LANDOVER, Md. -- New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. wasn’t available for Sunday’s 40-16 demolition of the Washington Redskins. He was back home in New Jersey dealing with a bruised quadriceps.
It didn’t matter. The Giants offense had running back Saquon Barkley, its new centerpiece.
It’s a reality that has been unfolding ever since the bye week, with or without Beckham in the lineup. The Giants are running everything around Barkley, who was drafted second overall in this year’s draft.
It has looked like the appropriate approach.