Saquon Barkley Causes NY Radio Host To Have a Full Hissy Fit
Saquon Barkley has turned into one of the best signings in recent Eagles history. I will admit I was skeptical that signing a RB was worth it, but anyone actually watching the games can see how much of a difference he has made for the Eagles.
Barkley is averaging 134 yards per game, 5.8 yards per carry, and even with the Tush Push taking away goal-line carries for him, he has 8 TDs in 10 games. The only offensive player in the league who has arguably done more than him this season is Derrick Henry. He added another 140 yards and 2 TDs against the Commanders on Thursday Night, and after the game, Eagles fans loudly chanted “Thank You Giants,” for letting one of the best players in the league come down the Turnpike.
In the aftermath of that though, there is someone who has been completely embarrassing themselves. Shaun Morash, who co-hosts the Drive Time slot for WFAN in New York, evidently saw that clip, and went into a full-blown hissy fit on Twitter, starting with this Tweet.
Yea, what a bunch of weirdos Philly fans are Shaun. High-fiving because they won a division game to get to 8-2? It is so brutal being an Eagles fan. Being competitive nearly every year is such a drag. I would much rather be out of it by November each and every season.
What is probably throwing Shaun off is that his Giants have won about 8 games in the last 8 years, so he might forget what it is like to actually have fun watching Football.
If that was the end of it, it would have been fine enough. He was angry that the best offensive player in the NFC was on his team but is now on his divisional rival. If the tables were turned, some of us might be bitter as well. But he kept doubling down.
Tyrone Tracy Better Than Saquon Barkley?
He tried to actually argue Tyrone Tracy is a better running back than Saquon. Never mind the fact that Saquon averages almost an extra yard per carry, and doubles up Tracy in almost every counting stat.
Tracy is a good back. But only the most depraved of Giants fans would actually try to say Tracy is better than Saquon. No one living in the real world agrees with you, Shaun.
No, you didn’t. Barkley is clearly better. It is not even close. You and Tyrone Tracy’s family are the only people on this planet who think he is better than Saquon.
The Temper Tantrum Continues
Seems like a pretty good decision so far Shaun. The Eagles are 8-2, and he is the MVP of the offense so far. How is your offense doing led by the $40 million man Daniel Jones? Oh, they average the least points per game while the Eagles average the 7th most? Fun.
Saquon was Why The Giants O-Line Sucked?
Weird. The Eagles paid Saquon, and have a great O-Line. How did they pull that off? So the whole reason why the Giants Line sucked for the last decade was Saquon Barkley? It had nothing to do with their multiple bad picks? Wasting top 10 picks on Evan Neal had nothing to do with that? Spending 6 years hoping Daniel Jones would magically learn to throw football has nothing to do with that?
Eagles found a way to pay Saquon, pay their QB, pay their WRs, pay their TE, and pay their O-Line. Meanwhile, the Giants have none of that. Maybe it has something to do with the way the Eagles handle the cap, which Shaun repeatedly claims is dumb.
Shaun Doesnt Understand How The NFL Salary Cap Works
Yes, how dumb. Saquon’s cap hit never rises above $9.1 million. What an idiot Howie Roseman is.
There is a void year that would cost them $19 million against the cap, which is what Shaun is so hung up on. But there is also just a $4.9 million dead cap hit. That $19 million will never actually be on the cap. They will either resign him, and change the cap numbers anyway, or move on, and take a $4.9 million cap hit.
Clearly what they should have done is let him be a $47 million cap hit the way Daniel Jones is. And even if they cut him, he will be a $22 million dead cap hit next season.
Once they move on, like they should have a long time ago from Jones, he will count for more against the Giants cap in a year he doesn’t play than Saquon will in his 3 seasons combined. Saquon is a $3.8 million cap hit this year, $5.6 next year, and $9.1 year 3. Even if you throw in the dead cap hit in 2027, that still only comes out to $23.4 million. Just slightly more than Jones will cost the Giants next year to play for another team.
What the Eagles do is they give players massive signing bonuses, then spread that bonus out into the future. It allows them to keep their cap flexible now and spread it out over multiple years. As long as the cap keeps going up every year, they will continue to have flexibility. It is why they were able to extend their QB, both WRS, plus their LT and LG this offseason.
Anyone who is not a Giants homer praises Howie Roseman and Jeff Lurie for exploiting this loophole in the cap. But if you are Shaun, doing something that smart is dumb. You should just give a terrible QB $40 million and actually have it cost you that much against the cap every year. Now that is smart.
Giants Exciting Future?
Now it is just sad. It’s not like the Giants have already had 7 top-10 picks in the last 12 years. But clearly this will be the one where they turn it around… right?
Last year was the better QB draft. They tried, oh they tried so hard to get a QB. We saw on Hard Knocks that they wanted to get one of those top QBs. But they struck out.
What makes you think this time will go better? They are not even a lock to get a top 5 pick with how many 2 and 3-win teams there are right now. Or that whoever you pick will pan out given the Giant’s track record. Once upon a time, Daniel Jones was that savior. We saw how that worked out.
2027 Is What Matters
You know you are down bad when you have 2027 on your mind. The Eagles could win a Super Bowl by then thanks to Saquon, but this dude will be bragging about how his RB costs less in 2027, so his team is winning.
Also as we already noted, Barkley won’t cost that much in 2027. Shaun just doesn’t understand how to use Spotrac.
But we should be nice to Shaun. He hasn’t seen competitive Football in over a decade. The Giants are one of the worst-run organizations in the league. His team is the laughingstock of the league, while the Eagles are Super Bowl contenders. That must be tough for him. Especially since Saquon Barkley is this good.
I will credit him for one thing though. He is not just some hypocrite he turned on Saquon when he left. Go back and you will see this guy was a Saquon hater even when he was the Giants’ best player.
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