Conventional wisdom in the NFL is that you pay quarterbacks and replace running backs. The former is cherished. The latter is expendable.
Maybe that’s what, in the end, drove the New York Giants' braintrust to make one of the most brainless decisions in recent league history — doubling down on quarterback Daniel Jones despite an absence of evidence in his ability and thus leaving themselves without the resources to keep running back Saquon Barkley, who redefines value at his position.
In the end, it’s going to cost everyone their jobs after it already cost the Giants (2-8) another season.