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Jordan Raanan, ESPN staff editor
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Giants plan to start Deonte Banks at cornerback Sunday against the Washington Commanders and then bench him during Monday night’s loss, coach Brian Daboll said Tuesday.
“He will start,” said Daboll, who also reaffirmed that quarterback Daniel Jones will continue to start against the Commanders.
Banks, the first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, was pulled from the 26-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers due to wrestling and/or efficiency — the third time this season he has been criticized for questionable issues. play games.
In the past, Banks gave up trying to confront Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts in the second half of a blowout loss, and gave up chasing Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb on a landing catch early in this season.
Daboll did not go into detail about the decision to bench Banks during Monday night’s loss. Greg Stroman Jr., who was promoted from the practice squad before the competition, took over his park.
“I would say I’m focused on moving forward here with [Banks]”And I think he’ll approach this week with the right mindset,” Daboll said. “We will do everything we can to help you.”
When Banks was forced out, he was hindered by Steelers back Najee Harris, ignored an attack on wide receiver George Pickens, and took Pickens out of the end zone to force an incomplete pass on the third.
Banks ran a total of 26 defensive plays in the contest and didn’t back down from that strength early in the second quarter. He has 32 tackles with six passes defended and one fumble pressured so far this season.
The Giants hoped the second-year player could develop into a shutdown cornerback, but Banks has generally struggled. New defensive coordinator Shane Bowen has hurt him from time to time against rival Refuse. 1, and stood out in a matchup against Seattle’s DK Metcalf earlier this season.
He’s locked in for the time being in the NFL after allowing four touchdowns as a top defender in eight games, according to NextGen Stats. He’s allowing a QB rating of 129.4 when focused, this compared to allowing four touchdowns and a rating of 78.7 over the past year.
Jones, who was benched during the loss to the Eagles because the Giants were looking for a “spark,” didn’t move the safety on a fumble pressured by Pittsburgh running back TJ Watt late in the fourth quarter and then threw an interception that put end of the game at the maximum power of the Giants.
However, there were plenty of positives in keeping Jones implanted as a starter over Drew Lock or Tommy DeVito.
“I think that [Jones] “I did some good things throughout the game,” Daboll mentioned. “I made some good decisions, I made some good checks. I thought it pushed the ball downfield and gave our guys some scoring opportunities. That was a great throw for [Darius Slayton]a couple of good throws to Malik [Nabers]. He’s been working hard on it. And I think that was shown.
“And he did a good job of executing the works, the tests and the problems we had in that order. So I assumed he did some things well.”
