Deonte Banks didn't like what he saw on tape more than a respected coach criticizing his effort.
Longtime Giants defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson, a former NFL cornerback who interviewed in January to be Brian Daboll's defensive coordinator, told Banks on Friday that the Cowboys' star players After catching a pass in the last game, he revealed that he told CeeDee Lamb that he was willing to tackle him. acceptable. Lamb completed it for a 55-yard touchdown.
“I didn't like it,” Henderson said. “I didn't like anything.”
Lamb caught the ball on the sideline at the 37-yard line and cut back towards the middle of the field after rookie safety Tyler Nubin took a bad angle, only to find Banks slowing down his pursuit. I coasted the remaining 20 yards.
Lamb turned his head back toward Banks after completing the touchdown and bounced the ball in Banks' direction, resulting in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
“It's a terrible finish for me,” Banks said hours after his biweekly interview with Henderson. “I didn't really feel it during the game. I definitely could have finished it more. Maybe I could have tackled him.”
Movies don't lie, says the NFL cliché. And Lamb and Banks were “talking a little bit” about trash.
“I thought it was an angle thing in the fight. I didn't think it was effort until I saw this film,” Banks said. “I was like, ‘Oh, I could do more.’ Do you feel me?
According to NextGenStats, the catch was 33 yards more than expected.
“When they catch the ball, you have to break their legs, not literally but figuratively, to get them on the ground,” Henderson said. “I thought there was room to do more. We expected that from him, he expected that from himself, and in that moment he failed.”
There is some expectation that the NFL's youngest secondary player will learn from his mistakes on the job. Effort is another matter.
Mr Henderson said he was “confident” that his message had been delivered to Mr Banks behind closed doors and said “we will see” whether it was “received” as much as he thought. Ta.
“I’ve always been coached,” Banks said. “I've been yelled at before. [by] Coached from a young age. He doesn't yell much. I learned that as a child. ”
There were no signs in practice this week that Banks' lack of effort could cost him playing time. He did not take part in the match.
“I expect more from myself,” Banks said. “that's reality.”
Banks' first season as the undisputed No. 1 cornerback behind regular 1,000-yard receivers Justin Jefferson, Terry McLaurin, Amari Cooper and Lamb got off to a rocky start.
He has allowed 17 catches on 27 targets for 247 yards and four touchdowns, giving him a quarterback rating of 132.3 in his direction, according to NextGenStats.
“I feel like I’ve got a lot of plays left in me,” Banks told the Post earlier this week. “I can and will be better.”
The Giants selected Banks with a first-round pick in 2023. That's because Banks was a perfect fit for then-coordinator Wink Martindale's man-to-man scheme in the press.
Martindale's successor, Shane Bowen, utilizes more zones.
“When your opponent catches the ball, make sure you get him on the ground,” Henderson said. “Let's play one more snap. Give him a chance to get to the goal line. You owe it to your team. You owe it to the organization. And it's my job to get him to do it.” It’s work.”
Bowen said this week that he is coaching Banks to “understand leverage” in the red zone and “take away the easy throws and make the hard ones.”
Banks faces a tough challenge this week in DK Metcalf, a big, fast and physical player who gained 133 of 366 yards after the catch.
“I'm just trying to get him to understand that in the quarterback's mind, even though he's covered, when you're with the No. 1 player, you're not covered,” Henderson said. Ta. “So you have to anticipate. No matter how good your coverage is, the ball is coming right now. Every play.”
