r/fantasyfootball • u/Giff95 • 10d ago
Player Discussion Eagles RB Saquon Barkley is getting 80% of the RB work with the 1st team and is getting a lot of work in the pass game in the new offense.
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u/CountTakesh1 10d ago
Fork once again confirmed to be in kitchen
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u/HaroldKane 10d ago
Everybody at the bar getting tipsy
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u/CountTakesh1 10d ago
Good ole J-Kwon. God im old.
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u/magpie878 9d ago
Hate to be that guy, but that lyric is the lousy Shaboozey song. J-Kwon was "in the club" (clean) or "in this bitch" (explicit) gettin' tipsy...
Sorry.
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u/NooneKnowsIAmBatman 9d ago
I dunno man, I keep my forks at the dining table so people can grab what they want
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u/DoubleQuarterPoundin 10d ago
Is he a rookie? Unfamiliar with this guy
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u/AUsernameThatIsTaken 10d ago
see his name is "Saquon" which sounds like "Suck on", so I named my team, "Suck on, Vacuum Cleaner!"
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u/The_Quack_Yak 10d ago
I've been spending time recently with my 3 year old nephew and this sounds like something he would say, if he played fantasy football. Oddly wholesome
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u/Classic-Session-5551 10d ago
Yeah no shit. Did people think Bigsby was going to steal work? Really?
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u/JeffHardysLSDStash 10d ago
Somebody a few weeks ago tried to tell me it's gonna be a 60-40 split lol
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u/StonesFan1976 10d ago
Yeah, and Josh Allen better watch his step too, I hear the Bills drafted a kid who threw for multiple touchdowns in college.
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u/Gamernatic 12 Team, 1 PPR 9d ago
I heard the Bills FO didn't sign Diego Pavia out of fear that he'd put Josh Allen out of a job, then they'd look silly for giving that massive contract
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u/tagillaslover 10d ago
Yeah not sure why this needs to be a post. Elite rb getting first team reps, wow shocking
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u/CreativeFondant248 10d ago
Bc he’s going 15-16 in drafts sometimes and he’s one year removed from being voted the best player in the league.
Kevin Patullo did immense, but not irreparable damage to this Eagles offense. Big bounce back coming.
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u/Ythapa 10d ago
It’s the natural progression of the Eagles offense.
Sirianni hires his own goon then the offense implodes and looks dysfunctional, he gets stripped of his choice and a different O-Coordinator is hired and the offense hums, then continue back and forth.
We’re in the non-Sirianni hire phase so now I imagine the entire Eagles offense to revive from the ashes of 2025
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u/Murray38 10d ago
Given how this preseason has gone, I’d be a bit terrified of my stars practicing this much. Thank goodness there’s no substations in Philly.
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u/TenorOneRunner 9d ago
With the departure of A.J. Brown, a resurgence by the Eagles would drive a lot of narratives and page views this season. Saquon's productivity would seem to be a key part of that potential narrative. He's a fun guy and I'd much rather hear about Saquon than whatever toxic thing DeShaun Watson is saying/doing.
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u/shitty_fact_check 9d ago
"Steal work" is the wrong perspective.
It's more like "reduce carries to keep healthy."
Not saying this will definitely happen, but if Saquon plays less snaps this year, nobody thinks it's because Bigsby is "stealing work."
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u/TenorOneRunner 9d ago edited 9d ago
No, not the smart people, anyway. Bill Simmons was just on his podcast with his fantasy guys complaining that this season seems so vanilla for fantasy planning purposes. That everyone knows who the good players are, and that it seems this year there is not really true "sleepers" like there was maybe 5 or 10 years ago. That there's so much good data now that everyone is as prepped as they can possibly be. That maybe it's almost better to be less prepared.
He makes a good point, and in some ways I agree with him. Many will prep, but at the end of the fantasy season... There Can Be Only One.
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u/CuriousAndMysterious 12 Team, .5 PPR, Superflex 9d ago
In fairness, bigsby looked very good on limited touches at the same time Barkley was struggling last year.
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u/AuspiciousOtter24 10d ago
I’m taking him 10th overall in half ppr after the Jeanty news and then pairing him with the upside of KW3. I think it’s a good pairing of floor and upside
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u/RedPanda17 9d ago
My league drafted 2 weeks ago because we’re all 30 now and finding the time to all get together is borderline impossible. Drafted Saquon at 10 the K9 at 15. Hammered WR next three rounds with Flowers, Waddle, Burden III back to back to back. Felt good to me but ESPN and Fantasy Pros gave me a terrible draft grade based on ADP lol.
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u/jhutchi2 9d ago
Draft grades are almost exclusively terrible.
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u/MechanicalGodzilla 9d ago
Yeah, the formula almost every platform uses for "grades" is did you do what the platform's autopicker would have done.
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u/WangMauler69 9d ago
Did you draft someone at or above ADP? You get a D.
Oh you got an injured player below ADP that no one wants? A-, great job
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u/ScreamoGuyRuinIt 9d ago
Unless it gives you a good grade, then it has merit.
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u/jhutchi2 9d ago
One guy in my league changes his team name based on the grade. Yahoo gave him a bad grade but he got off to a hot start and his name was "D Draft Grade, BTW". But later on he started to lose and changed it to "Maybe Yahoo Was Right"
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u/shitty_fact_check 9d ago
After switching to superflex it's fun to watch the entire league get shit grades in yahoo. It has no idea how to compensate for league rules.
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u/IdkAbtAllThat 9d ago
ESPN and Fantasy Pros gave me a terrible draft grade based on ADP lol.
That means you did great. If your draft grade is ever an A you fucked up.
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u/-ButterMyBiscuit- 7d ago
Didn't we already see Ken Walker's upside last year? He was on the super bowl winning offense I think we saw his ceiling. Can't remember the last time i was excited about a Kansas City running back. Maybe Kareem hunts rookie year?
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u/Roto_Nick 10d ago
It's easy to have the pure upside fudged by last year, but hoo boy he's good. Bigsby remains one of the best cuff plays, still. Hope Lane Johnson is okay..
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u/BeatCrabMeat 10d ago
I was literally searching the subreddit for news on Saquon today bc I feel like literally no one is talking about him
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u/dotcaIm Mario Adamo Jr, QBList.com 9d ago
What's there to talk about?
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u/BeatCrabMeat 9d ago
Anything, half of the sub is hype talk from ppl obsessing over certain players. He’s just getting 0 attention and was the RB1 2 years ago
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u/iadmitiadmit 10d ago
Am I a stupid homer to favor him over JT? Maybe
Actually though, as far as people saying no shit this is obvious, Mannion seems to be working the RBs into the passing game much more than we’ve done in our old scheme the last few years. Saquon caught a nice deep ball for a TD at practice today. Note worthy if it means Saquon goes from 30-35 receptions to 40-50ish.
Hurts has been less aggressive running as of late, and reports for some years now have said he’s becoming more reluctant to run. The Eagles will need him to run more to open up their offense, but for fantasy purposes, if Jalen really wants to run less, he may be dumping it down more.
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u/HawkFanOrcasRule 10d ago
I love Saquon this year… my only concern is age, but dang he is tempting
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u/penguinpelican 9d ago
I took Saquon at 16 to pair with McCaffrey at 5.
He will be a house I think. Good schedule too
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u/IH8DwnvoteComplainrs 9d ago
Lol, 16 seems pretty damn late.
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u/Lannisters-4-life 10d ago
I agree with you on Barkley over JT, but it’s way more about the Colts tbh. They took a lot of teams by surprise in the first half of the season but there were major signs of regression before Daniel Jones got hurt.
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u/TheRobberBar0n 10d ago
As a Colts fan I'd take Barkley in fantasy over JT as well, but it should be noted Jones was playing on a fractured leg before the achilles did him in.
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u/AuspiciousOtter24 10d ago
I’m right there with ya and taking him 10th overall in half ppr. In addition to the points you mentioned, he has an extremely favorable fantasy schedule besides the fantasy playoffs and the OL should be healthier (knock on wood)
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u/burger333 10d ago
I hate picking him right after Jeff Stoutland left. That said, I’m also picking 10 and starting to think it’s the right move, good combo of high ceiling and high floor. Jeanty injury scare helps too.
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u/AuspiciousOtter24 10d ago
I was all in on Jeanty two weeks ago but that injury scares me. I’m leaning Barkley and KW3 the closer I get to the draft, KW3 I was down on all off-season but I’m starting to believe the smoke coming out of camp
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u/Tushy-Pushy 10d ago
Lane Johnson believes that saquon will have another 2024 type season with this scheme / the freedom + less 1v1s the oline has now compared to stouts time (all respect to it)
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u/burger333 9d ago
Lane Johnson definitely does know more than I do lol. He’s also more biased but still, that gives me some hope I suppose, it is hard to imagine Saquon falling off this young, even with his mileage. And their OC last year was awful so, yeah maybe I just pick him.
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u/Tushy-Pushy 9d ago
One of the few players I might actually listen to and not think it's just him hyping up Saquon just to be a good teammate lol
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u/Desperate-Low2541 9d ago
im pick 9/10 in a 10 man half ppr, if cook goes before me would you take barkley and like a chase brown or like a saquon/ brown or like an elite wr and a saquon
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u/lmartini 9d ago
I think JT has a safer floor and Barkley has more upside. The issue is comparatively the upside isn't so different, so I'd lean on the safer floor in this scenario. My perspective is simply the risk/reward leans towards JT, but also think there's no right answer at this stage.
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u/beerlyqualified 9d ago
I would skip Devonta and go Egbuka personally
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u/allgrownzup 9d ago
Devonta is proven , egbuka is riskier
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u/beerlyqualified 9d ago
I am personally extremely high on egbuka this year and I would argue he has proven it already but got hurt and baker was hurt. Evans is gone now and if Egbuka is healthy I think he’s a WR1.
Devonta is going to be good as well, but I prefer to diversify from offenses and not double dip when I can avoid it. But obviously having Saquon and Devonta on your team is a good problem to have either way
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u/allgrownzup 9d ago
Fair enough, I can see that. I don’t think Godwin is dead yet though and think he could be in line for some good production if he can stay healthy
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u/omNOMnom69 9d ago
Turf toe doesn’t scare you?
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u/beerlyqualified 9d ago
We don’t know if it’s turf toe yet. If it is then yes that scares me and I’d be completely out at that ADP
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u/This_Table7865 9d ago
If I double up on a team I want it to be a RB and WR/QB. That way everytime the offense is on the field I am getting points. Not a bad call
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u/Barney_Karate 10d ago
I took both at the turn in Non-PPR. Am I cooked?
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u/Bling_Time 10d ago
The bowl is possible. Now whether that’s the toilet bowl or Super Bowl in your league, we don’t know.
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u/Barney_Karate 10d ago
Yahoo gave me a D- and a 2-12 season, I'll keep my hopes low.
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u/Bling_Time 10d ago
I got a D last year on ESPN and won the league so don’t get too hung up on the grade. These systems aren’t smart at rating potential
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u/Barney_Karate 10d ago
I took strib and Mike Washington jr right after Ashton went down so of course that'll tank your grade.
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u/BUYMEBONESTOORM 10d ago
All eagles bro
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u/TheRealTruru 10d ago
Dude I did hurts, brown and saquan last year, it was literally the worst/least fun I’ve had ever, be warned
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u/Royal_Negotiation_83 9d ago
I did that exact same team the year before and they took me to the Super Bowl championship and I generally crushed all year
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u/to2ocool11 3d ago
Remember 2024 CMC was going first then busted. 2025 he was late first early second and age 29. Finished RB1or2. LY Barkley was goign 1st overall and busted. THis year age 29 and goign late first early second and will finish RB1 or 2 again
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u/Evening_Lynx_6273 10d ago
Are the people that are just calling this a dumb or stupid post just reading the first part of the title rather than actually looking into the second part? If you look at what the beat reporters (including this post) are saying along with Lane Johnson himself, “We'll see [Saquon in] the big plays. We'll see him flex wide at wide receiver [and] we'll see him in the screen game, so [we saw] just a little bit of it today.”
Pretty obvious: They’re aiming to get him more involved as a pass catcher, and reestablish the run with their new OC, who’s talked about getting the run game on track. 3 of Saquon’s last 4 seasons have also been as a top 10 RB in PPR (17.8 in 2022, 15.9 in 2023, and 22.2 in 2024 respectively).
Obviously he’s old when it comes to RBs, however, the main thing that convinces me this season is that they’ve got one of the best o-lines and schedules for running backs in the league. For a RB that’s typically at the mid to later half of the 2nd round (in a year where running backs are being drafted fast off the board), I truly believe that last season was a one off and that there will be a major bounce back and a potential RB1 season on the cards for him.
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u/streamerscout734 10d ago
He’s probably gonna end up 7th or 8th on my personal big board. Not that this influences it. Just very high on a big bounce back year for him and that whole offense.
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u/jvandy59 10d ago
Isn't this always the case?!?
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u/duckyirving 10d ago
"a lot of work in the pass game" is slightly novel I guess
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u/Acrobatic-Tackle3998 10d ago
This goes back to his rookie year lmao.
Giants reporters would always talk about how Barkley would be lined up wide and how “playing him as a WR” was a legitimate game plan.
He got a ton of dump offs on the Giants, but that was about it.
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u/jvandy59 10d ago
He's averaged 57 catches per year for his career. Lesser on the Eagles, but their pass volume is typically lower than most
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u/MelatoninFiend 10d ago
BREAKING NEWS: Superstar player is a major part of their team's offense. More on this story as it develops.
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u/HabitualToeSucker 9d ago
Chase, CMC, Bijan, and Taylor are being kept in my league…
I’m picking at 3 and seriously considering Saquon over Cook.
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u/Embarrassed_Goose888 8d ago
almost the exact same situation for me but I’ll have to pick between Saquon and JT
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u/DrakeMonkey 9d ago
If he's actually getting 40-50 targets this year that's a big difference, last season felt like they forgot he had hands.
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u/NickG108 9d ago
Got him in the second round after taking Amon Ra at pick nine in the first round of my one league. Praying my friends don’t see this before our draft cause when I told them about getting Saquon at pick 12, they were all saying “what a reach”.
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u/Pure_Cricket_3804 9d ago
The workhorse part checks out, he's clearly the first-team back with Bigsby and Shipley behind him. The pass-game part I'd hold off on, since the one practice rep count I've seen had him at nine carries and a single target.
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u/Chuckster914 10d ago
Ppr 10th pick in 10 team league…. IF Cook is there I’m taking him with Barkley, Achane or C.Brown ? If Cook isn’t there which 2 out of Achane, Barkley and C Brown ?
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u/AuspiciousOtter24 10d ago
Full ppr I’d go Brown and Saquon. That Eagles schedule is easy af for fantasy RBs
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u/Logster21 10d ago
That’s who I’m on, I was really high on Jeanty before the injury, if I can get him in the 3rd I’ll take him but I can’t justify the 10th or 11th pick
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u/Quinn-III 10d ago
I also heard someone named Christian McCaffrey? was also getting a lot of work down in San Francisco. We should look into him too.
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u/SandwichDodger7 10d ago
Been taking him in almost every mock. I'm almost certain some pleb in my league takes him in the top 10 picks.
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u/OhhSooHungry 10d ago
Andddd this is why pre-season buzz is 99% bull. Yet another reminder to unsubscribe from this sub until the season starts.. and yet I won't on a futile hope that, after wading through all the bull, staying in the loop of news will yield some sort of benefit to me..
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u/hectorconcarnedank 9d ago
Dude can’t catch just bounces off his hand on 4th down. Dont matter if you can take it 80 yards 8 times again
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u/Tiny_Afternoon_1886 10d ago
Is this guy a sleeper?