After a game against the Dallas Cowboys in which the consensus of media and fan opinion was that Barkley did not get the ball often enough, how often the star running should get the ball has been a focus of attention all week. That continued Thursday, when Pat Shurmur was asked about that topic yet again.
“We all know that Saquon is a focus of our offense,” Shurmur said. “He’s also, smartly, the focus of the teams that are defending us. His charm is that you can hand it to him or throw it to him. Yeah, we want him to get the football.