Saquon Barkley will sit out of week 18. Eric dikkerson's record is safe.

[OperationNumbNutts]

They had nothing to play for. Also, Eric dikkerson's record was over 16 games so people would have tried to put an asterisk anyway.

Barkley, on cusp of record, to sit out vs. Giants

The Eagles plan to rest key players, including Saquon Barkley, against the Giants, coach Nick Sirianni said Wednesday.

www.espn.com

Let's be fair. OJ Simpson completed it in 14 games. Eric dikkerson only have 100 yards more with two additional games.

 

[Black Lightning]

He’s going to regret this in the end. These type of opportunities come around once in a career.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

He’s going to regret this in the end. These type of opportunities come around once in a career.

It's no guarantee that he'd even get 100 yards. The Giants don't need the game, it helps them to lose the game, they'd put everything into stopping the run. They sure as hell wouldn't want Barkley breaking the record vs them.

I don't care how good you are, running into a brick wall 30+ times is not easy.

 

[Black Lightning]

OJ had the goat season for a runningback.

Dude play only 14 games and had over 2k. We will never see anything like that again.

 

[Stop_It_5]

Hurts is out with a concussion, Pickett is also likely out with rib injuries. AJB and Smith are also banged up and probably won't play. Sending Barkley out there with a preseason offense is insanity. He'd be running into a brick wall all game. If he was 30 or so yards away from the record, I think you have a discussion and let him play the first quarter with the first team offense, but the GMEN are gonna put nine men in the box. God forbid he tweaks an ankle or a knee in a game where they are locked into their playoff position.

In a semi-meaningless week 18 game last year (needed Dallas to lose to a terrible Washington team to win the division) AJ hurt his knee and Jalen broke a finger on his throwing hand. Doesn't matter if they lose their first playoff game, anyone saying they should run the risk of losing a stater this week is insane.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

He should play just off the strength of endorsements. That record would put him on another plateau. He would be doing all kinds of commercials. Plus the Eagles are choke artists.

 

[Apprentice]

In a semi-meaningless week 18 game last year (needed Dallas to lose to a terrible Washington team to win the division) AJ hurt his knee and Jalen broke a finger on his throwing hand. Doesn't matter if they lose their first playoff game, anyone saying they should run the risk of losing a stater this week is insane.

Same shyt can happen in the playoffs this is football

Game ain’t meaningless if he can break the record

 

[Stop_It_5]

Same shyt can happen in the playoffs this is football

Game ain’t meaningless if he can break the record

Exactly, it can happen in any game, which is why you take advantage of making sure all your dogs are available when the playoffs start.

If you think the chance at cracking that record is worth the risk that's your prerogative but I disagree. Especially when he needs 101 yards against a team with nothing to play for BUT denying that record, which naturally leads to stacked boxes and defenders leaning into dirty/cheapshots because the one goal is stop 26 no matter what.

 

[broller]

Same shyt can happen in the playoffs this is football

Game ain’t meaningless if he can break the record

But there is something more than just a record to gain from winning a playoff game...

 

[Illin Degenerate]

OJ had the goat season for a runningback.

Dude play only 14 games and had over 2k. We will never see anything like that again.

great case, theres some recency and lions fan bias but i'd say barry sanders 1997 season. 2053 yards 6.1 ypc 14 straight 100 yard games, 2000 yards over those final 14 games.

 

[greenvale]

As an eagles fan I'm ok with the decision, but the injury angle is lame. You can get injured at any point, even running onto the field like breh from the 49ers in the Superbowl. This record stood for 40 yrs would've been dope to see them get it, especially after the league tried its hardest to devalue the RB position.

And give me a break, you're scheduled to play a children's game for 17 weeks, you got the rest of the year for rest

 

[Big Boss]

FOOTBALL IS TOO DANGEROUS
AND 100+ YARDS ISNT EASY WORK.

IF HE NEEDED 30 YARDS HE WOULD PLAY
BUT GETTING THAT HUNDO AGAINST
A TEAM WITH NOTHING TO LOSE
ISNT GOING TO HAPPEN AS THEY
STACK THE BOX ALL GAME AND GIVE
THE PASSING GAME WHATEVER THEY WANT



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Facts

 

[Miggs]

OJ did it in 14 games before dikkerson broke it. Plus Barkley has less carries than dikkerson

This is stupid to me. It's a 40 yr old record. Go get it and if it happens by halftimr, sit after that.

If Barkley would have played and broke the record his carries would be in the same vicinity as dikkerson.

Its nikkas like Barry and OJ who were beasts able to do 2k on 330 carries thats amazing,Sanders even moreso cuz he played with a bad OL for years...

 

[MJ Truth]

He’s gonna say the right things but there’s no way Saquon is happy with this.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

As an eagles fan I'm ok with the decision, but the injury angle is lame. You can get injured at any point, even running onto the field like breh from the 49ers in the Superbowl. This record stood for 40 yrs would've been dope to see them get it, especially after the league tried its hardest to devalue the RB position.

And give me a break, you're scheduled to play a children's game for 17 weeks, you got the rest of the year for rest

It's not about rest, why would you expose your OL to get rolled up on or Saquon to get his knee or ankle banged up for a personal accolade.

If the 2 seed still got a bye, I'd think they would at least play most of the starters the first half to not get rusty but they're gonna have to play next weekend against either the Commies or the Packers. Not easy work.