New York Giants second-year cornerback Deonte Banks hoped he might get his season on monitor after getting benched in Week 8 midway via the crew’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Banks got here into Sunday’s recreation towards Washington aiming to shadow the Commanders’ high extensive receiver, Terry McLaurin, who he had success towards within the first assembly in Week 2.
Nevertheless it wasn’t Banks whose research paid off within the second assembly, it was McLaurin’s. The previous Ohio State standout beat Banks twice for touchdowns.
Banks has now allowed six touchdowns within the Giants’ first 9 video games this season and has permitted 10 total in his 23-game NFL profession.
“I’ve simply bought to be higher there.”
Deonte Banks talks in regards to the two touchdowns Terry McLaurin scored towards him tonight: pic.twitter.com/jQQKqc9VwI
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The e-book is now out on Banks and McLaurin shed some gentle on what he noticed in movie research this previous week.
“I knew Banks likes to essentially sluggish play routes within the crimson zone. He likes to type of, no pun supposed, financial institution inside, that means he takes inside leverage,” McLaurin stated, through Sports activities Illustrated. “I knew he was enjoying just a little head-up on that route and so I watched the Cleveland recreation when Amari Cooper type of rocked him just a little bit. That was extra of a real slant and mine was type of extra of a one-step slant, however the identical ideas apply.”
Cooper additionally had two touchdowns towards Banks within the Giants’ Week 3 win. McLaurin seems to have picked up on Banks’ tendencies and was prepared when the time got here.
“He’s probably not aggressive within the crimson zone for no matter purpose and so I knew if I got here off just a little urgently, he would in all probability attempt to get hands-on rapidly and that would make a extremely bang, bang play,” McLaurin stated. “So I got here off actually sluggish, I used to be telling Jay (Daniels), I’m going to sluggish play it whether or not it was a fade or a slam, I’m going to sluggish play him and simply have him type of chill out on the snap. Then the suddenness of the surface persist with win inside, and like I stated, he threw the ball low and away and solely I had an opportunity to get it.”
Banks has been criticized by coaches and teammates for his lax play at instances and Sunday’s efficiency is simply one other occasion of the previous first-round choose’s difficulties in transitioning into the NFL.
