Joe Schoen says the Giants and Saquon Barkley "weren't really that close" when they had contract talks during the bye week. "We were off on the value."
@AlexCatch10 @TalkinGiants Paying running backs really can screw up the cap down the line. Devonta Freeman, Todd Gurley, Zeke’s contracts were all terrible.
@NYGForever_ @TalkinGiants Thing is none of those guys are leaders or have the talent barkley has. You need to account for the intangibles as well. The devaluing of a good running back is an aggravating statistic if you get a good one you hold him until he isn’t good anymore. Did Barkley not look good ?
@AlexCatch10 @TalkinGiants He is a leader/has intangibles that other running backs don’t have, I agree. But then you look at on the field. Zeke and Gurley literally CARRIED their team like Barkley has at times as well. More and more carries leads to wear and tear. And Barkley’s injury history is a factor
@AlexCatch10 @NYGForever_ @TalkinGiants Barkley has gotten injured twice though… why invest on something that has had problems before because he’s a good guy and has talent?