Before the season started, anyone could’ve told you this was going to be Saquon Barkley’s final year with the Giants. The running back hadn’t stayed healthy since his sensational 2018 rookie campaign and Big Blue was entering the first year of a long and overdue rebuild. An extension beyond his fifth season (which former GM Dave Gettleman exercised in 2021) was highly unlikely.
But eight weeks later, Barkley is second in the NFL with 779 rushing yards and the Giants are 6-2 heading into the bye. Just like we all drew it up.
So things have changed, right?