Eagles’ Saquon Barkley trolls Giants’ John Mara in new commercial

The commercial for an over-the-counter sleeping pill sees Barkley sleeping peacefully. Mara, on the other hand, likely is not after a miserable Giants season. They are 3-13 and just won a game over the Colts that knocked them out of the top draft pick.

The Giants took Tyrone Tracy Jr in the fifth round last year who has been a solid addition to their offense but is not Saquon Barkley. They took the money they saved by letting Barkley go was spent on Brian Burns who has also had a solid season. But overall, the Eagles are in great shape with the former number two overall pick on the team.

While their division rivals toil in mediocrity, the Eagles are preparing for another playoff appearance. Barkley will be important in making their third Super Bowl in eight seasons.

The Eagles are much better off with Saquon Barkley

There has been no shortage of controversy around Nick Sirianni’s tenure in Philadelphia. Despite leading the Eagles to the Super Bowl in his second season, last year put him firmly on the hot seat. they started 10-1 and went 1-6 down the stretch. The only win in that brutal stretch was against Barkley and the Giants.

Their running game disappeared, their defense fell apart, and the passing game took on too much water last year. The Eagles could not get off the mat against the Buccaneers in the playoffs. Part of the problem was D’Andre Swift struggling in the backfield in his one-year stop in Philly. Replacing him with Barkley has put them in the top tier of NFC teams.

Barkley will not play in Week 18 at home against the Giants. He had one of his best games of the season against his former team in the Meadowlands in Week 7 with 176 yards. While he could get 101 yards against a battered Giants defense, it is not worth risking injury and tanking their Super Bowl chances. There are very few valuable running backs anymore and Barkley is chief among them.