Joe Buck, Troy Aikman mock Giants John Mara for viral Hard Knocks video that must be haunting him

Hopefully John Mara had Monday’s Ravens-Chargers game on mute.The Giants’ owner otherwise would have heard yet another barb thrown at his rudderless franchise in the aftermath of Saquon Barkley’s historic performance against the Rams on Sunday.It all started when ESPN’s duo of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman discussed the rushing title race between Barkley and star Ravens running back Derrick Henry, with Barkley’s huge game giving him the lead going into Baltimore’s 30-23 road victory on Monday.“You know, John Mara, if he had a little heartburn when Saquon Barkley left and signed with the Eagles, you can only imagine the heartburn he has watching him do what he’s done,” Aikman said.Buck then referenced the infamous “Hard Knocks” clip when Mara told general manager Joe Schoen he would not be happy if Barkley landed down the turnpike.“John Mara’s gotta be so sick of that clip and hearing about, ‘I’m not gonna be able to sleep if he goes to Philly,'” Buck said.“Well, he’s in Philly and he looks like one of the best running backs ever to visit this planet.”Aikman then dug the knife deeper.“Yeah, and they decided to keep Daniel Jones.

Now they don’t have either,” he said.It’s been a particularly rough week for the Giants and their problems are only exacerbated by Barkley’s MVP-caliber season with the Eagles.The Giants are 2-9 and in the mix for the No.1 pick, while Barkley has realized the grass was indeed greener on the other side.“Hard Knocks” showed how Mara would have preferred to keep Barkley in blue for the rest of his career and particularly feared Barkley joining an NFC East rival.

“I have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia, I’ll tell you that, as I’ve told you,” Mara said in a clip that will haunt him for years to come.Well, Barkley is in Philadelphia and leads the league with 1,392 rushing yards after tallying 255 in Monday’s game against the Rams.As Barkley shines, the Giants are also d...