Think about giving up 276 dashing yards and gloating about having an NFL job.
That’s what Giants line of defense coach Andre Patterson did Friday. He made Carl Banks’ criticism of Dexter Lawrence about himself and, within the course of, demonstrated that this group is targeted on all the mistaken issues.
“I have a great deal of respect for what he’s done in his career as a New York Giant, a great deal of respect, more than you ever can imagine,” Patterson mentioned of Banks, the two-time Tremendous Bowl champion. “But when it comes to D-line, right, I’m one of 32 of all that does this in the whole world. I’m one of 32 that have done this for a long time.”
“So my word is the most important word in my room, not what anybody else says out of this building,” Patterson added. “My word, [defensive coordinator] Shane [Bowen]’s word and our head coach’s word. Nobody else, and they understand that. So no, that [criticism from Banks] doesn’t carry any merit.”
Patterson acquired one thing mistaken there: He’s not one among 32. He’s 32 of 32.
The Giants protection is permitting 5.7 yards per carry, ranked lifeless final within the 32-team NFL. Their 148.9 dashing yards per recreation allowed ranks thirtieth with the Cincinnati Bengals (151.9) and Buffalo Payments (150.3) only a hair behind.
Banks mentioned “nobody respects” Lawrence initially of this week to attempt to mild a fireplace below the underperforming Lawrence. It’s not a stretch to consider that Banks had the blessing of somebody excessive up within the group, like Brian Daboll or Bowen, to name out their greatest participant to attempt to inspire him.
On Friday, Patterson ought to have mentioned that Banks is correct, Lawrence and the complete line of defense should play higher. He ought to have mentioned that giving up 276 yards to the Philadelphia Eagles was unacceptable.
He ought to have mentioned that nobody is aware of that greater than Patterson, Lawrence and the Giants’ gamers. And they’re working laborious to repair it, as a result of the usual that Banks and the Nineteen Eighties Giants set is what they persistently aspire to.
As a substitute, he demeaned Banks’ standing because the opinion of a “player,” not a coach, and admitted that he had requested Giants public relations to search for stats on Lawrence’s sacks whole final season to show how the Giants lineman is a sufferer of his personal success.
“I had Dion [Dargin] look this up for me,” Patterson mentioned, earlier than rattling off random stats about nostril tackles and sacks.
Patterson didn’t perceive that he was telling on himself by saying that, although.
He was displaying that his precedence was not fixing the poor play on the sector and even admitting to it; it was to search out statistics to right a unfavorable narrative.
His interview was even attended and monitored by a noticeably massive contingent of Giants public relations in comparison with the opposite assistants.
If that doesn’t encapsulate Joe Schoen’s and Daboll’s Giants tenure in a single instance, nothing will.
Once more, for this reason somebody like Banks needed to say one thing: Lawrence’s coaches are too centered on making excuses for him to deal with the true issues right here.
Patterson doubled down on Banks’ opinion not mattering any greater than a reporter’s take.
“That’s your opinion [that is matters more]. That’s your opinion,” Patterson mentioned. “Yeah, he’s a great Giant player. He’s a great Giant player. But he is not coaching the D line or a D line player in the National Football League. He’s not. Players have all kinds of opinions, but that doesn’t mean it’s right. Right?”
“I’m not putting his opinion down,” he added. “He has that right to have his opinion, but the bottom line is the players are being evaluated truly by the people that coach them and the players who play against them. Everybody else can have an opinion if they want to.”
Patterson at the least admitted as soon as that “my job is to coach these defensive linemen and help them get better week in and week out,” however he added that his job can be to “deal with realities.”
“And that’s what I do, I deal with realities,” he mentioned. “If you ask any of my players, I don’t baby my players. I deal in truths. So if you’re not playing well, I get after you, no matter whether you’re Dexter Lawrence, a three-time Pro Bowler, or you’re [Darius Alexander] a rookie. It don’t matter to me. I’m gonna tell you the truth.”
The reality is Patterson is a finger pointer enabled by Schoen, Daboll and this group.
He blamed the Giants’ safeties and corners for the workforce’s poor run protection on the finish of final season. And Daboll scapegoated secondary coaches Jerome Henderson and Mike Treier.
So it was no shock Lawrence lamented that “it’s not just the front guys who stop the run” after each Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby rushed for 100 yards on Sunday in Philly.
And that’s why it was unsurprising — although it was disappointing — that Lawrence known as Banks “delusional” on Wednesday.
He’s simply following his coach, who’s extra involved about notion than the fact he claims to cope with.
ADEBO, FLOTT OUT; ELUEMUNOR DOUBTFUL
Beginning corners Paulson Adebo (knee) and Cor’Dale Flott (concussion) are out for the Giants towards the 49ers on Sunday, and beginning proper sort out Jermaine Eluemunor (pec) is uncertain. That can in all probability thrust nook Deonte Banks, rookie nook Korie Black and rookie sort out Marcus Mbow into Sunday’s beginning lineup.
Tight finish Daniel Bellinger (neck) can be uncertain, and nook Artwork Inexperienced (hamstring) and defensive lineman Chauncey Golston (neck) are out. So rookie tight finish Thomas Fidone II would possibly see significant offensive snaps for the primary time.
Security Jevon Holland (knee) and nook Rico Payton (groin) are questionable. Holland appeared like he was monitoring to return, but when he doesn’t play, Dane Belton would make a second straight begin in his place. Count on large receiver Ray-Ray McCloud to make his Giants debut on Sunday off the observe squad.
