Saquon Barkley has something he’s never had before and he’s loving it

Saquon Barkley has something he’s never had before and he’s loving it originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

To fully understand why Saquon Barkley is so happy being an Eagle you have to understand what it was like being a Giant.

He was there six years.

His teams won more than six games once and won one playoff game. He was never part of an offense ranked higher than 17th. His quarterback the last five years was Daniel Jones.

He didn’t play alongside a wide receiver who had 800 yards after his rookie year. He’s never played with a Pro Bowl offensive lineman, quarterback or wide receiver. He made more Pro Bowls since entering the NFL in 2018 than all his offensive teammates combined.

No wonder he’s been smiling since he got here.

“The biggest thing that struck me is our first 7-on-7 huddle (in OTAs),” Barkley said. “You see A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert and Jalen Hurts. It’s not a bad group to be out there with. And that’s not even including the offensive linemen.”

For the sake of comparison, the Eagles over the last six years have had only one losing season, reached the playoffs five times, were ranked 12th or higher in offense four times, have had nine offensive Pro Bowlers including four offensive linemen and have had three guys with six 1,000-yard seasons.

Brown and Smith have each had over 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons. The Giants haven’t even had a receiver with 800 yards since Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling Shepard in 2018.

And we could compare Jones and Hurts but there’s really no need to. Jones has won 22 of 59 starts. Hurts has won 34 of 51 starts.

“There’s a lot of talent,” Barkley said. “There was a lot of talent before I got here. I feel like I only can add to that.

“But at the same time you can’t look too far. And that’s the beauty of it. That’s the beauty of coming in every single day, working with each other, pushing each other. And that’s only going to make when the regular season get here and camp…


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Publish date : 2024-05-27 14:01:04

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