I Love Saquon Barkley And I Don’t Care Who Knows It
Look I know how stupid it is to fall in love with measurables and draft combine highlights. PMT launched a whole goddamn website about stuff like that. I also know that franchise QBs are unicorns and star running backs can be found later in the draft.
But holy shit Saquon Barkley is a beast. I mean anyone that watched a minute of Penn State the last few years already knew that. But today’s combine performance at 233 lbs. only hammered those facts home with the force of Thor. Guy just dusted some of the biggest freaks in the NFL. I still think that if you are positive that there is a franchise altering QB there at 2, you have to take the quarterback unless Saquon learns how to fly.
But if not, there is a massive case to be made for taking Saquon that only grew after today. Fix the O-Line with some hog mollies and pray Eli is going to be fine with the Shurmurnator whispering in his ear for at least a couple of seasons. If that happens, then this happens. (I had to include this gif because I’ve never seen it until today but it’s now one of my all-time favorite).
To be honest, I almost hope the Browns take Saquon first so the Giants don’t have to choose between him and a QB. Taking a QB that the Browns passed on seems to have worked out for the Rams, Eagles, and Texans. And Saquon was awesome reviewing pizza with Portnoy. You cannot dismiss a guy that goes toe to toe with El Pres in a One Bite video while also comparing himself to Bo + Barry + Belichick. The shirts print themselves.
Also, I am officially removing Sam Darnold from my Big Board after seeing how much he looked like Lucas Duda today. Bad juju city.