“It’s a hard reset for the Giants, and a much-needed one from top to bottom,” Banks said. “I think John Harbaugh is going to be the North Star. Everything the Giants do will point toward that standard he’s been, the things that he does, that he’s about. They’re not negotiable. In the past decade or so, the Giants have been mediocre with a lot of talent and bad with a lot of talent at times. That’s going to change. He will not stand for it. Everybody will be working toward the same objective.”
Banks said the team will have to acclimate itself to him rather than the other way around. “They paid him too much money. He’s making as much as some of the players. He’ll get their attention,” he said. “Change is going to be hard for the Giants and their players. As much as they talk about being tired of losing, it’s going to be painful the way they change this thing, but they’re going to appreciate it.”