Giants should take move-on approach in battle vs. Saquon Barkley, Eagles
It does not always have to be all cold and calculated, but sometimes it has to be.So, the theme for the Giants this week, more than anything else, is this:Move on.Move on from Saquon Barkley, the former face of their franchise, who has so far enjoyed a career resurgence down the road in Philadelphia.Move on from Andrew Thomas, the invaluable left tackle, who is no longer of any value on the field this season for the Giants.Move on from the grim history of domination by this particular opponent.Move on from the home-field disadvantage and Daniel Jones’ brutal performances playing at MetLife Stadium.Move on from all the negativity and do something to salvage a season.
Win a darn game against a despised rival that has not impressed anyone thus far this season.Harping on deficiencies and dwelling on what they do not have will do the Giants (2-4) no good Sunday, when it will be spring-like weather for their game against the Eagles (3-2) — the first time Barkley ever plays against the team that made him the No.2-overall pick in the 2018 draft and immediately anointed him as the next great one.Emotions in the building will be high, and patience for the Giants will be low if Barkley runs through them, and the Eagles do what has become commonplace for what seems like forever and stick it to their closest geographic punching bag.The Giants need to move on, the way one of their newest players, left guard Jon Runyan Jr., drained sentiment and personal feelings out of the equation when seated at his locker earlier in the week.
The adjacent locker to his left was empty, as Thomas was not on the scene, recovering from surgery in Charlotte, N.C., to repair a Lisfranc injury to his left foot that has him pointing to a return … in 2025.“He’s a great player, great teammate, great person,’’ Runyan said, getting through the pleasantries.“He’s resting up now.
His locker is right there.“I hate to say it, but we’re moving on from him at this point.He’s not going...