Facing a third-and-7 early in the fourth quarter, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts shook New York Giants linebacker Matthew Adams and took off down the field.
As he reached the first-down marker, he casually cruised by Giants cornerback Deonte Banks, who could have made a play on Hurts. Or the ball.
Instead, Banks did neither.
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On the sideline, defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson erupted. Before the play was even whistled dead, he was screaming at Banks.
It’s not the first time that situation has played itself out this season. In Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys, Banks had another no-effort moment that drew the public ire of Henderson.
Banks took ownership of his lacking effort against the Cowboys and did the same following Sunday’s 28-3 loss, but it came with a little something extra this time.
“I really just thought he was gonna slide or whatever, but it was a bad play by me, bad effort play by me. I think I could have made it,” Banks said, via the New York Daily News. “I play this game because I love this (expletive). Sometimes you get frustrated out there when (expletive) not going your way. That’s me just letting the emotions get the best of me.”
That was just one play for Banks, however. There were at least two others on the same drive where he showed a complete lack of effort.
Asked about Banks after the game, head coach Brian Daboll deflected.
“We’ll take a look at all that stuff and whatever we need to address, we’ll address. But, the guys are putting effort into it each and every week. We’re just, unfortunately, not getting the results and it’s a results business,” he told reporters.
“I’m not going to get into the sideline or coaching part of it. But, none of it was good enough today. I’ll leave it at that.”
Banks was one of two players (Tyler Nubin) who took 100 percent of the defensive snaps, although it could easily be argued that he didn’t play 100 percent of the actual game.
