Saquon Barkley was considered the best player in the 2018 NFL Draft by many, especially by former Giants general manager Dave Gettleman.

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Gettleman defiantly scoffed at the analytics crowd that railed against the notion that a running back should never be a consideration with the second overall pick.

Barkley, as we would learn, was the right player but in the wrong place for the wrong team.

Eli Manning didn’t have a Super Bowl left in his 37-year-old arm and Gettleman’s vow to fix the offensive line fell by the wayside.