We don't have to tell you that nothing went right for the NY Giants in the 28-3 loss to the Eagles in Week 7. The Giants barely put up a fight at home against a divisional rival, which is totally unacceptable. Fans have every right to be angry with this team.
They also have every right to be ticked off with cornerback Deonte Banks. As great as Banks can be, a lack of effort on plays has been a consistent problem for him in 2024. Remember when Jerome Henderson called him out for not giving his all to bring down CeeDee Lamb on a long score?
Now, Banks is under fire once again, this time for seemingly giving up on a Jalen Hurts run. An overhead angle of Banks jogging instead of sprinting after Hurts has hit social media and if you weren't angry before, your blood might be boiling now:
This is the play in question for Deonte Banks. You can see him just jog past Hurts near the sideline at the end, right in front of his position coach Jerome Henderson.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) October 21, 2024
Banks told @PLeonardNYDN it was a “bad effort.” Emotions got the best of him. #Giants https://t.co/nRTcosPsdG pic.twitter.com/WLRuZj4vaw
Deonte Banks under fire for terrible lack of effort against the Eagles
This should never happen and it's not something Brian Daboll and his staff can tolerate. Banks told reporter Pat Leonard that it was a bad effort on his part and emotions got the best of him. He added that he thought Hurts was going to slide, but come on, there are no excuses for this.
Banks simply had to at least make an attempt to tackle Hurts. He's a former first-round pick, not an undrafted free agent who barely made the roster. For him to look like he was jogging through the park instead of giving his all to make a stop is beyond frustrating.
What do we think Tom Coughlin would do in a situation like this? The Giants are thin at cornerback, but Daboll needs to send a message and get a point across to Banks that this can't happen again. Next up for the G-Men is a Monday Night Football tilt with the Steelers.
The Giants are going to be big underdogs for that one and Banks will be needed to try and contain the Pittsburgh offense. That doesn't matter, though. Daboll needs to bench the second-year cornerback for the first quarter and remind him that it's an honor to play for the New York Giants. Maybe that will make him realize that spots on the field are earned and not given.