There has been a lot of push for the Eagles to go after one of the free agent running backs. Rumors have swirled that there is mutual interest between them and Saquon Barkley. To be fair, Saquon running behind the Eagles O-Line would be a thing of beauty. But that has never been the Eagles way. They don’t spend big on Running backs.
That has been a trend for most teams. We don’t see teams handing out big contracts to RBs very much anymore. The Giants aren’t even willing to pay Barkley. It’s why he is available in the first place. The RB position has never been devalued as much as it is right now.
It is why they let Miles Sanders walk last off-season. They let Sanders leave for the Panthers, despite coming off the best season of his career. They were proven right. He had perhaps the worst year of his career in Carolina. In fairness to him, he was running behind the worst O-Line in the league and had no help on offense. But we saw that the Eagles success on the ground had far more to do with the O-Line, as opposed to who was carrying the ball.
They find themselves potentially in need of a RB again. Just don’t expect it to be a Saquon Barkley or Josh Jacobs. Even with RB being devalued, those guys while still be out of the range the eagles would pay a RB. But the RB market being so deep, may help them get another guy cheap.
On top of Barkley and Jacobs, guys like Austin Ekeler, Derrick Henry, and Tony Pollard are also free agents. With those guys outs there, some talented RB is going to be available for cheap. That is where the Eagles can sweep in.
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