Giants going with youth movement at wide receiver

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The game was on the line last Sunday and the New York Giants had wide receivers Jalin Hyatt and Wan'Dale Robinson bunched on the near side of the field. Combined, they have 16 career games under their belt.

That didn't stop coach Brian Daboll from having the two youngsters in the high-pressure spot. Hyatt rewarded that confidence by making a leaping grab for a first down while getting hit in the numbers by Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard on fourth-and-5 with 22 seconds remaining.

It was admittedly the biggest play of Hyatt's professional career, even if his team eventually fell one yard short. The Biletnikoff winner was the…