It was in Barkley's best interest to move on from the Giants. Don't know if he will get a ring in Philly (News Flash: It's really hard), but they certainly give him a better shot over the next three years, for sure. The only value Barkley held for the Giants since the day he was drafted was selling #26 jerseys.
The Commanders are 0-2 over the last five days, but I don't know if one can say that they necessarily are stumbling. They are in year one of their retooling, Dan Quinn & Co. had them overachieving in the first half of the season, and both the Steelers and Eagles lead their respective divisions. On the other hand, I fear they are entering Kliff Kingsbury's traditional time of year where his offensive tendencies gets figured out, but neither Pennsylvania team are slouches. So we'll see.
Going into the season, I thought the first half would be easier than the second, but the Cowboys have completely fallen on their face and the first two weeks for the Saints were evidently fool's gold. There's a good possibility that Washington enters the playoffs at 11-6, and an outside shot at better. Crazy what a change in culture can do (Oh yeah, a generational QB and $80 Million in off season cap space.).
Culture starts with ownership, and both Metro NYC teams appear to have a similar issue with it.
