Will Resting Saquon Barkley Benefit Eagles? Expert Analysis

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00:00So, you wrote about the Eagles resting Saquon Barkley.

00:04You think it'll pay off on Sunday afternoon?

00:08I do.

00:09I think that that was the right move.

00:12I think he needed to be rested, healthy, and ready to go.

00:16And that record, to me, really didn't mean anything, Scott.

00:20Because if you're getting an extra game to break it, what does it really matter?

00:24And this is football.

00:26You were a kid in Pittsburgh in the 70s and early 80s, as was I, and we didn't worry

00:32about numbers in terms of football.

00:35We all knew 714 and 4192 and 4191 and all those kinds of numbers.

00:41But nobody paid attention to football records other than how many Super Bowls and Championships

00:46you won.

00:47That's right.

00:48So, for Saquon to get that record, it really wouldn't have meant anything.

00:52He's one of, I believe, now nine guys.

00:55I think there were eight before him that gained 2,000 yards in a season.

00:59That's a number we'll respect forever.

01:02It's a very short list.

01:04It's not always a distinguished list, because one of the guys on it was O.J. Simpson.

01:08But it's a very short list of NFL greats that have gotten 2,000 yards in a season.

01:14And Saquon's a part of that now.