Jessie Armstead and Lawrence Taylor, Harry Carson and Carl Banks — Jonathan Casillas named them all as he stood by his locker Thursday. All those men, he said, represented an organizational pride in the Giants’ defense. One, he said, that he’s gunning to get back.
“Having those guys reminds you of the importance of being great defenders and being the New York defense and [to] represent [the team],” the Giants linebacker said, in that moment specifically referring to Armstead and Banks, who often are around the team in their capacity as coach (Armstead) and analyst (Banks). “All those guys, those are defensive guys who took this team into the playoffs .