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Raissman: Giants great Carl Banks tackles his own emotions

There is a line Carl Banks won’t cross.

It’s a boundary of the mind. Not the foot.

Banks, the former Giants linebacker deluxe, suddenly found himself at the crossroads Sunday during the fourth quarter, when that infamous (at least for Giants fans) fourth-and-2 from the Jets 4 went down.

On the radio, there was frustration in Banks’ voice when Eli Manning’s pass was picked off by Rontez Miles. And the disgusted tone wasn’t about Tom Coughlin’s decision to eschew the field goal attempt.

Banks had already blessed that crucial, and controversial, hunk of strategy.

No, this was all about Rueben Randle, who in Banks’ opinion (and those of other concerned citizens, including his partner Bob Papa) cut the route short, which — at the least — made him a key suspect in the Giants’ demise.