Johnthan Banks feels like 'new corner' after escaping Bucs' coaching

ALLEN PARK — What happened to Johnthan Banks in Tampa?

He was nations's top defensive back at Mississippi State in 2012. He was a second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2013. He started right away, too, and picked off seven passes his first two years in the league.

But he lost his spot this year. Didn't record so much as a tackle. And then he was traded to the Detroit Lions for a seventh-round pick at the deadline.

Banks, though, insists he can play.

So what happened?

"What was holding me back in Tampa? Coaches. That's what was holding me back. Coaches," Banks said after practice Thursday. "I mean, I can play. If you go and look at this year's preseason, nobody in that secondary made…