RB Calls Out Giants for 'Joke' Saquon Barkley Decision

"Just seeing running backs have success and make a huge impact on their team and help their team out, like Saquon. . . It's cool," Ekeler said on the “Dan Le Batard Show.”

"It's really cool to see the guys that were getting shuffled around and kind of, 'Oh, I don't know if these guys that can still play or if they'll make an impact.' Yeah, like the Giants. Oh, what a joke over there letting this guy go."

New York infamously let Barkley walk, as shown to the masses on “Hard Knocks.” Scared of giving too much money to a running back – who would be less meaningful on a bad team – Schoen leaned into positional value, perhaps a bit too far.

"Prime Saquon. 'I don't know who's going to pay this guy $12 million.' Well, he's going to carry your offensive," he said. "So, everybody?”

Barkley would have been a key part of the offense, but as recent seasons have suggested, he wasn’t going to carry New York to the playoffs. But on an Eagles team with an elite offensive line and the privilege of playing from ahead more often than not, Barkley is an x-factor. He’s looked like the best player on the field in basically every game he’s played.

That’s going to reflect poorly on New York, even if Schoen was fairly justified in the call he made. Running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. exceeded expectations and solidified himself as a cheap asset for the offense. In a year where Barkley didn’t run for 2,000 yards, the football world may have reacted differently.

It’s worth noting that Barkley’s year has drawn more heat on the Giants than the Tennessee Titans received for letting Derrick Henry go or the Las Vegas Raiders for moving on from Josh Jacobs. Both found incredible success while their former teams joined New York at the top of the draft.

As Barkley gears up for the Super Bowl, Giants fans hope his reign of terror comes to a close against the Kansas City Chiefs, allowing a new offseason to create storylines and reset the conversations surrounding New York.