Giants’ Brian Daboll makes Deonte Banks decision for Week 9 after ‘MNF’ benching

Deonte Banks’ benching is over.

The Giants will commencement their 2023 first-round draught prime again Sunday against nan Commanders, caput coach Brian Daboll said connected Tuesday afternoon.

Banks, whose effort has been called retired connected 2 occasions this season, played nan first 27 protect snaps successful Monday’s nonaccomplishment to nan Steelers before he was pulled.

Giants area Deonte Banks (3) misses a tackle connected Steelers receiver George Pickens (14) successful nan 2nd 4th connected Oct. 28, 2024. Getty Images

There are nary plays connected movie that Banks seems to propulsion up alternatively than pursuit a tackle, arsenic he did successful Week 3 against nan Cowboys’ Ceedee Lamb and successful Week 7 against nan Eagles’ Jalen Hurts.

He was hurdled by nan Steelers’ Najee Harris erstwhile he tried to spell low, and he shoved George Pickens retired of bounds earlier he could get some feet down aft he was hit for a would-be touchdown.

“We made that determination and went successful a different direction,” Daboll said. “I person afloat assurance successful Tae that he will beryllium fresh to spell this week, and we’ll do everything we tin to thief him beryllium ready.”

Banks mightiness person felt scapegoated that his effort has been singled retired arsenic “unacceptable,” particularly considering that protect coordinator Shane Bowen said past week that he is “looking for immoderate advancement and immoderate maturation successful that respect from each our guys.”

Giants caput coach Brian Daboll connected nan sideline during a nonaccomplishment to nan Steelers connected Oct. 28, 2024. Getty Images

He said aft nan crippled his benching was for “missed tackles, I guess.”

“I didn’t really deliberation I was playing bad,” Banks said, “but it’s not my choice.’’ 

The Giants entered nan play assured that Banks was fresh to ascend to No. 1 cornerback position and person had him protector immoderate of nan NFL’s champion receivers successful difficult matchups.

Even astatine afloat strength, cornerback is simply a weakness of nan Giants roster. Adoree Jackson, Tre Hawkins and Cor’Dale Flott are dealing pinch injuries, which forced nickel cornerback Dru Phillips to nan extracurricular and practice-squad call-up Greg Stroman into Banks’ spot.

“I’m focused connected moving guardant present pinch Tae,” Daboll said. “I deliberation he’ll attack this week pinch nan correct mindset … and nan correct attitude.”

Daboll said Banks “will be” a cardinal subordinate moving forward.

“I cognize he surely will springiness everything he has,” Daboll said.