Giants assistant blasts Deonte Banks’ effort against Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb: ‘He failed’
Deonte Banks didnt like what he saw from himself on tape any more than the well-respected coach who criticized his effort.
Longtime Giants defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson a former NFL cornerback who interviewed in January to be Brian Dabolls defensive coordinator revealed Friday that he let Banks know his hustle to tackle CeeDee Lamb after the Cowboys star caught a pass on him last game was less than acceptable.
Lamb turned it into a 55-yard touchdown.
Didnt like it, Henderson said.
Liked nothing about it.
Lamb caught the ball on the sideline at the 37-yard line, cut back toward the middle of the field after rookie safety Tyler Nubin took a bad angle and then coasted the last 20 yards as he noticed Banks slowed down in pursuit.
Lamb turned his head back toward Banks as he finished the touchdown and then flipped the ball in Banks direction, which resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Its a bad finish by me, Banks said a few hours later, after Hendersons bi-weekly interview.
I didnt really feel it in the game.
I couldve definitely finished more.
I maybe couldve even tackled him.
Film doesnt lie , the NFL cliche says.
And Lamb and Banks were talking a little bit of trash back and forth.
In the game, I thought it was an angle thing.
I didnt think it was effort until I saw the film, Banks said.
It looked like, Ah, I couldve done more.
You feel me? The catch gained 33 yards over expected, according to NextGenStats.
When your man catches a ball, you have to break your legs not literally, but figuratively to get him on the ground, Henderson said.
I thought there was room to do more.
We expect it from him and he expects it from himself, but in that moment he failed.
Learning from mistakes on the job is to be expected to some degree from the NFLs youngest secondary.
Effort is another matter.
Henderson said he is certain that his message was delivered to Banks behind closed doors and well see if it was received as well as he thinks it was.
Ive always been coachable, Banks said.
Ive been yelled at [by] a coach since a young age.
He doesnt really do too much yelling.
I learned it as a kid.
There hasnt been any indication during practice this week that Banks might lose any playing time over his lack of effort.
He wasnt subbed out of that game.
I expect more from myself, Banks said.
It is what it is.
Banks first season as the undisputed No.
1 cornerback shadowing regular 1,000-yard receivers Justin Jefferson, Terry McLaurin, Amari Cooper and Lamb is off to a rocky start.
He has allowed 17 catches on 27 targets for 247 yards and four touchdowns, with quarterbacks compiling a 132.3 quarterback rating in his direction, per NextGenStats.
I feel like Ive left a lot of plays out there, Banks told The Post earlier this week .
I can be better, and Im going to be better.
The Giants used a first-round pick on Banks in 2023 because he was the ideal fit for then-coordinator Wink Martindales press-coverage man-to-man scheme.
Shane Bowen, Martindales successor, is utilizing more zone.
Any time your man catches the ball, get him on the ground, Henderson said.
Let us play one more snap.
Give us a chance to have a goal-line stand.
You owe that to the team.
You owe that to the organization.
And its my job to get him to do it.
Bowen said this week that he is coaching Banks to understand leverage and take away the easy throws, make them throw the hard ones in the red zone.
Banks faces another tall task this week in the big, fast, physical DK Metcalf, who has gained 133 of his 366 yards after the catch.
Just trying to get him to understand that when youre on a No.
1 guy, even when hes covered, to a quarterbacks mind, hes not covered, Henderson said.
So you have to anticipate: No matter how good the coverage is, the ball is coming right now.
Every play..
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