Saquon Barkley’s move blocking is a Giants ‘legal responsibility:’ Tiki

One of many Giants’ biggest working backs ever is pouring chilly water on their present star tailback, simply two years after the franchise took him No. 2 total.

Saquon Barkley’s lack of ability to move block is such a priority for the Giants that Tiki Barber, the workforce’s all-time main rusher, doesn’t suppose the 23-year-old Barkley can play on third down.

“He may not be an every-down again,” Barber stated on the “Tiki and Tierney” present on CBS Sports activities Community. “He can’t move defend, and it’s beginning to change into evident. It was in all probability the one subject he needed to cope with coming into the NFL. He wasn’t requested to do it at Penn State. And also you see him diving on the bottom, not sticking his head in individuals’s chests. It’s gonna be a legal responsibility, as a result of individuals see it now, it’s on tape, and it’s gonna come out.”

Barkley, who packs 233 kilos onto his 5-11 body, had points choosing up blocks throughout the Giants’ Week 1 loss to the Steelers on Monday evening, and Barber doesn’t appear optimistic about him bettering in that space.

“For those who’ve watched him for the final couple of years, he doesn’t wish to block,” Barber stated. “I realized this early on in my profession, as a result of I used to be a third-down again earlier than I used to be a star working again: for those who can’t block, you’ll be able to’t be on the sphere on third down. You simply can’t, as a result of these are excessive blitz and canine downs.”

“Saquon Barkley’s a giant man. He doesn’t wish to hit anyone,” Barber added. “That’s irritating to observe.”