The NFL season will sometimes show us what we want to see from players; other times, we may see something bad when it isn't there. For fans and media, it's essential to have a way to verify and balance information to prevent favoritism or bias from being portrayed in a negative light.
Thanks to PFF, we will always have an extra set of eyes to examine the football game.
One of those angles and views comes from their writer Dalton Wasserman. He looked at the performance of every first-round pick in Week 5, and that included Caleb Banks. The defensive lineman earned a grade of 64.6 on just seven snaps played.
Wasserman writes, "Banks played a season-low seven snaps in the Vikings’ win over New Orleans. While he did record a run stop, it seems that
Banks has yet to earn the trust of the Minnesota coaching staff to accrue more playing time."
Rookies have a hard time earning a role in Brian Flores' defense, but as Dallas Turner has shown, when you do earn it, it is earned. Banks will take some time to carve out a larger role but making the most of what he gets in the meantime is the right approach.
This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: PFF offers grade of Vikings' rookie Caleb Banks ahead of Week 6
