Caleb Banks
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- Fourth sack of the day for the Vikings, and Andrew Van Ginkel is up to 2 1/2. It comes a play after Caleb Banks broke into the backfield to set up the Dallas Turner/Eric Wilson TFL on Jahmyr Gibbs.
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Vikings DT Caleb Banks limped off the field on his own. · Quoting Alec Lewis: Vikings DT Caleb Banks is down. Had been limping.
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- Oct 25 Alec Lewis (X) Vikings DT Caleb Banks limped off the field on his own. · Quoting Alec Lewis: Vikings DT Caleb Banks is down. Had been limping.+1
- Oct 25 Alec Lewis (X) Looked like the Vikings had DTs Caleb Banks and Dominique Orange in there at DT on that Jonathan Taylor TD run. Line of scrimmage was dented. · Quoting Alec Lewis: And there goes Jonathan Taylor. Vikings defense couldn't get off the field on third down. Not optimal.
- Great play by Kyle Van Noy on this sack. Solid rush from Caleb Banks too.
- "He was physical... thought you saw it come together." Caleb Banks threw his weight around in Chicago, where he also showed a lot of areas he needs to improve. Lowly PFF grade aside, DC Brian Flores wants Banks to "stay right there" on development track.
- Looking back at six of Caleb Banks' 36 snaps that show his potential and room for improvement 👇 · Quoting Star Tribune Sports: The Vikings are starting to see what Caleb Banks can become — growing pains and all
- Brian Flores' thoughts on Caleb Banks, his game in Chicago, and the start of his career: "I thought he played well. With young players, I think there's patience, gotta allow them time to develop. I wholeheartedly believe in that. But he was thrown in the fire, based on an injury to Ty (Ingram-Dawkins), and he responded. That oftentimes is a way it happens. He played well. I thought he was physical, I thought he used his size, his length, his athleticism. I think you saw it all come together. Now, was it perfect? Not at all. There was certainly a lot to learn from. I saw him earlier, he's already back at it, ready to work, ready to improve. We just gotta keep working with him. I think narratives get thrown out there, for whatever reason, especially about guys who were picked high in the draft. 'It's gotta look like this, this, or this.' I don't necessarily believe that. For young players, there's a lot of things you need to ignore and just work. I think he's doing that. I just want…
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Vikings-Bears snaps
• Caleb Banks goes from 16 to 36 snaps in run-heavy rain game
• Similar safety roles for Jackson, Smith, Thomas and Ward, who has yet to play defensively
• Aaron Jones' 81% his highest since 2024; 23 carries most since 2022
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- Sep 21 Will Ragatz (X) This performance was really encouraging to see from Caleb Banks. Also, I understand there were some poor reps in there as well, but the grade PFF gave him is ridiculous to me. · Quoting Brian Baldinger: .@Vikings @ChicagoBears @Cbanks22_ looked and played like a Monster .... It's just the beginning #skol #BaldysBreakdowns
- Sep 21 Andrew Krammer (Bluesky) Vikings-Bears snaps • Caleb Banks goes from 16 to 36 snaps in run-heavy rain game • Similar safety roles for Jackson, Smith, Thomas and Ward, who has yet to play defensively • Aaron Jones' 81% his highest since 2024; 23 carries most since 2022
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Significant injury news for the Vikings. Probably means more Caleb Banks in the meantime. · Quoting Minnesota Vikings: Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (hip) is questionable to return.
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- Sep 20 Will Ragatz (X) Asked KOC postgame about Caleb Banks, who had 6 tackles and a QB pressure in his second NFL game. Played more snaps out of necessity with Ingram-Dawkins going down.
- Sep 20 Will Ragatz (X) Vikings force a big three-and-out deep in Bears territory. Caleb Banks got into the backfield on second down, helping set up a Cashman tackle. James Pierre with a PBU on third down.
- Sep 20 Will Ragatz (X) Significant injury news for the Vikings. Probably means more Caleb Banks in the meantime. · Quoting Minnesota Vikings: Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (hip) is questionable to return.
- The Caleb Banks tape is still kind of rough. All about pad level. He'll get there with time.
- The Vikings drew a lot of surprised reactions when they passed on Dillon Thieneman for Caleb Banks in April. The #Bears certainly didn't complain. Now it sounds like Minnesota has misgivings about that decision. (1/2)