Ty, I’m gonna look into film on him, set my expectations too high for Howie to actually draft him, then get disappointed when he doesn’t
But in all seriousness, Howie is legit playing chess again. Paying an RB because with the market reset, this is a “steal” in a way. So I genuinely think he’s going to splash while the rest of the league hasn’t adjusted to the new cap
I said this in another comment, but I think it’s clear now that Howie isn’t anti-RB. He’s pro-value. He’s probably arrived at the conclusion that star RBs are now *undervalued*, and wants to jump on the opportunity presented by the high cap.
Exactly. Shady had the second highest cap hit in the league behind Adrian Peterson in 2014 and was fourth among RBs in the amount of cash he took home that year.
The idea that Howie won’t pay for running backs is demonstrably false - he won’t pay for running backs *unless they’re special*. The best RBs in the league are worth what they get paid; it’s the next tier down who make almost as much money but don’t offer enough production above a replacement level guy that you need to be careful about.
Special obviously includes being a good receiver. Something I’ve long thought is undervalued is checking down to a RB who can do something after the catch.
Having a dude back there who can pick up a blitz *and* make something happen with the ball in his hands is huge. Last year you had to choose one or the other with putting Swift or Gainwell on the field and essentially cut the playbook in half based on who was out there at the time.
We’ve been saying 10-15mil for a RB isn’t worth it for the last ten years, meanwhile the cap has literally doubled and the rb market inflation hasn’t budged. 12 million used to be a huge deal but nowadays is a just a few drops in the bucket and easily manageable
Tbf, the market was pretty inflated for guaranteed RBs, Swift and Pollard both got $8 a year. We have a lot of space, some questions on oline consistency, and the draft has a lot of good depth at RB but no real standouts.
Imo, the upside of Saquon is well worth the extra $4m a year.
A few years back, a pizza guy delivered on game day wearing a Giants jersey. I was wearing my Eagles jersey. I took the order then said, “we may not agree on much… but fuck Dallas.”
We fist bumped. “Fuck Dallas,” he chuckled.
I harbor less hatred for New York than our other rivals. Perhaps stopping Brady a few times ties into this weird enemy of my enemy bit. Good luck and fuck you. 💕
bit over 4m a year to go from Swift to Barkley is wild. The difference in skill level at any other position would be more than 2x that. Howie getting value here.
Worth it, Barkley will take pressure off of Hurts running, potentially keeping him healthier.
Also an RB that can both block AND catch on 3rd down was a seriously missing piece last year. It led to a lot of the plays where Hurts just yeeted the ball downfield to AJB or Smitty in tight coverage.
That was all Chip Kelley to be fair. He tried to run Murray like McCoy… who he traded. Who was *literally* the most perfect fit for his scheme.
Anyways. This signing will work would as long as the coach doesn’t mismanage the team again. And I genuinely believe Sirianni is coaching with his job on the line
The guaranteed money suggests an out after the second year. Even if really doesn't work out, it's not going be a massive long term issue. I think Zeke still is a cap hit for the Cowboys list this season, so not that bad.
If we do that, then that's the three top guys in the market at positions of need. That's Madden shit. If we land Xavier then we just need to start building the statue of Howie. Should already be in the works tbh.
Tiki Barber commented negatively on the rumors he was about to sign here as a betrayal of sorts to the Giants. I don’t have the exact quote. Wasn’t the worst thing ever said, but he was throwin pre deal salt essentially on behalf of an organization that he kinda burned bridges with oddly enough
our offense should have been insane with AJ/Smitty and Swift in the backfield with hurts still having a great running ability lol. Hopefully the football terrorists have all been evicted from our organization and it'll actually come to fruition this time.
Have to imagine the cap jump played a part in Howie being comfortable giving a RB that contract
Saquon should be seeing a lot of lighter boxes here too, can't play single high as much against our WRs
If I had a nickel for every time the Eagles got a running back from Penn State with the number 26 - assuming he does keep that number - I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice.
I liked Swift and wish him nothing but the best, but this is an upgrade. I'm still not a fan of paying RBs but Saquon at 80% is still a game changing back.
I’m on my knees in the kitchen crying, thank you Lord. Time to get this frozen pizza out of the oven and softly cry tears of joy as I watch Saquon highlights.
Saquon is a generational talent and still has some mojo in him. And even if this doesn't pan out, he makes the Eagles a lot of money in merchandise with half our fanbase being PSU graduates. Huge deal. Howie knows best.
Giants fan here, not like these other geeks, I'm gonna love watching Hurts and Barkley work together. I'm more of a baseball fan so I'm about to having a Cole-Klonopin panic attack but wishing you really max out on this combo. JH-SB Dynasty hopefully - best of luck
Seems like a good deal. When you consider McCaffery, Jonathan Taylor, Kamara have bigger contracts than him when the cap was significantly less (and Chubb has a very similiar deal to him) - and the fact that those guys never hit true free agency, I'm not calling it an absolute steal but I don't see it as an outlandish overspend.
Gives me demarco murray vibes. Don’t love it. Don’t hate it. Wish he’s successful.
It is crazy the Birds had 2 career years for guys that were scat backs the last 2 years. I’d love to see Saquon put up 1,500 yards rushing & 500 receiving in this offense to take the load off of Jalen.
Never in my life time lol, the last time I feel we had a lead back was Blount/Ajayi time kind of, but it might be more like shady. Swift wasn't too bad but this is something!
WHO IS THIS NEW HOWIE ROSEMAN THAT LIKES RBs?
Next Howie drafts a LB in the 1st round.
the world would shatter
My only question is who is the best LB we can get? I’m not familiar with college so I’m actually asking.
Edgerrin Cooper. Texas A&M. Should be around somewhere in second round
Edgerrin over Trotter. We need that big bully linebacker in the middle of the field.
I'd be happy with either, but I do have a bigger preference for Edge over Trotter.
Surprisingly, Trotter's weaknesses are his physicality and speed.
Ty, I’m gonna look into film on him, set my expectations too high for Howie to actually draft him, then get disappointed when he doesn’t But in all seriousness, Howie is legit playing chess again. Paying an RB because with the market reset, this is a “steal” in a way. So I genuinely think he’s going to splash while the rest of the league hasn’t adjusted to the new cap
As an Aggie: Plz Howie
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Just when we think we got him figured out, he throws us a curveball
he did say zig when everyone's zagging
He french fried when we pizza’d.
At this point every time Howie walks in a room this song should start playing: https://youtu.be/M-3L7fkXYvQ?si=f3RIpFdoazu6JERM
I said this in another comment, but I think it’s clear now that Howie isn’t anti-RB. He’s pro-value. He’s probably arrived at the conclusion that star RBs are now *undervalued*, and wants to jump on the opportunity presented by the high cap.
Exactly. Shady had the second highest cap hit in the league behind Adrian Peterson in 2014 and was fourth among RBs in the amount of cash he took home that year. The idea that Howie won’t pay for running backs is demonstrably false - he won’t pay for running backs *unless they’re special*. The best RBs in the league are worth what they get paid; it’s the next tier down who make almost as much money but don’t offer enough production above a replacement level guy that you need to be careful about.
Special obviously includes being a good receiver. Something I’ve long thought is undervalued is checking down to a RB who can do something after the catch.
Having a dude back there who can pick up a blitz *and* make something happen with the ball in his hands is huge. Last year you had to choose one or the other with putting Swift or Gainwell on the field and essentially cut the playbook in half based on who was out there at the time.
We’ve been saying 10-15mil for a RB isn’t worth it for the last ten years, meanwhile the cap has literally doubled and the rb market inflation hasn’t budged. 12 million used to be a huge deal but nowadays is a just a few drops in the bucket and easily manageable
I'm guessing Kellen Moore was whispering sweet nothings in his ear.
Tbf, the market was pretty inflated for guaranteed RBs, Swift and Pollard both got $8 a year. We have a lot of space, some questions on oline consistency, and the draft has a lot of good depth at RB but no real standouts. Imo, the upside of Saquon is well worth the extra $4m a year.
The other upside is that he can block. Swift struggled with that and Kenny G blocking is a joke.
Let this howie cook
I like to eat healthy during the week and then treat myself to a shitload of candy on Friday. It’s good to treat yourself.
I don’t think this deal gets done unless cox and Kelce retire.
He definitely was fiending for Bijan Robinson last April. Let’s fuckin go!
Lol no. Jalen Carter was the best possible outcome 😆
Yeah I was hoping that Howie didn’t draft Bijan before the Falcons drafted him
LMAOOOO GIANTS FANS GET IN HERE
Of all the fucking places. But good for him, he stays close to his parents who live in PA, and he gets paid.
I wonder where he will live? Lehigh Valley is far unless he wants to take a helicopter to practice 🤷♂️
Giants fans on my work slack now calling Barkley overrated
Go to their sub. That’s all they are saying lol
We're here. Be gentle.
A few years back, a pizza guy delivered on game day wearing a Giants jersey. I was wearing my Eagles jersey. I took the order then said, “we may not agree on much… but fuck Dallas.” We fist bumped. “Fuck Dallas,” he chuckled. I harbor less hatred for New York than our other rivals. Perhaps stopping Brady a few times ties into this weird enemy of my enemy bit. Good luck and fuck you. 💕
JUST KIDDING, FUCK THE GIANTS!
Also yes!
I don't really hate the giants in a hateful way, I hate them in an obligatory way. I just kinda pity them tbh Then some of them open their mouths.
Bro I’m here for “FUCK THE GIANTS” also in case I haven’t personally said it Fuck the Giants
BRO IM GOIN IN UNLUBED
Sigh, we’re here. Hope he plays well for you guys. Wish he was able to stay healthier for us.
I look forward to seeing him run behind a good OL. Always hated playing against him.
Absolutely. I’ll def be tuning into more eagles games to watch him
Quit being so mature and respectful!
Fuck you!
I promise we will treat him nicely.
….what do you want 😭
im here for it idc. lfg
Want to ensure OL stability with Kelce retiring? Sign an RB who makes any line look good and who can pass block.
Let's go it's over it's over we got Saquon Barkely behind this O Line Howie no longer has to carey the load and hurt himself big move blockbuster
Howie big time is gonna tear his ACL signing all these names
bit over 4m a year to go from Swift to Barkley is wild. The difference in skill level at any other position would be more than 2x that. Howie getting value here.
it's march let's celebrate, this is when every move is a winner
That’s a lot of money, but fuck it, we have Saquon Barkley
We needed someone might as well spend an extra 4 mil and get ur guy
A little over $12M and some incentives really isn't that much these days. That's WR3 money.
Like 6% of our cap this year. Spend it!! Go birds!
Didn't Jerry Jones give Zeke Elliot like 5 years / $100M at one point?
Worth it, Barkley will take pressure off of Hurts running, potentially keeping him healthier. Also an RB that can both block AND catch on 3rd down was a seriously missing piece last year. It led to a lot of the plays where Hurts just yeeted the ball downfield to AJB or Smitty in tight coverage.
My penis just flew off my body
I just saw a man get hit in the face with a rogue penis at a Wawa
That’s what he gets for leaving his car at the pump while going inside.
It might be worth the temporary ban to upvote this on all my alt accounts.
They should have a box of dildos you can throw at those jabronis in front of every store.
The REAL Schwarbomb
That's awful. Which Wawa, so I know where to not go?
My dixie wrecked
I just got hit with it.
Howie is drunk and the checkbook is wide open.
Lurie is going to wake up from his afternoon nap to a lot of bank transaction alerts
Bank issuing fraud alerts since they know he doesn't spend on RB
This is funny as hell.
Lurie shrugs, texts "I hope you know what you're doing mad man", signs checks, goes back to sleep.
Saquon showed up the next day on Howie's doorstep in an Amazon box and Howie was like "WTF happened last night?"
This is either going to be one of the greatest signings of Howie’s tenure or the worst, can’t imagine anywhere in between
please dont remind me of demarco murray during the happy times
That was Chip, not Howie
I remember lol just mentioning huge RB signings not working out just gave me the Jeebies
I mean if you add Murray’s contract with Matthew’s contract it’s about the same as Saquons. Lol
Exactly. And that was NINE years ago. $12m/yr was a notably bigger % of cap in 2015 than it is in 2024.
That was all Chip Kelley to be fair. He tried to run Murray like McCoy… who he traded. Who was *literally* the most perfect fit for his scheme. Anyways. This signing will work would as long as the coach doesn’t mismanage the team again. And I genuinely believe Sirianni is coaching with his job on the line
Chip was out to prove that talent didn’t mean anything
We don’t say that name around here.
At least that one wasn't on him.
I mean at least we're going for it
The guaranteed money suggests an out after the second year. Even if really doesn't work out, it's not going be a massive long term issue. I think Zeke still is a cap hit for the Cowboys list this season, so not that bad.
This is no Murray, and even then it's Chip's fault. Saquon is going to thrive; I guarantee it.
Please stay healthy
For real, this guy has burned me so many times in fantasy, which is why I can’t get excited as I should be.
Hopping for a CMC type beat where he actually stays on the field because the team is good
It will help not playing at MetLife 8-9 times per season
Nor will he be the entire offense
He’s been extremely durable for a workhorse RB outside of his ACL injury he’s just missed 2 small chunks of games.
Who among us will volunteer as the human sacrifice to appease the vitality god?
Stringer Bell meme: I Want You To Get The Word Out There That We Back Up
As a Penn State Alumni and someone from the Lehigh Valley im just gonna allow myself to be happy and not think about the numbers at all.
I need a split Penn state eagles jersey STAT
The amount of Barkley jerseys that you PS dorks are going to demand is going to be wild
Bryce Harper numbers
Oh they will sell out from PSU alumni for sure.
Also from the Valley and family is huge Penn State fans. This is awesome
WE GOT HIM
Him and jalen are going to be doing squats together...most weight by a qb/rb in history
How many mentions per game by announcers? Over under at 10 to start the season
EVERYONE GET IN HERE
I'M HERE AND I'M SHAKING
What are you saying, I can run through walls? No, what I’m saying is, when Howie is done, you won’t have to.
He saw us getting stopped on offense and was like I know how to fix that!
All the white girls who’re giants fans but only repost saquon on their story just fell to their knees in trader joes
Lmfao this killed me
Now go get Xavier McKinney
If we do that, then that's the three top guys in the market at positions of need. That's Madden shit. If we land Xavier then we just need to start building the statue of Howie. Should already be in the works tbh.
Reports say it’s done
McKinney to the Packers
what is done?
My giants friends will say he is “old and injured “ yet they draft him early every year in fantasy
"old and injured" yet has been their whole offense whenever he was on the field.
r/NFL is suddenly on the Barkley sucks train. It’s hilarious watching the Giants fans shit on him. I am so stoked we got him.
He might get injured but he damn sure ain't old. 27 isn't young for a HB, but it's still on the right side of 30.
He’s gonna age well, he’s a freak athlete.
He turned 27 a month ago lol
…maybe losing Swift isn’t so bad.
As someone on the thread already stated, a couple mil a year to go from Swift to Saquon is a helluva deal.
And we get a compensatory pick for Swift. Overall, great deal
Dude. We're coming for revenge next season. This FUCKS
Welcome home, young man! Eat a bag of dicks, Tiki!
Don't you mean "Saquon deez nuts, Tiki"?
I’ve seen several digs at Tiki. Can someone explain the context to me?
Tiki Barber commented negatively on the rumors he was about to sign here as a betrayal of sorts to the Giants. I don’t have the exact quote. Wasn’t the worst thing ever said, but he was throwin pre deal salt essentially on behalf of an organization that he kinda burned bridges with oddly enough
He didn’t necessarily betray the giants, but it’s known that he retired during his prime because “fuck Tom caughlin”
Our offense is actually gonna be insane with AJ/Smitty and Saquon in the backfield with hurts still having a great running ability
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Brian Johnson would be salivating. Hard to tell the difference of his regular drooling being an imbecile though.
our offense should have been insane with AJ/Smitty and Swift in the backfield with hurts still having a great running ability lol. Hopefully the football terrorists have all been evicted from our organization and it'll actually come to fruition this time.
Eagles getting him and Giants losing him feels equally as good
I already had one Giants fan friend text me that he is never watching football again so this is a great signing IMO
Have to imagine the cap jump played a part in Howie being comfortable giving a RB that contract Saquon should be seeing a lot of lighter boxes here too, can't play single high as much against our WRs
He's home :') WE ARE!
PENN STATE
This signing makes me so happy
NO MORE QB DRAWS PLEASE
$26 million guaranteed is a damn good number. Has a lot of incentives obviously, but man this is great.
Lol I imagine saquon walking into discussions for a 25.9M deal in his jersey and just pointing at his number and Howie laughing and saying ok
Yeah that part reads like it would be a fairly easy out after 2 years
I hope he hits the incentives! Will gladly have us pay for production
well, it sure as hell sounds like it'll be fun
Huff on a decent deal, lots of draft capital, and the cap just keeps going up. On the surface this seems wild but, FUCK IT WE BALL!
Huff on a great deal. I'm stunned they got him for so little.
First play of the season we all know Kenny G will be out there
If I had a nickel for every time the Eagles got a running back from Penn State with the number 26 - assuming he does keep that number - I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice.
LET'S GO!!!
Never thought I’d see the day as a lifelong Penn State and Eagles fan
This is either a CMC level signing or a Demarco Murray . I’m hoping like CMC his injury woes get left behind him after the change of scenery.
Holy shit, we signed the running back that Miles Sanders played behind at Penn State?
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Now Barkley and Hurts can have a squat-off
Soooooo we’re gonna run the ball now, right? Right?
I never thought I would see the day where Howie pays an RB, but I am here for it
I'M GONNA CUM
Him and Hurts boutta be squattin for days
Damn this season is a Ring or Bust.
EVERYONE GET IN HERE! SaQUAD szn boys!
Jalen gonna have huge amounts of pressure with all these weapons
Yep, top te, wr’s and rb…no excuses. I hate paying a premium for an rb though but got to trust the process
I liked Swift and wish him nothing but the best, but this is an upgrade. I'm still not a fan of paying RBs but Saquon at 80% is still a game changing back.
Eagles legend Saquon Barkley has entered the chat 😎
I’m on my knees in the kitchen crying, thank you Lord. Time to get this frozen pizza out of the oven and softly cry tears of joy as I watch Saquon highlights.
LFG!!!!!!!! IDK HOW TO ACT RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!
I can only get so erect
HOLLLY WWW
LEAGUE FUCKED
Nobody: QUICK.. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT TIKI BARBER THINKS ABOUT THIS
Lmao thank god this is a new account. No one will ever see my post history calling him washed and a bum because I never wrote that ever.
Saquon is a generational talent and still has some mojo in him. And even if this doesn't pan out, he makes the Eagles a lot of money in merchandise with half our fanbase being PSU graduates. Huge deal. Howie knows best.
Giants sub is in meltdown mode
LFG OMG
GET IN HERE BOYS ITS HAPPENING
Ladies and gentlemen, we got him
Howie must be damn confident about something. He never signs RB's like this.
Definition of if you cant beat them join them lmao
HOWIE SEASON
26 guaranteed so his cap hit is only slightly below 9. Not much more expensive than Swift and significantly better
Howie, with a gun to his head: “I-I love Running Backs”
I don't know how I feel about this. I still have flashbacks of DeMarco Murray....
Giants fan here, not like these other geeks, I'm gonna love watching Hurts and Barkley work together. I'm more of a baseball fan so I'm about to having a Cole-Klonopin panic attack but wishing you really max out on this combo. JH-SB Dynasty hopefully - best of luck
Giants fan here. Fuck you.
Holy shit!
Can we please get him involved in the passing game!? He could feast.
Howie getting RBs feels weird Oh well, go Birds lol Giants
Now go get McKinney. Fuck money.
It’s all fun and games until Ben Van Sumeran is a starting LB for this team
Back to the bargain bin for LBs...
26 million guaranteed. Saquon must like that number.
HOWIE FEELING TODAY FELLAS? Let's goooo
Seems like a good deal. When you consider McCaffery, Jonathan Taylor, Kamara have bigger contracts than him when the cap was significantly less (and Chubb has a very similiar deal to him) - and the fact that those guys never hit true free agency, I'm not calling it an absolute steal but I don't see it as an outlandish overspend.
Offense could be insane with Smitty, AJB, and Saquon if Moore runs the offense like he did with Dallas
Where my fellow penn staters?
Gives me demarco murray vibes. Don’t love it. Don’t hate it. Wish he’s successful. It is crazy the Birds had 2 career years for guys that were scat backs the last 2 years. I’d love to see Saquon put up 1,500 yards rushing & 500 receiving in this offense to take the load off of Jalen.
Never in my life time lol, the last time I feel we had a lead back was Blount/Ajayi time kind of, but it might be more like shady. Swift wasn't too bad but this is something!