Dave Gettleman respectfully disagrees with the notion that running backs don’t matter as much now as they once did in the NFL.
“I think the devaluing of the running back is really a myth,” the Giants’ general manager said Thursday at a pre-draft news briefing at the team’s training facility. “You have a great running back, it immediately makes your quarterback better, your offensive line better and your passing game better. It’s just the way it is.”
It therefore makes perfect sense in Gettleman’s mind that Penn State running back Saquon Barkley would be an appropriate choice at No.