to go."
To listen to the full segment, in which Francesa also discusses the Jets' ugly loss at Kansas City, click on the audio player above.