In a 28-3 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles this previous Sunday, New York Giants cornerback Deonte Banks was caught missing on a number of performs.
Most notably, Banks pulled up quick on an extended Jalen Hurts scramble, a lot to the dismay of defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson, who instantly acquired into his face earlier than the play was even over.
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“I actually simply thought he was gonna slide or no matter, however it was a foul play by me, dangerous effort play by me. I feel I might have made it,” Banks mentioned, by way of the New York Every day Information. “I play this sport as a result of I like this (expletive). Typically you get pissed off on the market when (expletive) not going your approach. That’s me simply letting the feelings get one of the best of me.”
Head coach Brian Daboll skirted questions on Banks, who displayed the same lack of effort in Week 4 in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys, however mentioned the state of affairs had been addressed.
Defensive captain Dexter Lawrence was a bit extra vocal when requested about Banks following observe on Thursday, saying the second-year nook’s lack of effort was “not acceptable.”
“It’s not acceptable. He is aware of it. We addressed it and that’s the kind of factor that we don’t settle for it as a protection,” Lawrence instructed reporters. “If you see it, you tackle it. I feel that’s the primary time one thing like that occurred. So, we addressed it and now all people is aware of that’s not acceptable.”
Lawrence vows {that a} comparable state of affairs is not going to play out once more this season, whether or not it’s Banks or anybody else on protection.
“I feel the easiest way (to deal with it) is to do it together with your complete unit. That’s how we tackle it,” he mentioned. “It’s addressed and it’s been addressed. We gained’t see something like that, once more.”
Opposite to what Lawrence mentioned, Banks has been a repeat offender this 12 months. Nonetheless, with the towering nostril sort out having made his calls for clear, maybe the younger cornerback will begin giving one hundred pc effort on each play as an alternative of taking some off.
