Big Blue View Sep 10, 2023
Giants’ rookie cornerbacks know they have chance to do something special
Tae Banks | Photo by Rich Schultz/ Deonte Banks, Tre Hawkins will be rare rookie duo to start at outside cornerback Week 1 The New York Giants are expected to do something on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys that might not have been done in the NFL since before Tae Banks was born. The Giants are expected to start Banks, their first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and Tre Hawkins III, a sixth-round pick, at outside cornerback. That, according to what Banks said during the week and what I have been able to find in my own research, does not appear to have happened...
Big Blue View Sep 7, 2023
Giants news, 9/7: Wink Martindale, CBs Tre Hawkins and Deonte Banks, Daniel Jones, more headlines
New York Giants news for Thursday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Giants’ DC Wink Martindale: ‘Speed’ is what could make Giants’ defense better New York Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale said on Wednesday the most noticeable thing fans will see from last year is the overall team defense. The Giants have added speed at cornerback with rookies Tae Banks (4.35 40-yard dash, 92nd percentile) and Tre Hawkins III (4.42), linebackers Bobby Okereke and Isaiah Simmons bring athleticism the Giants did not possess at that level of their defense a season ago and...
Big Blue View Aug 23, 2023
Will this surprising Giants coverage tendency continue in 2023?
Wink Martindale | Photo by Rob Carr/ Despite playing a lot of man, the Giants also ran out another surprising coverage a fair amount When you ask New York Giants fans about the team’s defensive philosophy, two phrases will come to mind: blitz and man coverage. It’s the chief reason that they drafted Deonte Banks in the first round, to Wink Martindale’s delight, and it might also be a contributing factor to Jason Pinnock’s starting safety job. Indeed, the 2022 Giants played the highest rate of man coverage in the NFL at 45.5%. Looking through the Giants’...
