Still think the Giants not playing Barkley was very defensible at the time and probably the right decision with the information they had. He was frequently injured and was coming off a terrible season, one of several disappointing seasons he had had since they took him #2 overall in the draft, passing on Josh Allen and Sam Darnold even though they had no backup for 37-year-old Eli Manning. Eventually, a bad team can't keep giving top of the market money to an unreliable player at a non-premium position. They just got unlucky that Barkley went to the Eagles.
There was a report yesterday that they're now expected to pursue Russell Wilson in free agency. Now THAT would be a mistake.