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USAT: Giants Wire

Feb 27, 2022

With the winds of change once again blowing in East Rutherford, many anticipate a personnel bloodbath for the New York Giants this offseason. - Already, rumor and speculation surround several players, including quarterback Daniel Jones, safety Logan Ryan, wide receiver Sterling Shepard and yes, even running back Saquon Barkley. - Barkley, specifically, has been the focal point of many mock trades and trade speculation. But at least one former Giants scout — Steve Verderosa — believes trading Barkley would be a counterproductive measure. - - To the general public 7 million dollars is a huge number. In the NFL landscape it isn't. You have bad backup QBs making more than that. If Barkley comes back with a monster year & it makes the QB & team better than it was worth every penny. - — Steven E Verderosa (@SteveV_PFN) February 26, 2022 - - - - Every year for every team is a rebuilding/retool year. That is what the draft,free agency & salary cap is all about. Giant fans who would you rather have, Barkley with the chance that he could be great again or Adoree Jackson who is way over paid ! - — Steven E Verderosa (@SteveV_PFN) February 26, 2022 - - - The issue isn’t so much that Barkley is guaranteed $7.217 million in 2022, it’s that the Giants have debilitating salary cap issues and may not be able to justify paying that for an oft-injured running back. - The trade proposals and speculation don’t come from a place of disrespect, but reality. Barkley was electric as a rookie in 2018 but has seen injuries consume his career ever since. And even when “healthy,” his production has completely fallen off a cliff — he’s been out-produced by Devontae Booker and Wayne Gallman over the previous two seasons. - And more to Verderosa’s point, Adoree’ Jackson played well for the Giants in 2022 and although overpaid, adds value at a premium position. It’s also possible that the Giants trade James Bradberry, making Jackson that much more important. - Jackson is guaranteed value. Barkley is potential value. And therein lies the problem facing the Giants and general manager Joe Schoen. How much can a cash-strapped organization really afford to pay a non-premium player based on potential alone? - - RelatedPat Fitzgerald thinks Mike Kafka can fix Giants' broken offenseBill Barnwell: Giants must decline Daniel Jones' fifth-year optionDaniel Jeremiah: Ikem Ekwonu would be 'slam dunk' pick for Giants - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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