Imagine giving up 276 rushing yards and gloating about having an NFL job.

That’s what Giants defensive line coach Andre Patterson did Friday. He made Carl Banks’ criticism of Dexter Lawrence about himself and, in the process, demonstrated that this organization is focused on all of the wrong things.

“I have a great deal of respect for what he’s done in his career as a New York Giant, a great deal of respect, more than you ever can imagine,” Patterson said of Banks, the two-time Super Bowl champion. “But when it comes to D-line, right, I’m one of 32 of all that does this in the whole world. I’m one of 32 that have done this for a long time.”

“So my word is the most important word in my room, not what anybody else says out of this building,” Patterson added. “My word, [defensive coord

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