John Harbaugh is ready to adjourn the Giants running back by committee.
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Harbaugh → adjourn → committee
He just needs someone — anyone — to step up as the chairperson first.
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He → need → chairperson
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Access → access → subscribers
tRY IT NOW“I would love for us to be in that kind of a circumstance,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → try → circumstance
Our run game hasn’t earned that yet, and none of those guys have.”
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none → earn → guys
The Giants had Barkley for six seasons but general manager Joe Schoen devalued bell-cow running backs and allowed Barkley to sign with the Eagles in a free agency dispute over less than $1.5 million per year.
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Barkley → have → year
Barkley became the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl champion.
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Barkley → become → Year
Devin Singletary was signed cheaper and Tyrone Tracy Jr. was drafted in the fifth round to replace Barkley as a tandem in 2024.
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Jr. → sign → 2024
Then Cam Skattebo was drafted in the fourth round in 2025.
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Skattebo → draft → 2025
Harbaugh added Najee Harris this summer.
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Harbaugh → add → Harris
That quartet combined for 14 carries for 34 yards against the NFL’s No. 30 rushing defense in a 34-27 loss to the Saints.
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quartet → combine → Saints
The Giants rank No. 22 with 3.8 yards per carry for the season.
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Giants → rank → season
“It’s disappointing,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → ’ → ?
“I thought we’d be running the ball better at this point in time in terms of outcome and result, and we haven’t been able to do it.
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we → think → it
But we have to find it.
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we → have → it
“We’re not blocking well enough.
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We → block → ?
We’re not running well enough.
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We → run → ?
We’re not putting up enough yards.
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We → put → yards
We’re not putting up enough consistency.
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We → put → consistency
We’re not efficient in our run game.
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We → ’re → game
It’s not for lack of effort.
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It → ’ → effort
It’s not for lack of trying.
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It → ’ → lack
We’ve run the ball quite a bit.
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We → run → ball
We’re not doing it at the level we really plan on doing to be the type of football team we want to be.
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we → do → team
We want to do it much more effectively than we have.”
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we → want → it
Skattebo was surprised to see his role slashed so dramatically — from averaging 18 touches per game to zero on six snaps against the Saints — as punishment for fumbling four times in five games.
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role → see → games
Harris bemoaned that it is hard for backs to get in a rhythm when touches are split four ways.
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touches → bemoan → rhythm
Respect it,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → respect → it
“Also understand that that’s earned.”
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that → understand → ?
Tracy scored two touchdowns — one rushing and one receiving — against the Saints.
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Tracy → score → Saints
“My advice would be … do the most you can with the opportunities you get and you’re sure to get more opportunities,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → do → opportunities
So, I get it that you want to get out there and you want to get a rhythm, but that rhythm is earned, too, and it just hasn’t happened yet.
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it → get → rhythm
Definitely want it to happen.
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it → want → ?
A couple weeks ago, we kind of went that direction and the running game was no different than it was this last game.
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it → go → direction
So, now what? Harbaugh has employed yearlong committees and ridden workhorses (Henry) with the Ravens.
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Harbaugh → employ → Ravens
“I know that each of the guys — because I’ve talked to all those guys — want to be that [No. 1] guy,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → know → guys
“They’re not advocating for the other guy to be that guy.
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guy → advocate → ?
They’re advocating for themself to be that guy.
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themself → advocate → ?
My advice is take the job when you get the ball.”
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you → take → ball
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