Carl Banks was a Super Bowl-winning linebacker for the Giants in the 1980s and '90s. Now he's one of the team's broadcasters. He has seen lots of players lose jobs in the preseason. He marked a few more for unemployment Thursday night after they were embarrassed on one play.
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Patriots rookie QB Danny Etling somehow faked out all 11 New York defenders on the field and then raced 86 yards to the end zone untouched for a fourth-quarter touchdown. After play-by-play announcer Bob Papa called Etling's score, Banks delivered the bad news while "quoting" defensive coordinator James Bettcher:
Wait, what?!
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 31, 2018
Just your standard 86-yard rush TD for QB Danny Etling.#NEvsNYG | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/6aNijrpqc6
The eye in the sky doesn't lie, as the football truism goes. The video of that play may lead to multiple playbooks being handed in this weekend.