Carl Banks reveals Lawrence Taylor's contention Giants legends would have played better against Vikings

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New York Giants fans are reeling after watching what unfolded at MetLife Stadium in a 28-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1, but it isn’t just fans going through a whirlwind of emotions. 

Former players are frustrated too, including one of the franchise's legends. 

The Giants wore their century red uniforms to commemorate the team’s 100th season, and several team legends were honored at the stadium among the franchise’s 100 greatest Giants. 

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Lawrence Taylor is surrounded by Giants fans during Fan Fest at MetLife Stadium to celebrate 100 seasons of the New York Giants Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (IMAGN)

Among them were Lawrence Taylor and Carl Banks, two vital members of the Giants teams that brought home Super Bowl titles in 1987 and 1991. Taylor ranked first overall among the 100 greatest Giants ever, while Banks was 17th.

During an appearance on the "Bleav in Giants" podcast, Banks revealed that, after watching the first half the Giants played against the Vikings, Taylor wanted to put his pads back on. 

"I can tell you when we were lining up to be introduced as the top 100 players, a guy who never really comments on games because he doesn’t watch many of them was Lawrence Taylor. He looked at me and — this is a true story, folks. If you want to know what we [the 100 greatest Giants] were thinking at halftime," Banks explained. 

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"Lawrence looked at me at halftime and said, ‘Carl, I could pick 22 of us right now and go out and play better than these guys. We’d be in this game.’ The youngest